Florida EIS Accomplishments
EIS Research Studies
Each Florida EIS class to date has participated in a research study related to health issues specific to residents and visitors of the state of Florida. EIS fellows spend one week collecting data that is later analyzed and written-up in a formal report.
Florida Red Tide Beach Exposure Study( pdf - 10.67KB)
Sun Safety/Skin Cancer Pilot Study
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer affecting Americans. People with increased exposure to UV radiation during childhood and adolescence are at increased risk for skin cancer in adulthood. The purpose of this study was to:
- Assess the behaviors and attitudes toward skin cancer prevention and sun protection among adolescents visiting beaches in eastern coastal Florida counties
- Provide Educational materials about skin cancer prevention
- Examine some of the barriers to sunscreen use
- Increase healthy behaviors associated with primary prevention of cancer
Rip Current Study
During the summer of 2003, there was an increased number of drowning incidents that took place along the beaches of Florida's panhandle. The purpose of this study was to:
- Examine the beach and surf conditions during the time of these events
- Examine risk factors among the drown victims
- Assess beachgoers' understanding of beach conditions and surf safety systems
Link to write-up (pdf - 10.67KB)
Current Projects
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Past Projects
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2009-2011
Babesia in Florida: How Travel and Transfusion Facilitate Infection -
Environmental Health Grand Rounds, March 2010 (text-only
version)
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Case Investigations in Duval and Orange Counties -
February 2010 Epi Update (page 13)
What Every Asian American Should Know About Chronic Hepatitis B - January
2010
Spotlight on Hepatitis Prevention Programs at the Orange County Health
Department - February 2010
Hepatitis B Vaccine and Prevention of Chronic Hepatitis B - March 2010
Alert System to Detect Possible School-based Outbreaks of Influenza-like
Illness
Differences in ILI Chief Complaints among Patients Visiting the Emergency
Department in Miami-Dade County from April-July 2008 to April-July 2009
Low Secondary Transmission of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in Households
Following an Outbreak at a Summer Camp: Relationship to Timing of Exposure
Raccoon Roundworms in Pet Kinkajous --- Three States, 1999 and 2010, MMWR,
March 2011
2009 Epidemiology Annual Report: A Summary of Reportable Diseases in
Seminole County
Assessing Awareness of 2009 Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Among Business
Owners, Seminole County - Sept 2009 Epi-Update (page 1)
Case Analysis of Legionellosis, Seminole County, July 2009 - March 2010
Epi-Update (page 5)
Cysticercosis: An Emerging Parasitic Disease with Implications for
Introduction into Non-Endemic Regions: Case Examples form Pasco County
Health Department - May 2011 Epi-Update (page 7)
Brucella Exposure in Hospital Laboratory Workers - June 2010 Epi
Update
Brucellosis in Florida, EPI Notes - February 2010
2008
2007 Seminole County Health Department Annual Epidemiology Morbidity Report
Assessment of Influenza Vaccination Rates among Long-term Care Facility
Employees in Brevard County, Florida 2007
Brucellosis Associated with Feral Swine Hunting and Acquisition of a Laboratory
Acquired Infection, Brevard County
Florida Injury Facts: Firearms
Importance of Bacterial Burden Among Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Carriers in a Long Term Care Facility
Infection control breakdown in a pain management facility: An outbreak of
invasive S. aureus infections associated with misused single dose vials and
other breaches in infection control (APHA, Oct 2008)
Malaria Among Recently Arrived Burundian Refugees: A Public Health Response
Miami Dade County Monthly Epi Report
Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis: Characterization of Transmissibility in a College
Classroom Setting (APHA, Oct 2008)
Public Health Preparedness Assessment of Polk County Veterinarians: A Pilot
Study
Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) in Pregnant Women: Miami-Dade County, 2004-2005
Pseudo-outbreak of Mycobacterium Abscessus Caused by Laboratory Contamination (pdf - 270KB)
Rabies PEP: Understanding the Challenges Counties Fact
2007
Acanthamoeba Keratitis -- Multiple States, 2005-2007
BioDefend™ Syndromic Surveillance System Influenza Activity Detection (Poster Presentation, ISDS Conference 2007)
Ciguatera Outbreak in Southwest Florida
Could Syndromic Surveillance Data Be Used Effectively with Other Data Sources? A Transposable Local View (Oral Presentation, ISDS Conference 2007)
Early Detection of a North East Florida Red Tide, Karenia brevis, in Employees of a Nassau Beach Dredging Project (page 12) (pdf - 578kb)
Evaluation of the Public Health Significance of Hydrogen Sulfide in Ambient Air
near a Landfill in Bellview, Escambia County, FL
Gastrointestinal Illness Outbreak at a Construction Site in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, June 2007 (page 4) (pdf - 578KB)
Norovirus Outbreak at a Homeless Shelter (pdf - 220KB)
Outbreak of Cutaneuous Larva Migrans at a Children's Camp - Miami, Florida 2006
