Indiana State Department of Health
Indiana Epidemiology Archived Newsletters
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September 2008
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| Open Call to Local Health Departments: Expansion of the I-NEDSS Pilot | |
| E 3 - Easy Epidemiology for Everyone | Tracy Powell, MPH ISDH Field Epidemiologist, District 4 |
| OUTBREAK SPOTLIGHT.... |
Rob Allen, MPA ISDH Field Epidemiologist, District 7 Karen Scully, RN Infection Control Coordinator, Federal Correction Complex |
| Immunization Annual Conference | |
| IN MAPHTC Public Health Cafes | |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
August 2008
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| Health Games, Simulations, and Technology: Wave of the Future for Learning | Shawn Richards, BS ISDH Respiratory Epidemiologist |
| Nocardia Surveillance Under Way | Angie Cierzniewski MPH Intern |
| E 3 Easy Epidemiology for Everyone | Tracy Powell, MPH
ISDH Field Epidemiologist, District 4 |
| Training Room |
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| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
July 2008
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| Completing Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Case Investigations | Kristin Ryker, MPH ISDH Vaccine-Preventable Disease Epidemiologist |
| OUTBREAK SPOTLIGHT... |
Mona Wenger, MPH Kelly Jollif Epidemiologist/Emergency Preparedness Supervisor, |
| Descriptive Epi | |
| Training Room |
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| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
June 2008
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| Awareness of INShape Indiana: Data from the 2007 Indiana Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
Linda Stemnock, BSPH Michael Wade, MPH, MS Jamie Delaney, INShape Indiana |
| Indiana Tuberculosis Annual Summary 2007 |
Sarah Burkholder, RN, MPH Tina Feaster Shameer Poonja, MPH |
| Smoking Prevalence Among College Students | Adrienne Durham, MPH Health Disparities Epidemiologist |
| OUTBREAK SPOTLIGHT.... |
Sandra Gorsuch, MS Lynae Granzow, MPH |
| E3 Easy Epidemiology for Everyone | |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
May 2008
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| Reporting of Severe Staphylococcus aureus Infections Effective July 1 |
Jean Svendsen, RN, BS ISDH Chief Nurse Consultant |
| New Staff Members Join Surveillance and Investigation Division |
Pam Pontones, MA Director, Surveillance and Investigation |
| 2007 Pertussis Activity in Indiana | Karee L. Buffin, MS ISDH Vaccine-Preventable Disease Epidemiologist |
| 2008 Measles Activity in the U.S. Description and Recommendations |
Wayne Staggs, MS ISDH Invasive Disease Epidemiologist |
| Reported Communicable Disease Exposures in Indiana Emergency Medical Service Providers September 2003-December 2007 |
Sara Sczesny, MT(ASCP) MPH Intern Jean Svendsen, RN, BS ISDH Chief Nurse Consultant |
| News from the Field... | Brad Beard ISDH Field Epidemiologist, District 3 Tammy McMaken, RN DeKalb County Health Department |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
April 2008
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| First Public Health & Medicine Summit June 3-4, 2008 |
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| I-NEDSS Update | |
| May Is Hepatitis Awareness Month |
Mike Wilkinson, B.S. ISDH Hepatitis C Epidemiologist |
| News from the Field… | Karen S. Gordon ISDH Field Epidemiologist, District 10 |
| E3 Easy Epidemiology for Everyone | Lynae Granzow, MPH ISDH Enteric Epidemiologist |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
March 2008
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| State Epidemiologist Bob Teclaw Pursues New Career Path |
Pam Pontones, MA Director, Surveillance and Investigation |
| Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Meningococcal Strains Found in Minnesota and North Dakota |
Wayne Staggs, MS ISDH Invasive Disease Epidemiologist |
| History Corner: An Irish Plant Pathogen | Donna Allen, 50% Irish ISDH Field Epidemiologist, District 1 |
| Descriptive Epi | |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
February 2008
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| This Year Can Be Different: Fitness Resolutions | Mike Wade, MS, MPH ISDH Syndromic Surveillance Epidemiologist |
| News from the Field…. | Stephanie English, MPH ISDH Field Epidemiologist, District 6 |
| Outbreak Spotlight | Sandra Gorsuch, MS ISDH Field Epidemiologist, District 5 |
| Descriptive Epi | |
