U.S. Pneumonia and Influenza Mortality Surveillance: A New Era

Authors

  • Krista Kniss Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Influenza Division, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • Bianca Malcolm Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Vital Statistics, Hyattsville, MD, United States
  • Paul Sutton Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Vital Statistics, Hyattsville, MD, United States
  • Lynnette Brammer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Influenza Division, Atlanta, GA, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5188

Abstract

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the Influenza Division are collaborating to increase accuracy and decrease resources needed for pneumonia and influenza mortality surveillance in the United States Electronic death registration systems as well as funding to states have made reporting of mortality data to NCHS near real-time. We assessed the timeliness of the NCHS data and compared the data to the 122 Cities Reporting System (CMRS). Because of increased timeliness of the NCHS data and correlation to the 122 CMRS we will continue to monitor data from NCHS as a potential replacement for the 122 CMRS.

Author Biography

Krista Kniss, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Influenza Division, Atlanta, GA, United States

Krista Kniss is a surveillance epidemiologist with the Influenza Division at CDC.  She mainly works with surveillance systems that are used to track influenza activity in the United States including the US Outpatient Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Network (ILINet). Her main responsibilities include visualization of surveillance data through maps and graphs. Krista has a MPH in Epidemiology from Emory University (2008).

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Published

2014-03-09

How to Cite

Kniss, K., Malcolm, B., Sutton, P., & Brammer, L. (2014). U.S. Pneumonia and Influenza Mortality Surveillance: A New Era. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5188

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Poster Presentations