Salmonellosis Trends in Miami-Dade County, 2000-2006 (pdf - 240KB)
Summary of Osceola County's 2006 Free Influenza Shot Event Survey (pdf - 540KB)
Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus (VISA) Acquired in Florida (pdf - 519KB)
2006
Analysis of Florida Toddler Pool Drowning Deaths (Microsoft Word Doc - 45KB)
Community-Acquired MRSA Infection: An Update (pdf - 860KB)
Comparison of ICD-9 Coded Chief Complaints and Diagnoses for Identifying Gastrointestinal Syndrome Using ESSENCE
Contact Dermatitis in Daycare Facilities (pdf - 70KB)
Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak in a Nassau County Travel Group Returning from Ireland (pdf - 240KB)
Florida Influenza Surveillance (pdf - 390KB)
Florida Red Tide Beach Exposure Study (pdf - 220KB)
Grand Rounds on 2004-2005 Florida Hurricane Mortality
Grand Rounds Presentation on Influenza Surveillance
Investigation of Chicken Pox at a County Jail (pdf - 240KB)
Melioidosis Case Investigation
"Mortality Associated with Hurricane Katrina - Florida and Alabama - August-October 2005"
Nursing Home Influenza Surveillance in Duval County (pdf - 240KB)
Rapid Community Health and Needs Assessments Following Hurricane Wilma: Broward and Hendry Counties
Salmonella Meningitis: Possible Association with Turtle
Salmonellosis in Collier County: A Geographic Analysis of Rates
Legionella Outbreak Investigation Associated with Hotel
Leptospirosis Outbreak Among Participants of Adventure Race
2005
Outbreaks of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Associated with Petting Zoos --- North Carolina, Florida, and Arizona, 2004 and 2005
MRSA in a Maternity and Delivery Ward at a Volusia County Hospital
Grand Rounds Presentation on Dengue Fever Investigation
Suspect Tularemia Case from Wild Rabbit in Pinellas County
Grand Round Presentation on Pertussis Outbreak During Hurricane Response
Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Three Florida Petting Zoos
Outbreak of Hepatitis B Among Patients Receiving Chelation Therapy in Miami-Dade County
Influenza-like Illness Outbreak at a Long-term Care Facility,Volusia County, Florida, February 2005: Guidelines for Prevention and Control
Outbreak of Norovirus Gastroenteritis
Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health
Norovirus Outbreak at a Miami-Dade County University
Florida Influenza Surveillance (pdf - 690KB)
Grand Rounds Presentation on MRSA
Home Sheltering During Hurricane Ivan: Risk Factors for Exposure to Probable Case of Meningococcal Disease
Fatal Rat Bite Fever -- Florida and Washington 2003
2004
An Outbreak of Bacillus cereus Gastroenteritis in a Stockade Facility, West Palm Beach, Florida
Vibrio vulnificus infections in Florida
SARS and Avian Influenza Update (pdf - 484KB)
UV Exposure from Mercury Vapor Lamp (pdf 484KB)
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Hurricane-Associated Use of Portable Generators --- Florida, 2004
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Morbidity and mortality from accidental falls in Collier County, Florida, 1997-2001
From data to action: Targeting Hispanic males for education & prevention of MVI
deaths in Collier County
Preliminary Medical Examiner Reports of Mortality Associated with Hurricane Charley --- Florida, 2004
Grand Rounds Presentation on Drug-Resistant Salmonella
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Escambia County Jail
Multifocal Autochthonous Transmission of Malaria - Florida, 2003
Grand Rounds Presentation on Hepatitis A Analysis
Chickenpox Diagnosed at Duval County Shelter
A Spatial Analysis of the Leading Causes of Childhood Morbidity in Florida
Polk County Experiences Outbreaks of Illness Associated With Exposure to Lake Water
Inspiratory stridor in female students at a high school in Tampa, Florida (pdf - 8KB)
2003
Influenza Investigation at Sarasota Facility Finds Vaccination Rate an Issue
White Powder Investigation at Duval County Postal Facility Yields Training Opportunity
Outbreak of Scombroid/Histamine Poisoning From Consumption of Marlin Spoils Film Crew Visit
Traffic accidents disproportionally affect Hispanics in Collier
Grand Rounds Presentation on a Review of Adverse Events Related to Smallpox Vaccinations in Florida
An Investigation into a Salmonella Enterica serotype Typhimurium Outbreak in a BBQ Restaurant, Hillsborough County, June 18 - July 6, 2003 (pdf - 218KB)
Locally Acquired Malaria "Probable" in Palm Beach County
Vibrio Outbreak Discovered in Duval County
Viral Meningitis Outbreak Investigated in Alachua County
Shigellosis Outbreak Hits South Florida Day Care Center
Investigation of Blood Transfusion-Associated West Nile Virus Infection
Summary of an investigation of a gastroenteritis outbreak at a volleyball tournament in Orange County (pdf - 30KB)
Chickenpox Outbreak in a Hillsborough County Elementary School
Hepatitis A Outbreak In An Elementary School
2002
Community Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Associated With Skin Abscesses
Salmonella group C2 Outbreak in a Restaurant- Gainesville, Florida
Norwalk Virus Outbreak in a Hendry County Nursing Home, April 2002
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Outbreak Associated With Injections at a Podiatry Clinic
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