scholarly journals The Past, Present, and Future of Public Health Surveillance

Scientifica ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard C. K. Choi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Surveillance ◽  
Field Investigation ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Modern Concept ◽  
Public Health Action ◽  
The Past ◽  
Epidemiologic Surveillance ◽  
The Future ◽  
Definition Of

This paper provides a review of the past, present, and future of public health surveillance—the ongoing systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of health data for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health action. Public health surveillance dates back to the first recorded epidemic in 3180 B.C. in Egypt. Hippocrates (460 B.C.–370 B.C.) coined the terms endemic and epidemic, John Graunt (1620–1674) introduced systematic data analysis, Samuel Pepys (1633–1703) started epidemic field investigation, William Farr (1807–1883) founded the modern concept of surveillance, John Snow (1813–1858) linked data to intervention, and Alexander Langmuir (1910–1993) gave the first comprehensive definition of surveillance. Current theories, principles, and practice of public health surveillance are summarized. A number of surveillance dichotomies, such as epidemiologic surveillance versus public health surveillance, are described. Some future scenarios are presented, while current activities that can affect the future are summarized: exploring new frontiers; enhancing computer technology; improving epidemic investigations; improving data collection, analysis, dissemination, and use; building on lessons from the past; building capacity; enhancing global surveillance. It is concluded that learning from the past, reflecting on the present, and planning for the future can further enhance public health surveillance.

scholarly journals Epidemic intelligence in the European Union: strengthening the ties

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
D Coulombier
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
European Union ◽  
Public Health Surveillance ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Public Health Action ◽  
Epidemic Intelligence ◽  
Health Action ◽  
European Union Member States

Public health surveillance remains the cornerstone of the detection of health threats requiring public health action. Two articles in this issue of Eurosurveillance refer to the challenges of epidemic intelligence activities in European Union Member States.

Monitoring disease and risk factors: surveillance

2020 ◽  
pp. 154-163
Author(s):  
Richard Hopkins ◽  
Aaron Kite-Powell
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Public Health Surveillance ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Public Health Informatics ◽  
Public Health Action ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Action ◽  
Public Health Surveillance System

Public health surveillance is ‘the ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data about a health-related event for use in public health action to reduce morbidity and mortality and to improve health. Data disseminated by a public health surveillance system can be used for immediate public health action, program planning and evaluation, and formulating research hypotheses. This chapter discusses purposes for surveillance, surveillance opportunities, surveillance system design, public health informatics, evaluating a surveillance system, and general principles for effective surveillance systems.

Surveillance

2013 ◽  
pp. 140-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel M. Sosin ◽  
Richard S. Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Surveillance ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Public Health Programme ◽  
Public Health Action ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Health Action ◽  
Effective Use

Effective use of health data is a foundation of public health practice. Surveillance produces an ongoing stream of data that, when appropriately analysed, supports and directs public health action. This chapter provides an introduction to the purposes, design, methods, and uses of public health surveillance systems. Public health programme managers and staff, decision makers, epidemiologists, and students of public health can use this information to assure effective implementation of public health surveillance systems.

scholarly journals Digital public health surveillance: a systematic scoping review

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Shakeri Hossein Abad ◽  
Adrienne Kline ◽  
Madeena Sultana ◽  
Mohammad Noaeen ◽  
Elvira Nurmambetova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Public Health Surveillance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Public Health Action ◽  
Accessible Information ◽  
Scoping Reviews

AbstractThe ubiquitous and openly accessible information produced by the public on the Internet has sparked an increasing interest in developing digital public health surveillance (DPHS) systems. We conducted a systematic scoping review in accordance with the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews to consolidate and characterize the existing research on DPHS and identify areas for further research. We used Natural Language Processing and content analysis to define the search strings and searched Global Health, Web of Science, PubMed, and Google Scholar from 2005 to January 2020 for peer-reviewed articles on DPHS, with extensive hand searching. Seven hundred fifty-five articles were included in this review. The studies were from 54 countries and utilized 26 digital platforms to study 208 sub-categories of 49 categories associated with 16 public health surveillance (PHS) themes. Most studies were conducted by researchers from the United States (56%, 426) and dominated by communicable diseases-related topics (25%, 187), followed by behavioural risk factors (17%, 131). While this review discusses the potentials of using Internet-based data as an affordable and instantaneous resource for DPHS, it highlights the paucity of longitudinal studies and the methodological and inherent practical limitations underpinning the successful implementation of a DPHS system. Little work studied Internet users’ demographics when developing DPHS systems, and 39% (291) of studies did not stratify their results by geographic region. A clear methodology by which the results of DPHS can be linked to public health action has yet to be established, as only six (0.8%) studies deployed their system into a PHS context.

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