Near-Real-Time Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Nebraska by Using ESSENCE

Authors

  • Sandra Gonzalez Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Lincoln, NE, United States; University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
  • Gary White Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Lincoln, NE, United States; University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
  • Tom Safranek Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Lincoln, NE, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5133

Abstract

In 2011, the Nebraska DHHS implemented a near-real—time inpatient (IP) surveillance system, to enhance the surveillance of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). An IP database was created in ESSENCE and algorithms were defined for myocardial infarction (MI) and for the detection of 5 risk factors for CVD. The number of monthly MIs was tracked and the frequency of each risk factor analyzed. Results of this study demonstrate the applicability of ESSENCE for near-real-time monitoring of risk factors and CVD events. Such timely detection holds potential to enhance prospective monitoring of CVD trends in populations and impact efforts towards CVD prevention.

Author Biography

Sandra Gonzalez, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Lincoln, NE, United States; University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States

Dr. Sandra Gonzalez has a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico. From 2007 to 2012, Dr. Gonzalez worked at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as a Postdoctoral Research Associate where she studied the effect of the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy on the prevalence of antiretroviral resistance mutations in HIV infected Zambian individuals. Dr. Gonzalez currently works as a Syndromic Surveillance Coordinator for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

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Published

2014-03-09

How to Cite

Gonzalez, S., White, G., & Safranek, T. (2014). Near-Real-Time Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Nebraska by Using ESSENCE. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5133

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