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Implementing an Urban Public Health Observatory for (Near) Real-Time Surveillance for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Brakefield, W.S., Ammar, N., Olusanya, O., Ozdenerol, E., Thomas, F.

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Peer Review Study

Data Collection and Analysis
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Data Collection and Reporting

Researchers from the University of Tennessee conducted this study to illuminate the associations between social determinant of health outcome factors and pandemic health outcomes. This was achieved by created the Urban Public Health Observatory (UPHO) model, which sought to provide real-time analysis of mid-sized U.S. metropolitan areas in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi.

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Outcomes of Interest

Reduction of Health Disparities

Priority Population(s)

Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic, Latino, or Latinx

Setting(s) of Implementation

Community

Geographic Area of Implementation

Implementation Period

2020