TRACI: Montana Implementation of Disability- Related Definitions for Syndromic Surveillance During Public Health Emergencies
Project Description:
As a subaward recipient on a project being led by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, the University of Montana (UM) Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities is coordinating with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (MTDPHHS) and its Epidemiology and Scientific Support Bureau (ESSB) and Montana Disability and Health Program (MTDH) as well as two Montana Centers for Independent Living and local emergency management on this project that will describe health care utilization patterns among people with and without disability before, during and after a windstorm. The project will demonstrate the use new queries developed for the National Syndromic Surveillance Program to disaggregate data by disability status. Specifically, this project will organize a steering committee and project team to plan, conduct and report on health care following DR-4813-MT- a devastating derecho, a rare straight-line windstorm that occurred on July 24, 2024 in Missoula and Powell counties. The project findings and products will be coordinated by CSTE with work of two other subawards into a toolkit to support future NSSP and related syndromic surveillance and data modernization projects.
Keyword(s):
Syndromic surveillance, emergency management, disability definitions, data
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training, Demonstration Services
Area of Emphasis
Health-Related Activities, Other
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, Legislators/Policy Makers, General Public
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Mulit-County, State, National, International
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
