Sentinel

Built for Stephanie Haridopolos · Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health, OASH

An early-signal board for public health — catch anomalies in everyday indicators before they're confirmed outbreaks.

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Pharmacy · Retail pharmacy aggregate

OTC antidiarrheal sales

Over-the-counter antidiarrheal purchases — an early behavioral signal.

Alert · z +4.07

340

baseline (units/day)

415

current (units/day)

+4.07

deviation (z)

21-day history → today

Jun 6Jun 16Jun 26

range 0–415

The series runs flat near baseline, then ends on today's count — the point being scored. History mean ≈ 336, close to the stored baseline of 340.

How today scores

z = (current − baseline) / √baseline
  = (415 − 340) / √340 (18.4)
  = 4.07 → ≥ 3 alert

Run for Jun 26, 2026. This is an early signal to investigate — not a confirmed outbreak. Aggregate counts only; no individual-level data exists in this indicator. Adjust the value back on the signal board to watch the level respond.

Showcase demo for the America's Future 80th Anniversary Summit. Showcase · best home: Nonprofit / public-good. Seeded with realistic sample data; runs payment-dark (no billing). Not a production system.