NSSP Update – September 2023

MMWR

Seasonal Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Mental and Behavioral Health Conditions Among Children and Adolescents Aged 5–17 Years—United States, January 2018–June 2023

MMWR

Wastewater Surveillance Data as a Complement to Emergency Department Visit Data for Tracking Incidence of Influenza A and Respiratory Syncytial Virus—Wisconsin, August 2022–March 2023

MMWR

Outbreak of Locally Acquired Mosquito-Transmitted (Autochthonous) Malaria—Florida and Texas, May–July 2023

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Who Gets Sick From COVID-19? Sociodemographic Correlates of Severe Adult Health Outcomes During Alpha- and Delta-Variant Predominant Periods: September 2020–November 2021

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE UPDATES

Tool for Viewing COVID-19, Flu, and RSV ▪ South Dakota and Wisconsin Overviews ▪ Syndromic Surveillance of Weather Events ▪ New Member Orientation

BY THE NUMBERS

What if more emergency departments provided data to NSSP?

Having data that are representative of all communities can improve the public health response. Currently, 78% of U.S. emergency departments provide data to NSSP.

HOW NSSP WORKS ACROSS CDC

COVID-19 is a Public Health Priority CDC Continues to Monitor

NSSP data and algorithms are used to detect trends and monitor effectiveness of prevention and control strategies.

SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE IN ACTION

Nebraska Assesses the Use of Non-Traumatic Dental Care in Emergency Departments

TECHNICAL UPDATES

Join CDC’s New Engagement Panel for Public Health
Data ▪ NSSP Updates Software ▪ Intro to NSSP PRESS ▪ Publication Updates

TECHNICAL TIPS AND TRAINING

Tips for Using Free-Text Queries to Improve ESSENCE Search Criteria

Here’s how free-text queries work when some fields are BLANK and others NULL.

NSSP WEBSITE

New to Syndromic Surveillance?

For new site admins, we have a job aid for easing into your new role. New staff? Read “Tips for Engaging Staff.” New to NSSP? Check out these resources to learn about syndromic surveillance, especially the new training series titled Introduction to Syndromic Surveillance Methodology.

NSSP FACILITY PARTICIPATION

Updates to NSSP Emergency Department Coverage

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Check Out the Updated Laboratory Data FAQs

We explain NSSP’s agreement with a national lab, data flow and frequency, health conditions covered, specimen identifiers, and more.

TECHNICAL RESOURCE CENTER

Repository for NSSP Documents and Access to BioSense Platform, Knowledge Repository, and Community of Practice

Monthly National-level Free-text ESSENCE Queries

Analysts can exercise a high level of customization by using free-text queries. They can quickly code free-text queries and rapidly respond to outbreaks, disasters, and health events that unfold. These word clouds capture free-text queries from a national perspective.

Developing Syndrome Definitions

NSSP works with health departments, CDC programs, and others to develop and improve syndrome definitions. Here is a list of the syndromes being worked on now.