NSSP Update – June 2022

MMWR

Trends in Acute Hepatitis of Unspecified Etiology

Number of children hospitalized for hepatitis of unknown cause has been stable over the last four years. There hasn’t been a notable national-level increase in these cases recently compared to before the pandemic.

GRANTS.GOV

Funding Opportunity: Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Monthly Updates

NSSP provides integrated analytics for understanding epidemiologic trends and patterns. Join the community that promotes a comprehensive approach to surveillance!

CDC NSSP

More Examples of Dashboards that Integrate Syndromic Data with other Sources

New to NSSP website! Examples show how near real-time emergency department data are used in combination with other healthcare data.

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Get into a Syndromic Surveillance State of Mind

New foundational syndromic surveillance training series begins July 2022. Learn foundational concepts and methodology. Conceptualize new ways to use syndromic data. Act confidently on analyses.

TECHNICAL UPDATES

June Operations and Maintenance Release Includes Database Improvements ▪ NSSP Takes Initial Steps Toward Integrating Mortality Data

NSSP FACILITY PARTICIPATION

Updates to NSSP Emergency Department Coverage

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.