Citation

Hope K, Merritt T, Eastwood K, Main K, Durrheim DN, Muscatello D, Todd K, Zheng W. Commun. Dis. Intell. 2008; 32(1): 92-94.

Affiliation

Hunter New England Population Health, New South Wales. kirsty.hope@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Australia Office of Health Protection)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18522311

Abstract

During a recent natural disaster public health staff required timely and comprehensive surveillance of priority health conditions, including injury, mental health disorders and selected infectious diseases, to inform response and recovery activities. Although traditional surveillance is of value in such settings it is constrained by a focus on notifiable conditions and delays in reporting. The application of an electronic emergency department syndromic surveillance system proved valuable and timely in informing public health activities following a natural disaster in New South Wales.

Language: en