Enhancing Respiratory Infection Surveillance on the US/Mexico Border - Arizona BIDS Program Sentinel Surveillance Data

Authors

  • Orion McCotter Office of Border Health, Arizona Department of Health Services, Tucson, AZ, United States; University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, United States
  • Zimy Wansuala Office of Border Health, Arizona Department of Health Services, Tucson, AZ, United States
  • Catherine Golenko Office of Border Health, Arizona Department of Health Services, Tucson, AZ, United States
  • Natalie Whitfield University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, United States
  • Mariana Casal Office of Border Health, Arizona Department of Health Services, Tucson, AZ, United States
  • Jonathan Schouest Office of Border Health, Arizona Department of Health Services, Tucson, AZ, United States
  • Robert Guerrero Office of Border Health, Arizona Department of Health Services, Tucson, AZ, United States
  • Nubia Hernandez Secretaria de Salud de Sonora, Sonora, Mexico.
  • Sergio O. Alba Secretaria de Salud de Sonora, Sonora, Mexico.
  • Francisco N. Galvez Secretaria de Salud de Sonora, Sonora, Mexico.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5086

Abstract

This presentation will cover the enhancement of Severe Acute Respiratory Surveillance in Arizona-Mexico Border region from 2010 through present. It will discuss the process of establishing the surveillance, comparibility between the countries data, analysis, and lessons learned.

Author Biography

Orion McCotter, Office of Border Health, Arizona Department of Health Services, Tucson, AZ, United States; University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, United States

Mr. McCotter has been the epidemiology team lead for the Arizona Border Infectious Disease Surveillance (BIDS) program since 2007. He earned a MPH in epidemiology and public health policy from the University of Arizona. He serves as Governing Councilor for the American Public Health Association epidemiology section, co  lead for the International Health Special Interest Group. He is an active member of the CSTE International and border health Subcommittee, and active member of ISDS.

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Published

2014-03-09

How to Cite

McCotter, O., Wansuala, Z., Golenko, C., Whitfield, N., Casal, M., Schouest, J., … Galvez, F. N. (2014). Enhancing Respiratory Infection Surveillance on the US/Mexico Border - Arizona BIDS Program Sentinel Surveillance Data. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5086

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Oral Presentations