Implementing an urban public health observatory for (near) real-time surveillance for the COVID-19 pandemic

Whitney S. Brakefield; Nariman Ammar; Olufunto Olusanya; Esra Ozdenerol; Fridtjof Thomas; Altha J. Stewart; Karen C. Johnson; Robert L. Davis; David L. Schwartz; Arash Shaban-Nejad

doi:10.3233/SHTI200687

Implementing an urban public health observatory for (near) real-time surveillance for the COVID-19 pandemic

Whitney S. Brakefield, Nariman Ammar, Olufunto Olusanya, Esra Ozdenerol, Fridtjof Thomas, Altha J. Stewart, Karen C. Johnson, Robert L. Davis, David L. Schwartz, Arash Shaban-Nejad

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is broadly undercutting global health and economies, while disproportionally impacting socially disadvantaged populations. An impactful pandemic surveillance solution must draw from multi-dimensional integration of social determinants of health (SDoH) to contextually inform traditional epidemiological factors. In this article, we describe an Urban Public Health Observatory (UPHO) model which we have put into action in a mid-sized U.S. metropolitan region to provide near real-time analysis and dashboarding of ongoing COVID-19 conditions. Our goal is to illuminate associations between SDoH factors and downstream pandemic health outcomes to inform specific policy decisions and public health planning.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Integrated Citizen Centered Digital Health and Social Care
Subtitle of host publication	Citizens as Data Producers and Service co-Creators - Proceedings of the EFMI 2020 Special Topic Conference
Editors	Alpo Varri, Jaime Delgado, Parisis Gallos, Maria Hagglund, Kristiina Hayrinen, Ulla-Mari Kinnunen, Louise B. Pape-Haugaard, Laura-Maria Peltonen, Kaija Saranto, Philip Scott
Publisher	IOS Press BV
Pages	22-26
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781643681443
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI200687
State	Published - Nov 23 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	EFMI 2020 Special Topic Conference on Integrated Citizen Centered Digital Health and Social Care: Citizens as Data Producers and Service co-Creators - Virtual, Online Duration: Nov 26 2020 → Nov 27 2020

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	275
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Conference

Conference	EFMI 2020 Special Topic Conference on Integrated Citizen Centered Digital Health and Social Care: Citizens as Data Producers and Service co-Creators
City	Virtual, Online
Period	11/26/20 → 11/27/20

Keywords

COVID-19
Data Integration
Pandemic Surveillance
Precision Public Health
Urban Health Observatory

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomedical Engineering
Health Informatics
Health Information Management

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Brakefield, W. S., Ammar, N., Olusanya, O., Ozdenerol, E., Thomas, F., Stewart, A. J., Johnson, K. C., Davis, R. L., Schwartz, D. L., & Shaban-Nejad, A. (2020). Implementing an urban public health observatory for (near) real-time surveillance for the COVID-19 pandemic. In A. Varri, J. Delgado, P. Gallos, M. Hagglund, K. Hayrinen, U.-M. Kinnunen, L. B. Pape-Haugaard, L.-M. Peltonen, K. Saranto, & P. Scott (Eds.), Integrated Citizen Centered Digital Health and Social Care: Citizens as Data Producers and Service co-Creators - Proceedings of the EFMI 2020 Special Topic Conference (pp. 22-26). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 275). IOS Press BV. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI200687

Implementing an urban public health observatory for (near) real-time surveillance for the COVID-19 pandemic. / Brakefield, Whitney S.; Ammar, Nariman; Olusanya, Olufunto et al.
Integrated Citizen Centered Digital Health and Social Care: Citizens as Data Producers and Service co-Creators - Proceedings of the EFMI 2020 Special Topic Conference. ed. / Alpo Varri; Jaime Delgado; Parisis Gallos; Maria Hagglund; Kristiina Hayrinen; Ulla-Mari Kinnunen; Louise B. Pape-Haugaard; Laura-Maria Peltonen; Kaija Saranto; Philip Scott. IOS Press BV, 2020. p. 22-26 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 275).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Brakefield, WS, Ammar, N, Olusanya, O, Ozdenerol, E, Thomas, F, Stewart, AJ, Johnson, KC, Davis, RL, Schwartz, DL & Shaban-Nejad, A 2020, Implementing an urban public health observatory for (near) real-time surveillance for the COVID-19 pandemic. in A Varri, J Delgado, P Gallos, M Hagglund, K Hayrinen, U-M Kinnunen, LB Pape-Haugaard, L-M Peltonen, K Saranto & P Scott (eds), Integrated Citizen Centered Digital Health and Social Care: Citizens as Data Producers and Service co-Creators - Proceedings of the EFMI 2020 Special Topic Conference. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 275, IOS Press BV, pp. 22-26, EFMI 2020 Special Topic Conference on Integrated Citizen Centered Digital Health and Social Care: Citizens as Data Producers and Service co-Creators, Virtual, Online, 11/26/20. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI200687

Brakefield WS, Ammar N, Olusanya O, Ozdenerol E, Thomas F, Stewart AJ et al. Implementing an urban public health observatory for (near) real-time surveillance for the COVID-19 pandemic. In Varri A, Delgado J, Gallos P, Hagglund M, Hayrinen K, Kinnunen UM, Pape-Haugaard LB, Peltonen LM, Saranto K, Scott P, editors, Integrated Citizen Centered Digital Health and Social Care: Citizens as Data Producers and Service co-Creators - Proceedings of the EFMI 2020 Special Topic Conference. IOS Press BV. 2020. p. 22-26. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics). doi: 10.3233/SHTI200687

Brakefield, Whitney S. ; Ammar, Nariman ; Olusanya, Olufunto et al. / Implementing an urban public health observatory for (near) real-time surveillance for the COVID-19 pandemic. Integrated Citizen Centered Digital Health and Social Care: Citizens as Data Producers and Service co-Creators - Proceedings of the EFMI 2020 Special Topic Conference. editor / Alpo Varri ; Jaime Delgado ; Parisis Gallos ; Maria Hagglund ; Kristiina Hayrinen ; Ulla-Mari Kinnunen ; Louise B. Pape-Haugaard ; Laura-Maria Peltonen ; Kaija Saranto ; Philip Scott. IOS Press BV, 2020. pp. 22-26 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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