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Vendor Security is Key to Preventing Future Data Breaches

Smart Data Collective

However, the Identity Theft Resource Center reports a 68% increase in data breaches at corporations in 2021, surpassing the previous record rise of 23% in 2017. Access control mechanisms, surveillance systems, and security awareness training for employees are essential elements of a strong physical security strategy.

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Preventing Foodborne Illness

Gideon

2. Development of Public Health Surveillance Systems A competent public health surveillance system should be implemented by the governmental and related organizations to identify impending outbreaks in order to facilitate effective policies and goals (6, 7). Foodborne viral outbreaks associated with frozen produce.

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Covid-19, influenza, and RSV increasing around the holidays in New York

HEALTHBEAT

In the 2021-22 season, flu hospitalizations were much lower overall. SARS-CoV-2 concentrations in New York state (yellow line) are minimal while national concentrations (black) are low and increasing, according to data from the CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System. But we were masking up a lot more that winter.

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Misdiagnosing Legionellosis and Legionnaires Disease Can Be Fatal. But Why Is It Still Common?

Gideon

So much so that even the World Health Organization or WHO states, “Since many countries lack appropriate methods of diagnosing the infection or sufficient surveillance systems, the rate of occurrence is unknown. Online] [Accessed 08 07 2021]. [2] 255-257, 2021. [3] 13, 2021. [5] 1197-1203, 1977. [4]

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Disease Outbreaks and Economics with Prof. Desbordes

Gideon

In March 2021, the Journal of Mathematical Economics published a research paper, Spatial dynamics of major infectious diseases outbreaks: A global empirical assessment. Lots of data still need to be produced, in order to strengthen surveillance systems. Data are essential to guide domestic and international policymaking.

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Disaggregated Data Key to Tackling Low Maternal Vaccination Rates among Boston’s Black Pregnant Population

Maternal Health Task Force

Alarmingly, a secondary analysis of the national Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies Network (SET-NET) database revealed that between May 2021 and May 2022, only 38% of Black pregnant individuals in Massachusetts were vaccinated against COVID-19 compared with 56% of White pregnant individuals.

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Pictures of health: Photos help East Point show community’s challenges, but also joys

HEALTHBEAT

The exhibit is part of a partnership between the city and Morehouse School of Medicine that started in 2021. Placed alongside the photos are quotes from residents about the challenges they face paying bills and raising children, how housing affects health, and how the arts promote mental health in people of all ages. Are we listening?”