A5085327796- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Disaster Response and Management
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2017-2025
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
2023-2025
Epidemic Intelligence Service
2019
Cook County Health and Hospitals System
2019
The Centers
2019
Illinois Department of Public Health
2017-2019
Stephenson County Health Department
2019
Cook County Department of Public Health
2019
Office of Readiness and Response
2018-2019
Primary Source
2019
E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that heat a liquid and deliver an aerosolized product to the user. Pulmonary illnesses related e-cigarette use have been reported, but no large series has described. In July 2019, Wisconsin Department of Health Services Illinois Public received reports lung injury associated with e-cigarettes (also called vaping) launched coordinated public health investigation.
Use of tobacco products in any form is unsafe, and nearly all product use begins during adolescence. CDC the Food Drug Administration (FDA) analyzed data from 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey to determine among U.S. middle school (grades 6-8) high 9-12) students. In 2024, current (previous 30-day) was reported by 10.1% students (representing 1.58 million students) 5.4% 640,000 students). Among students, e-cigarettes were most commonly currently used (5.9%), followed nicotine pouches...
The relationship of serum vitamin E, beta-carotene, C, and selenium to asthma was investigated among 7,505 youth (4-16 years old) in the Third National Health Nutrition Examination Survey. Logistic regression models adjusted for potentially confounding variables, which generally had no effect on coefficients antioxidants. Serum E little or association with asthma. In separate models, a SD increase beta-carotene (odds ratio [OR], 0.9; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.7, 1.0), C (OR, 0.8; CI,...
CDC, the Food and Drug Administration, state local health departments, other public clinical stakeholders are investigating a national outbreak of electronic-cigarette (e-cigarette), or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) (1). As October 22, 2019, 49 states, District Columbia (DC), U.S. Virgin Islands have reported 1,604 cases EVALI to including 34 (2.1%) EVALI-associated deaths in 24 states. Based on data collected as 15, this report updates patient characteristics substances...
The United States is experiencing an unprecedented outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) (1). All EVALI patients have used products, and most (≥85%) reported using products containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (2,3), the principal psychoactive component cannabis. To examine whether use behaviors differed between adult adults who these but not developed injury, Illinois Department Public Health (IDPH) conducted online public survey during...
In July 2019, the Illinois Department of Public Health and Wisconsin Services launched a coordinated epidemiologic investigation after receiving reports several cases lung injury in previously healthy persons who reported electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use, or vaping (1). This report describes features e-cigarette product use by patients Wisconsin. Detailed patient interviews were conducted telephone, person, via Internet with 86 (68%) 127 patients. Overall, 75 (87%) interviewed using...
Vitamin E acetate, which has been detected in tetrahydrocannabinol -containing e-cigarette, or vaping, products, is strongly linked to the product use–associated lung injury outbreak; however, evidence not sufficient rule out contribution of other chemicals concern, including either THC- non-THC-containing some reported EVALI cases.
During 2010-2019, U.S. correctional authorities held 1.4-1.6 million persons in state and federal prisons annually, 10.3-12.9 were admitted to local jails each year (1,2). Incarcerated experience a disproportionate burden of negative health outcomes, including unintentional violence-related injuries (3,4). No national studies on injury-related emergency department (ED) visits by incarcerated have been conducted, but previous study demonstrated high rate such among Seattle, Washington jail...
Data science is an emerging field that provides new analytical methods. It incorporates novel data sources (eg, internet data) and methods machine learning) offer valuable timely insights into public health issues, including injury violence prevention. The objective of this research was to describe ethical considerations for scientists conducting prevention–related projects prevent unintended ethical, legal, social consequences, such as loss privacy or trust. We first reviewed foundational...
The disease burden due to heat-stress illness (HSI), which can result in significant morbidity and mortality, is expected increase as the climate continues warm. In United States (U.S.) much of what known about HSI epidemiology from analyses urban heat waves. There limited research addressing whether hospitalization risk varies between rural areas, nor additional diagnoses patients hospitalized for HSI. Hospitalizations Illinois (ICD-9-CM codes 992.x or E900) months May through September...
Objective: To describe a large regional poison center's experience managing an outbreak of long-acting anticoagulant rodenticide (LAAR) poisoning associated with synthetic cannabinoid (SC) use.Methods: This is retrospective review exposures reported to the Illinois Poison Center between March 10 and August 1, 2018. All cases coded as exposure Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol homologs were identified. Patients suspected SC use, positive LAAR testing, coagulopathy (signs or symptoms bleeding...
Background: U.S. rural populations have been disproportionately affected by the syndemic of opioid-use disorder (OUD) and associated increase in overdoses risk hepatitis C virus (HCV) human immunodeficiency (HIV) transmission. Local health departments (LHDs) can play a critical role response to this syndemic. We utilized two geospatial approaches identify areas discordance between LHD service availability disease burden inform prioritization settings. Methods: surveyed Illinois LHDs assess...
Objectives: To understand trends in health care use among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), this study compared hospitalization rates, comorbidities, and hospital death rates of hospitalized PLWHA the overall population Illinois during 2008-2014. Methods: This identified principal hospitalizations (the discharge diagnosis coded an HIV-related billing code) secondary HIV (a non-principal from 2008-2014 data. Hospitalization were calculated using prevalence data Electronic Registry; US...
During March-July 2018, the Illinois Department of Public Health responded to an acute outbreak severe coagulopathy among patients with recent synthetic cannabinoid use. Toxicological testing indicated that cases were exposed brodifacoum, a long-acting anticoagulant rodenticide. A total 174 confirmed and probable cases, including 5 deaths, linked this outbreak. On basis experience responding complex outbreak, we recommend several steps for consideration improve health department preparation...
This report describes an online survey conducted by the Illinois Department of Public Health to increase amount data available regarding prevalence tetrahydrocannabinol-containing e-cigarette, or vaping, product use.
Multiple benefits can accrue when community coalitions conduct asthma surveillance activities. Surveillance data are used to identify children with asthma, assess disease burden and needs in the community, understand illness risk factors, who undertreated, plan interventions, evaluate effect of monitor trends. These data, which inform coalition program decisions also be strengthen state national efforts clinical practice public health policies. Local collection represents a complementary...