RESUMO
Building on the success of initiatives put forth during the COVID-19 pandemic response, US health officials are expanding wastewater surveillance programs to track other target pathogens and diseases of public health interest. The Houston Health Department in Houston, Texas, USA, conducted a hypothesis-generating study whereby infectious disease subject matter experts suggested potential targets. This study addressed 2 criteria recommended by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for selecting wastewater targets. Results can be used as a basis of a questionnaire for a future population-based study to recommend targets of highest priority to include for expanded wastewater sampling.
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COVID-19 , Saúde Pública , SARS-CoV-2 , Águas Residuárias , Texas/epidemiologia , Águas Residuárias/virologia , Águas Residuárias/microbiologia , Humanos , COVID-19/epidemiologia , COVID-19/prevenção & controle , COVID-19/transmissão , Microbiologia da Água , Vigilância Epidemiológica Baseada em Águas ResiduáriasRESUMO
This paper describes a community-based substance abuse prevention program utilizing a cognitive-behavioral curriculum to children and adolescents affected by a substance use disorder in a parent or caretaker.