Heat stress illness hospitalizations - environmental public health tracking program, 20 States, 2001-2010.

Heat stress illness hospitalizations - environmental public health tracking program, 20 States, 2001-2010. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2014 Dec 12;63(13):1-10 Authors: Choudhary E, Vaidyanathan A Abstract PROBLEM/CONDITION: Heat stress illness (HSI), also known as heat-related illness, comprises mild heat edema, heat syncope, heat cramps, heat exhaustion (the most common type of HSI), and heat stroke (the most severe form). CDC's Environmental Public Health Tracking Program receives annual hospitalization discharge data from 23 states that are used to assess and monitor trends of HSI hospitalization over time. REPORTING PERIOD: May-September, 2001-2010. DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM: The Environmental Public Health Tracking Program is a comprehensive surveillance system implemented in 25 states and one city health department. The core of the system is the Tracking Network, which collects data on environmental hazards, health effects, exposures, and population. The Tracking Network provides nationally consistent environmental and health outcome data that enable federal, state, and local public health agencies to assess trends, explore associations, and generate hypotheses using these data. For HSI surveillance, the Tracking Network uses state-based hospital discharge data. RESULTS: During 2001-2010, approximately 28,000 HSI hospitalizations occurred in 20 states participating in the Tracking Program. Data from three states wer...
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