title: Social Network Diagramming as an Applied Tool for Public Health: Lessons Learned From an HCV Cluster.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We present an applied example of social network diagramming from 2010 to 2012 that was used to guide follow-up in a large HCV cluster in rural Wisconsin.
  
  
  METHODS
  In addition to collecting standard individual-level attributes, we also obtained partner-level information. Both sets of data were input into a network diagramming program to create a series of diagrams that emphasized variables, such as risk factors, key location in the network, and number of partners.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The visualization and cluster analysis guided testing and intervention priorities, were useful in sharing de-identified information about the cluster between health departments and community organizations and illustrated the key role young females played in holding the cluster together.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Social network diagramming should be considered a practical and important public health tool for use in cluster management.
authors.affiliation: At the time of the study, Katarina M. Grande was with the Population Health Institute, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. At the time of the study, Marisa Stanley was with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Madison. Carrie Redo and Amy Wergin are with the Manitowoc County Health Department, WI. Sheila Guilfoyle and Mari Gasiorowicz are with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Madison.
authors.forename: Katarina M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Grande
authors.affiliation: At the time of the study, Katarina M. Grande was with the Population Health Institute, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. At the time of the study, Marisa Stanley was with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Madison. Carrie Redo and Amy Wergin are with the Manitowoc County Health Department, WI. Sheila Guilfoyle and Mari Gasiorowicz are with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Madison.
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.affiliation: At the time of the study, Katarina M. Grande was with the Population Health Institute, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. At the time of the study, Marisa Stanley was with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Madison. Carrie Redo and Amy Wergin are with the Manitowoc County Health Department, WI. Sheila Guilfoyle and Mari Gasiorowicz are with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Madison.
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Redo
authors.affiliation: At the time of the study, Katarina M. Grande was with the Population Health Institute, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. At the time of the study, Marisa Stanley was with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Madison. Carrie Redo and Amy Wergin are with the Manitowoc County Health Department, WI. Sheila Guilfoyle and Mari Gasiorowicz are with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Madison.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wergin
authors.affiliation: At the time of the study, Katarina M. Grande was with the Population Health Institute, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. At the time of the study, Marisa Stanley was with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Madison. Carrie Redo and Amy Wergin are with the Manitowoc County Health Department, WI. Sheila Guilfoyle and Mari Gasiorowicz are with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Madison.
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guilfoyle
authors.affiliation: At the time of the study, Katarina M. Grande was with the Population Health Institute, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. At the time of the study, Marisa Stanley was with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Madison. Carrie Redo and Amy Wergin are with the Manitowoc County Health Department, WI. Sheila Guilfoyle and Mari Gasiorowicz are with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Madison.
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gasiorowicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods*; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012944:Social Support; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult