Evaluating Public Health Surveillance

Groseclose, Samuel L.; German, Robert R.; Nsubuga, Peter

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195372922.003.0008

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“…Discrepancies between actual and planned system performance are identified via routine monitoring, and corrective actions are takenakin to quality improvement approaches intended to systematically improve the performance of any system. A routine monitoring perspective recognizes that surveillance system performance indicators are not static: They are often reformulated based on evaluation findings (31). Similarly, surveillance monitoring data might indicate where more comprehensive evaluation is needed.…”

Section: Routine Monitoring Of Public Health Surveillance Systemsmentioning

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Public Health Surveillance Systems: Recent Advances in Their Use and Evaluation

Groseclose

Buckeridge

2017

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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Surveillance is critical for improving population health. Public health surveillance systems generate information that drives action, and the data must be of sufficient quality and with a resolution and timeliness that matches objectives. In the context of scientific advances in public health surveillance, changing health care and public health environments, and rapidly evolving technologies, the aim of this article is to review public health surveillance systems. We consider their current use to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the public health system, the role of system stakeholders, the analysis and interpretation of surveillance data, approaches to system monitoring and evaluation, and opportunities for future advances in terms of increased scientific rigor, outcomes-focused research, and health informatics.

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Public Health Surveillance Systems: Recent Advances in Their Use and Evaluation

Groseclose

Buckeridge

2017

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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“…Data collection and coding was conducted by two researchers. To generate codes and themes that characterize how the surveillance integrates the monitoring of other emerging mosquito-borne disease, we developed a conceptual framework (Figure 1) by modifying and integrating the 10 Characteristics of a Well Conducted Surveillance framework advanced by Groseclose et al (2010) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). Three assessment parameters include: (i) participation on and reliability in obtaining surveillance data, (ii) accommodation of changes in operations, and (iii) quality and representative surveillance data able to detect, measure, and support rapid response.…”

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“…Organizations' willingness to participate in surveillance as well as the reliability and availability of data and structures that support surveillance of a disease is critical for assessing and managing existing and emerging mosquito-borne disease risks For personal use only. (Groseclose et al, 2010). The WNV surveillance program portrayed a strong partnership between federal, provincial, and local health agencies.…”

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Prospects of leveraging an existing mosquito-borne disease surveillance system to monitor other emerging mosquito-borne diseases: a systematic review of West Nile Virus surveillance in Canada (2000–2016)

Awuor

Meldrum

2019

Environ. Health Rev.

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The objective of this paper was to characterize the role of the current West Nile Virus (WNV) surveillance in supporting the identification of and public health preparedness for other emerging mosquito-borne diseases in Canada. We systematically reviewed publicly accessible WNV surveillance records published within the federal, provincial (n = 10), territorial (n = 3), and regional health authorities (n = 95) between 2000 and 2016. We describe the strategic approaches and activities to WNV surveillance from 124 websites, four public health databases, and three custom Google search engines. WNV surveillance in Canada can address emerging mosquito-borne diseases. However, surveillance practices are likely to underestimate the true risks. Prioritizing and strengthening WNV surveillance by all levels of the Canadian Government through timely surveillance measures, consistent and representative data for accurate prediction of trends and risks are recommended.

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“…These performance attributes of a surveillance system are defined in the Surveillance Evaluation Guidelines, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (United States) (7) and in Principles and Practice of Public Health Surveillance (8). …”

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Reporting the methods used in public health research and practice

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Smith

Truman

2017

J Public Health Emerg

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The methods section of a scientific article often receives the most scrutiny from journal editors, peer reviewers, and skeptical readers because it allows them to judge the validity of the results. The methods section also facilitates critical interpretation of study activities, explains how the study avoided or corrected for bias, details how the data support the answer to the study question, justifies generalizing the findings to other populations, and facilitates comparison with past or future studies. In 2006, the Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research (EQUATOR) Programme began collecting and disseminating guidelines for reporting health research studies. In addition, guidelines for reporting public health investigations not classified as research have also been developed. However, regardless of the type of study or scientific report, the methods section should describe certain core elements: the study design; how participants were selected; the study setting; the period of interest; the variables and their definitions used for analysis; the procedures or instruments used to measure exposures, outcomes, and their association; and the analyses. Specific requirements for each study type should be consulted during the project planning phase and again when writing begins. We present requirements for reporting methods for public health activities, including outbreak investigations, public health surveillance programs, prevention and intervention program evaluations, research, surveys, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses.

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Evaluating Public Health Surveillance

Cited by 37 publications

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Public Health Surveillance Systems: Recent Advances in Their Use and Evaluation

Public Health Surveillance Systems: Recent Advances in Their Use and Evaluation

Prospects of leveraging an existing mosquito-borne disease surveillance system to monitor other emerging mosquito-borne diseases: a systematic review of West Nile Virus surveillance in Canada (2000–2016)

Reporting the methods used in public health research and practice

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