Pandemic Preparedness: Swine influenza A (H1N1)

2009 Mexico Outbreak
Data dissemination in dynamically-linked maps, charts and graphs

Assessment of the current situation:

According to the WHO: "The number of human cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 is still increasing substantially in many countries, even in countries that have already been affected for some time. "Many countries with widespread community transmission have moved to testing only samples of ill persons and have shifted surveillance efforts to monitoring and reporting of trends. This shift has been recommended by WHO, because as the pandemic progresses, monitoring trends in disease activity can be done better by following trends in illness cases rather than trying to test all ill persons, which can severely stress national resources. It remains a top priority to determine which groups of people are at highest risk of serious disease so steps to best to protect them can be taken. " [24 July 2009]

Directives have been been issued by national and local health agencies to plan for a significantly larger second wave of Influenza H1N1 anticipated as flu season commences in the Northern Hemisphere in Fall 2009. Now is the time to evaluate H1N1 data visualization and presentation options, to both clinical and external audiences.

There is also currently a need to plan to track and share data on location and inventories of anti-viral drugs, doses distributed to the population and the management of the Influenza A/H1N1 vaccine once it becomes available,

Phase 2: Treatment & Monitoring - Current Reports

Case monitoring and tracking data on spread, trend, intensity and impact on health services

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World

Pandemic monitoring with qualitative measures

The Americas

Cases by week

The Americas

Pandemic monitoring with qualitative measures

England & Wales

Influenza-like illness with anti-virals

Phase 1: Surveillance - Official Reports

Tracking laboratory confirmed cases from outbreak to early July 2009

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Global Report

Mondo ● Chile ● Brasil ● Canadá

España ● Mexico ● USA

Europe

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InstantAtlas is now well-established in the United States and United Kingdom and used by international, national and state health departments, regional and local public health authorities. It is ideal for presenting data values and trends in a spatial context to internal and external audiences. e.g. demographic data, epidemiological statistics, health indicators. Its serves equally well as a tool for monitoring performance of health resources and presenting survey results. Departments of Health in twelve US States are implementing this software.

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You can take data from a spreadsheet, add your boundary file, publish an InstantAtlas stand-alone dynamic flash report and place it on your web site. Typically, this can all be done in less than a day. You do not need any special technical knowledge. You use familiar tools.

If you currently have data query, table maker or static mapping systems in place or in development, consider this also as a valuable add-on for integration.

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National, State and Local Reports

Texas - by county

Mexico - by state

Global and Continental Reports

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Global - by country or sovereign territory

North America by state or province

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A few of the health organizations using InstantAtlas:

World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Pan-American Health Organization, Washington D.C.
WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen
Association of Public Health Observatories, UK
CDC Regional Office for Central America and Panama (CDC-CAP)
Center for Health Program Development, University of Maryland, USA
European Union Public Health Information System (EUPHIX), EU
Federal Health Monitoring (Federal Statistical Office DESTATIS), Germany
Florida Department of Health
Institute for Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Registry Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Institute for Nutrition of Central America and Panama, Guatemala
Landesinstitut für Gesundheit und Arbeit NRW (LIGA), Germany
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Ministries of Health: Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, Honduras, New Zealand, Peru

InstantAtlas Product Options for Health Mapping and Reporting

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Option 2: InstantAtlas Server

1. Inexpensive and easy to implement, the solution is in widespread use internationally

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About GeoWise and InstantAtlas

GeoWise develops and sells innovative, award-winning products and solutions that manage and present geography and statistics within web browsers. The GeoWise team has a unique blend of skills in data visualization, software, geography and statistics.

InstantAtlas™ improves the management and communication of location-based statistical data. InstantAtlas enables information analysts, researchers and GIS professionals to create highly-interactive web solutions that combine statistics and map data to improve data visualization, enhance communication, and engage people in more informed decision making.