Indiana Epidemiology Newsletters

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Year	Issue	Articles	Author
2008	April (Full Version)	First Public Health & Medicine Summit June 3-4, 2008
		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
		E 3 Easy Epidemiology for Everyone	Lynae Granzow, MPH ISDH Enteric Epidemiologist
		Training Room
		Data Reports
		Hiv Summary
		Disease Reports
2008	March (Full Version)	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
2008	February (Full Version)	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
2008	January (Full Version)	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
		Data Reports
		HIV Summary
		Disease Reports
2007	December (Full Version)	'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
		Data Reports
		HIV Summary
		Disease Reports
2007	November (Full Version)	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
		Data Reports
		HIV Summary
		Disease Reports
2007	October (Full Version)	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 Summary
		Disease Reports
2007	September (Full Version)	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
		Data Reports Available
		HIV Summary
		Disease Reports
2007	August (Full Version)	Respiratory Illness Increase	Shawn Richards, BS Respiratory Epidemiologist Karee Buffin, Ms Vaccine Preventable Epidemiologist
		Outbreak Spotlight	Brad Beard, BS District 3 Field Epidemiologist
		Epidemiology
		I-NEDSS Update
		Training Room
		Data Reports
		HIV Summary
		Disease Reports
2007	July (Full Version)	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
		Data Reports
		HIV Summary
		Disease Reports
2007	June (Full Version)	Public Health Nurse Conference 2007	Tom Duszynski, BS
		Eczema Vaccinatum in Child Resulting from Transmission of Vaccinia from Smallpox Vaccinee with Tertiary Spread to the Mother	Wayne Staggs, MS Donna Allen, MS Karee Buffin, MS
		A Decade of Indiana Sentinel Influenza Data Surveillance	Shawn Richards, BS
		Training Room
		Data Reports
		HIV Summary
		Disease Reports
2007	May (Full Version)	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
		Data Reports
		HIV Summary
		Disease Reports
2007	April (Full Version)	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
		Data Reports
		HIV Summary
		Disease Reports
2007	March (Full Version)	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
		Data Reports
		HIV Summary
		Disease Reports
2007	February (Full Version)	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
2007	January (Full Version)	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 (Full Version)	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
2006	November (Full Version)	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
2006	October (Full Version)	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
		Data Reports
		HIV Summary
		Disease Reports
2006	September (Full Version)	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
		Data Reports
		HIV Summary
		Disease Reports
2006	August (Full Version)	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
		Data Reports
		HIV Disease Summary
		Reported Cases
2006	July (Full Version)	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 Keisha Banks-Thornton, MPH, CHES Health Education Program Director
		Outbreak Spotlight: Attendees at Holiday Buffet Share More than Good Wishes	Donna Allen, MS ISDH Field Epidemiologist
		Training Room
		Data Reports
		HIV Disease Summary
		Reported Cases
2006	June (Full Version)	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
		Data Reports
		HIV Disease Summary
		Reported Cases
2006	May (Full Version)	Change in Laboratory Recommendations for Diagnosis of Mumps Disease
		Indiana Prepares - Pandemic Influenza State Summit, March 23, 2006	Shawn Richards, BS Respiratory Epidemiologist
		Arthritis Perspective: Where Does Indiana Stand?	Chandana Saha, MPH Indiana Arthritis Initiative Sue Hancock Indiana Arthritis Initiative Linda Stemnock, BSPH ISDH Epidemiology Resource Center
		Physical Activity and Coronary Heart Disease Risk Reduction	Michael Wade, MPH Syndromic Surveillance Epidemiologist Linda Stemnock, BSPH Biostatistician
		Training Room
		Data Reports
		HIV Disease Summary
		Reported Cases
2006	April (Full Version)	Mumps Outbreak - Indiana Information	Wayne Staggs, MS Vaccine-Reportable Disease Epidemiologist
		Universal Precautions Rule Change	Jean Svendsen, R.N. Chief Nurse Consultant
		May Is National Hepatitis Awareness Month	Cheryl Pearcy Hepatitis C Coordinator
		Helping Indiana Get INShape	Michael Wade, MPH Syndromic Surveillance Epidemiologist Linda Stemnock, BSPH Biostatistician
		Training Room
		Data Reports
		HIV Disease Summary
		Reported Cases
2006	March (Full Version)	New Perinatal Hepatitis B Case Investigators Hired	Jean Svendsen, RN Chief Nurse Consultant
		May Is National Hepatitis Awareness Month	Cheryl Pearcy Hepatitis C Coordinator
		Role of Sentinel Laboratories	Robert Lindner, MD, PhD, FCAP Director of Laboratories
		Training Room
		Data Reports
		HIV Disease Summary
		Reported Cases
2006	February (Full Version)	School Absenteeism Reporting	Tom Duszynski Field Epidemiology Director Mike Wade Syndromic Surveillance Epidemiologist
		H5 Submission Protocol
		1918 Influenza Pandemic: A Glimpse of Indiana	Shawn Richards, BS Respiratory Epidemiologist
		News From the Field: 1918 Pandemic Flu Epidemic in Michigan City
		Training Room
		Data Reports
		HIV Disease Summary
		Disease Reports
2006	January (Full Version)	Measles: Confirmed Case in a University Student, January 2006	Wayne Staggs, MS Vaccine-Preventable Disease Epidemiologist
		Success with PHESS	Michael Wade, MPH Syndromic Surveillance Epidemiologist
		Dubois County Prepares for an Influenza Pandemic	Karen Gordon District 10 Field Epidemiologist
		Training RoomTraining Room
		ISDH Data Reports Available
		HIV Disease Summary
		Reported Cases fo Selected Notifiable Diseases
NOTE:	Copies of archived Epidemiology Newsletters 2005 back through 2003 are avaiable from the Archive list. Copies of archived Epidemiology Newsletters 2002 back through 1997 are available from the Archive You can obtain files back through 1993 by calling (317) 233-7406.