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ACDP Programs
The Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention Program (ACDP) is part of the Office of Disease Prevention and Epidemiology in the Department of Human Services, Public Health Services cluster.
Click the link to go to each ACD program's home page. Scroll below for a brief description.
- 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 clinicians 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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