Cynthia Lucero-Obusan
Biographic Data
| ID | 6061017 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cynthia Lucero-Obusan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cynthia |
| FAMILY NAME | Lucero-Obusan |
| SIGNATURE | LUCERO-OBUSAN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Gina Oda, Aditya Sharma, Cynthia Lucero-Obusan, Patricia Schirmer, and Mark Holodniy are with the Public Health National Program Office, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto, CA, and Washington, DC. Mark Holodniy is also with the Department of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at Stanford University, Stanford, CA. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Public health surveillance in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Background Early threat detection and situational awareness are vital to achieving a comprehensive and accurate view of health-related events for federal, state, and local health agencies. Key to this are public health and syndromic surveillance systems that can analyze large data sets to discover patterns, trends, and correlations of public health significance. In 2020, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) evaluated its public health surveillance…
Exposure Sources Among Veterans With Elevated Blood Lead Levels, United States, 2015‒2021
Objectives. To determine characteristics and sources of exposure in veterans with elevated blood lead levels (BLLs). Methods. We included users of US Veterans Health Administration care aged 18 years or older tested for BLL from October 2015 to September 2021. Prevalence of BLL 10 micrograms per deciliter (μg/dL) or higher and 25 μg/dL or higher was determined within demographic groups. Logistic regression analysis measured association of Interna…
Adapting the Surveillance Platform for Enteric and Respiratory Infectious Organisms at United States Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (Supernova) for Covid-19 Among Hospitalized Adults
Introduction: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rapidly initiated COVID-19 surveillance by leveraging existing hospital networks to assess disease burden among hospitalized inpatients and inform prevention efforts. Materials and Methods: The Surveillance Platform for Enteric and Respiratory Infectious Organisms at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (SUPERNOVA) is a network of five United States Vet…
Carbon monoxide poisoning surveillance in the Veterans Health Administration, 2010–2017
Our findings support the use of ICD-coded data for targeted CO poisoning surveillance, however, improvements are needed in ICD coding to reduce the percentage of cases coded with unknown injury intent and/or CO poisoning source. Prevalence of CO poisoning among Veterans is consistent with other U.S. estimates. Since most cases are unintentional, opportunities exist for provider and patient education to reduce risk
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Carbon monoxide poisoning surveillance in the Veterans Health Administration, 2010–2017
Our findings support the use of ICD-coded data for targeted CO poisoning surveillance, however, improvements are needed in ICD coding to reduce the percentage of cases coded with unknown injury intent and/or CO poisoning source. Prevalence of CO poisoning among Veterans is consistent with other U.S. estimates. Since most cases are unintentional, opportunities exist for provider and patient education to reduce risk
Adapting the Surveillance Platform for Enteric and Respiratory Infectious Organisms at United States Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (Supernova) for Covid-19 Among Hospitalized Adults
Introduction: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rapidly initiated COVID-19 surveillance by leveraging existing hospital networks to assess disease burden among hospitalized inpatients and inform prevention efforts. Materials and Methods: The Surveillance Platform for Enteric and Respiratory Infectious Organisms at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (SUPERNOVA) is a network of five United States Vet…
Public health surveillance in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Background Early threat detection and situational awareness are vital to achieving a comprehensive and accurate view of health-related events for federal, state, and local health agencies. Key to this are public health and syndromic surveillance systems that can analyze large data sets to discover patterns, trends, and correlations of public health significance. In 2020, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) evaluated its public health surveillance…
Exposure Sources Among Veterans With Elevated Blood Lead Levels, United States, 2015‒2021
Objectives. To determine characteristics and sources of exposure in veterans with elevated blood lead levels (BLLs). Methods. We included users of US Veterans Health Administration care aged 18 years or older tested for BLL from October 2015 to September 2021. Prevalence of BLL 10 micrograms per deciliter (μg/dL) or higher and 25 μg/dL or higher was determined within demographic groups. Logistic regression analysis measured association of Interna…
Internal Medicine (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Emergency Medicine (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Epidemiology (3 works) · Pathology (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Biostatistics (2 works) · Medical emergency (2 works) · Veterans Affairs (2 works)