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| ACDP works with local health departments, other states and the CDC to prevent and control the spread of acute infectious diseases. |
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ACDP protects Oregonians' health by conducting disease surveillance; collecting and analyzing surveillance data. and publishing reports with public health recommendations; developing disease prevention, preparedness and response guidelines and training public health staff in their use; and investigating and controlling disease outbreaks.
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Assist local health departments with disease investigation and control.
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Investigate outbreaks with local health departments, neighboring states or the CDC.
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Conduct surveillance on diseases of new and increasing concern.
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Collect, analyze and publish reportable disease surveillance data to guide public health policy.
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Provide guidelines about preparedness and response to a bioterrorism event or natural pandemic.
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Educate patients and clinicians about the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Develop electronic disease reporting networks through the ELR and NEDSS programs.
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Review and approve alternative methods of infectious waste treatment.
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Annual Performance Measures
The Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention Program (ACDP) is part of the Office of Disease Prevention and Epidemiology in the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS), Health Services cluster. Health Services performance measures are included in the DHS Annual Performance Report.
Many of our activities are directed and funded by grants from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which requires regular progress reports for continued funding. These include the Bioterrorism Preparedness, Response and Training Program, the Oregon AWARE antibiotic resistance education program, and the Emerging Infectious Disease program.
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Click on the link in the list below to go to each section's home page, or scroll down to read more.
- Bioterrorism preparedness and response: works to increase disease surveillance, detection, and outbreak investigation capacity through improved protocols, communications networks and staff training in epidemiology
- CD Summary: the Office of Disease Prevention and Epidemiology's bi-weekly newsletter
- Infectious waste: infectious waste treatment and approval of alternative methods
- Emerging Infections Program (EIP): these programs conduct surveillance for diseases of current public health concern, and newly emerging infections which may pose a future threat. They also develop systems for rapid electronic reporting of diseases and outbreaks
- Active Bacterial Core Surveillance (ABCs): Groups A and B Streptococcus, meningococcal disease, Haemophilus influenzae, pneumococcal disease, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Oregon AWARE antibiotic resistance education: educating professionals and the public on proper antibiotic use
- ELR Messaging System: allows transfer of disease reporting messages between labs, hospitals and the state and local health departments
- eSentinel: secure web-based disease reporting for infection-control practitioners and ICU managers
- FoodNet: foodborne and antimicrobial-resistant pathogen surveillance: (Campylobacter, Cyclospora, E. coli O157, enteric adenovirus, HUS, Listeria, norovirus, rotavirus, Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, Yersinia)
- Influenza and influenza-like-illness surveillance: tracks influenza and pediatric influenza in Oregon
- Med-X: electronic medical examiner data surveillance for deaths of public health concern
- National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS): tests Salmonella, Shigella, E. coli O157, Listeria, Vibio and Campylobacter for antimicrobial susceptibility
- National Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS): building infrastructure for a national public health information network
- PulseNet: PFGE culture typing
- Statewide viral hepatitis planning: develops and executes plans for the prevention, education and management of Hepatitis C
- Unexpected illness and death surveillance: works with clicians and hospitals through the eSentinel reporting network and with medical examiners through the Med-X network to detect emerging infectious diseases
- West Nile virus/Arbovirus Surveillance: surveillance and education
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