| E3 Easy Epidemiology for Everyone | |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
January 2008
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| MRSA Laboratory Results Now Reportable | Jean Svendsen,RN ISDH Chief Nurse Consultant |
| Out with the Old, in with the New | Wayne Staggs,MS ISDH Invasive Disease Epidemiologist |
| Thank you, Hammond Health Department! | Donna Allen,MS ISDH Field Epidemiologist District 1 |
| Easy Epidemiology | |
| Descriptive Epi | |
| 2008 PHAMS-Save the Date | |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
2007
December 2007
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| 'Tis The Season...for Norovirus | Jennifer Wyatt,MPH ISDH Field Epidemiologist,District 4 Steven Allen ISDH Field Epidemiologist,District 9 |
| Excellence in Epidemiology Awards | Shawn M. Richards, BS Respiratory Epidemiologist Tipton County Health Department |
| Outbreak Spotlight | Brad Beard ISDH Field Epidemiologist, District 3 |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
November 2007
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| Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genotyping | Tina Feaster Tuberculosis Epidemiologist |
| Tipton County Health Department Conducts Mass Prophylaxis Exercise Using Flu Vaccine Clinic |
Doug Market Public Health Coordinator Tipton County Health Department |
| Henry County Health Department Mass Prophylaxis Exercise Uses Drive-through Clinic | Gary Maitlen Local Public Health Coordinator Henry County Health Department Stephanie English, MPH ISDH Field Epidemiologist, District 6 |
| Outbreak Spotlight | Karen S. Gordon ISDH Field Epidemiologist, District 10 |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
October 2007
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| PHESS Program Earns National Honor | Pam Pontones, MA Director, Surveillance and Investigation Mike Wade, MS, MPH Syndromic Surveillance Epidemiologist |
| E. coli and Shiga-toxin Reporting | Lynae Granzow, MPH Enteric Epidemiologist |
| Outbreak Spotlight | Mona Wenger, MS Field Epidemiologist District 2 |
| Easy Epidemiology for Everyone | |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
September 2007
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| Enterovirus Season and Aseptic Meningitis Clusters: It’s That Time of Year | Wayne Staggs, MS Invasive Disease Epidemiologist Sandra Gorsuch, MS Field Epidemiologist, District 5 |
| MRSA Lives Among Us | Jean Svendsen, RN Chief Nurse Consultant Tracy Powell, MPH Advanced Analysis Epidemiologist |
| News from District 2 | Mona Wenger, MS Field Epidemiologist District 2 |
| Outbreak Spotlight | Sandra Gorsuch, MS Field Epidemiologist District 5 |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
August 2007
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| Respiratory Illness Increase | Shawn Richards, BS Respiratory Epidemiologist Karee Buffin, Ms Vaccine Preventable Epidemiologist |
| Outbreak Spotlight | Brad Beard, BS District 3 Field Epidemiologist |
| E3 Easy Epidemiology | |
| I-NEDSS Update | |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
July 2007
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| International Disease Surveillance Conference to Be Held in Indianapolis | Mike Wade, MS, MPH Syndromic Surveillance Epidemiologist |
| Epidemiology Field Manual Available Soon | Stephanie English District 6 Field Epidemiologist |
| News from District 6 | Stephanie English District 6 Field Epidemiologist |
| Outbreak Spotlight | Jennifer Wyatt, MPH District 4 Field Epidemiologist |
| In Memorium | |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
June 2007
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May 2007
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| GIS Technology: A Valuable Tool for Local Health Departments and Public Health Programs | R. J. Beck Water and Vector Control Specialist Tippecanoe County Health Department |
| Interpretation of Hepatitis C Lab Reports | Michael Wilkinson, BS Hepatitis C Epidemiologist |
| TB Control 2007: Meet the New Kids on the Block | Tina Feaster, BS TB Epidemiologist |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
April 2007
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| Illnesses Associated with Unpasteurized Dairy Products | Lynae Granzow, BS Enteric Epidemiologist |
| Human Rabies Case in Indiana | Jim Howell, DVM Veterinary Epidemiologist |
| May Is Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month | |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
March 2007
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| Public Health Surveillance System Update | Michael Wade, MPH Syndromic Surveillance Epidemiologis |
| Public Health Nurse Conference Announcement | |
| Public Health Nurse Conference Registration Form | |
| Mumps Laboratory Specimen Submissions | Karee Buffin, M.S. Vaccine Preventable Disease Epidemiologist |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
February 2007
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| Tracking Influenza-like Illness in Indiana | Michael Wade, MPH Syndromic Surveillance Epidemiologist Shawn Richards, BS Respiratory Epidemiologist |
| Evaluating the State of Black Health in Indiana | Antoniette M. Holt, MPH Minority Health Epidemiologist |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
January 2007
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| New Staff Member Joins ERC Surveillance Team | Pam Pontones, MA Director, Surveillance and Investigation |
| Update on the Reporting of Chronic Hepatitis C Cases | Mike Wilkinson Hepatitis C Epidemiologist |
| Indiana First State to Submit Data to CDC’s BioSense System | Mike Wade, MPH Syndromic Surveillance Epidemiologist |
| Outbreak Spotlight: The Summer of Salmonella | Lynae Granzow, BS Enteric Epidemiologist |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
2006
December 2006
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| Norovirus: ‘Tis the Season | Lynae Granzow, BS Enteric Epidemiologist |
| Not Just for Winter Anymore….. Influenza Summer Surveillance |
Shawn Richards, BS Respiratory Epidemiologist |
| Emergency Rule: Influenza Death Reporting | Shawn Richards, BS Respiratory Epidemiologist |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
November 2006
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| Mycoplasma pneumoniae Circulating in Indiana | Shawn Richards, BS Respiratory Epidemiologist |
| New Mumps Laboratory Recommendations | Wayne Staggs, MS Epidemiologist |
| Outbreak Spotlight: Mycoplasma pneumoniae Outbreak in a State Institution | Donna Allen District 1 Field Epidemiologist Shawn Richards, BS Respiratory Epidemiologist |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
October 2006
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| Public Health Surveillance System Update | Michael Wade, MPH, MS Syndromic Surveillance Epidemiologist |
| Outbreak Spotlight: It Must Be the Water | Jennifer Wyatt, MPH District 4 Field Epidemiologist |
| Updated ISDH Pandemic Influenza Plan Now Available | |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
September 2006
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| Fireworks-related Injuries | Charlene Graves, MD Susan Perkins, RN Tracy Powell, MPH |
| Outbreak Spotlight: The Foodborne Outbreak That Wasn’t | Mona Wenger Field Epidemiologist District 2 |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
August 2006
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| ISDH Leads Development of a Statewide Trauma System | Charlene Graves, M.D. Susan Perkins, R.N. |
| Mumps Update – Indiana and the United States, 2006 | Wayne Staggs, MS Vaccine-Preventable Disease Epidemiologist |
| Quit Smoking: Improve Your Health Now | Michael Wade, MPH, MS Syndromic Surveillance Epidemiologist Linda Stemnock, BSPH Biostatistician Adrienne Durham, MPH Tobacco Epidemiologist |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
July 2006
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| The Best Offense Is a Good Defense | Travis Goodman, BS Food Defense Program Coordinator-South. |
| HIV Medical Monitoring Project | Cheryl Pearcy, BS Medical Monitoring Project Program Manager |
| Improving Your Health with Fruits and Vegetables | Michael Wade, MPH, MS Syndromic Surveillance Epidemiologist Linda Stemnock, BSPH Biostatistician Adrienne Durham, MPH Tobacco Epidemiologist |
| Outbreak Spotlight: Attendees at Holiday Buffet Share More than Good Wishes | Michael Wade, MPH, MS Syndromic Surveillance Epidemiologist Linda Stemnock, BSPH Biostatistician Keisha Banks-Thornton, MPH, CHES Health Education Program Director |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
June 2006
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| Hepatitis C Case Surveillance | Mike Wilkinson, B.S. Hepatitis C Epidemiologist |
| Indiana Mumps Update | Wayne Staggs, MS Vaccine Preventable Epidemiologist |
| Reducing High Blood Pressure with Regular Physical Activity | Michael Wade, MPH, MS Syndromic Surveillance Epidemiologist Linda Stemnock, BSPH Biostatistician |
| Training Room | |
| ISDH Data Reports Available | |
| HIV Disease Summary | |
| Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases |
