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Abstract:
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The bioterrorist events of late 2001 and the current threats of global pandemic/panzootic influenza have resulted in increased requirements and funding from the CDC and DHS to states for planning, surveillance, and response. The rapid increase in the magnitude and scope of surveillance data has generated a growing body of statistical and epidemiologic applications and methods, with some unproven in their applicability for improving public health practice. CDPHE-EPRS is responsible for developing data management systems for emergency response in Colorado, including compiling, assessing, merging, and analyzing data from numerous---sometimes disparate---sources for health and threat intelligence. This talk will describe management of data streams, analytical methods, and epidemiologic and statistical issues and challenges for using traditional and nontraditional health data sources.
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