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Communicable Disease Control & Surveillance


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Best Practice
Published Date      Title - Author - Description
07/29/2005  Clostridium Difficile Prevention & Control - Communicable Disease Control & Surveillance - Provides guidance to health care providers regarding the prevention and control of infection with Clostridium difficile in health care facilities.
07/07/2005  Initial Medical Screening and Care of Refugees - Division of Public Health Services, Communicable Disease Control & Surveillance - Provides guidelines for the medical profession to assure that NH's international refugees receive healthcare that is culturally, linguistically and medically appropriate.
02/22/1999  Viral Gastrointestinal Illness in Nursing Homes - Division of Public Health Services, Communicable Disease Control & Surveillance - Prevent employee acquisition and transmission of Gastrointesinal Illness (GI).  Use safeguards with laundry; clean soiled surfaces; minimize contact between well and ill persons; stop renewal of susceptible population and more details.
 
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Data-Statistical Report  (more)
Reporting Period      Title - Owner - Description
11/01/2008 to 11/30/2008  Communicable Disease Bulletin - Communicable Disease Control & Surveillance - The Communicable Disease Bulletin is a periodic publication covering a variety of communicable disease topics. 
01/01/2005 to 12/31/2005  Communicable Disease Surveillance Annual Report - Division of Public Health Services Communicable Disease Control & Surveillance - Provides useful information on reported communicable diseases in NH for health care providers, educators and other interested persons. 
01/01/2005 to 12/31/2005  NH Integrated Epidemiologic Profile for HIV/AIDS Prevention & Care Planning - Division of Public Health Services, Communicable Disease Control & Surveillance - The NH Integrated Epidemiologic Profile for HIV/AIDS Prevention & Care Planning (IEP) is a collection of data related to the HIV/ AIDS epidemic and HIV prevention and care services in New Hampshire. 
Fact Sheet  (more)
Published Date      Title - Author - Description
04/30/2009  All Health Hazards Regions Map with Cities & Towns - Division of Public Health, Communicable Disease Control & Surveillance, Pandemic Planning - Provides a map of the 19 all health hazards regions with cities and towns, and awarded funding for pandemic planning.
10/28/2008  Hand Washing Posters - Division of Public Health Services, Communicable Disease Control & Surveillance - Hand washing tips and techniques for health care workers and kids to help prevent the spread of infections in a poster format.
05/27/2008  West Nile Virus and People - Division of Public Health Services, Communicable Disease Control & Surveillance - A series of Fact Sheets dealing with issues of West Nile virus and humans.  Includes general precautions as well as specific information for child care providers, schools and hunters.
Form  (more)
Effective Date      Title - Owner - Description
08/25/2008  Disease Reporting Forms - Division of Public Health Services, Communicable Disease Control & Surveillance - Disease Reporting Forms for Health Care Providers to file for reportable diseases.
07/12/2006  After Action Template - Division of Public Health Services, Pandemic Planning - A tool for use following  preparedness exercises and drills, such as the tabletop drill that is required as part of the pandemic planning initiative.
07/12/2006  Pandemic Self Assessment - Division of Public Health Services, and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)  - A check list of activities to help determine planners determine the readiness of state and local public health regions. 
Policy-Guideline  (more)
Effective Date      Title - Owner - Description
01/16/2009  Arboviral Illness Surveillance, Prevention & Response Plan - Division of Public Health Services, Communicable Disease Control & Surveillance - Guidance on operational aspects of surveillance, prevention & response by the state and local communities responsible for the control of mosquito-borne disease and encourage proactive preparations. Permanent plan, updated as needed.
07/30/2008  Reportable Diseases for Laboratories & Health Care Providers - Division of Public Health Services, Communicable Disease Control & Surveillance - Specific diseases laboratories and health care providers are required to isolate or characterize and report.  Required timeframes to report.  Suspected outbreaks and gastrointestinal illness in specific target groups must be reported immediately. 
03/05/2008  Recommendations for the Prevention and Control of Multi-drug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) - Division of Public Health Services, Communicable Disease Control & Surveillance - Provides information about control MDROs in NH while maintaining quality of life for those patients/residents who are colonized or infected with MDROs.
 
Press Release -- See the Public Information Office Library.

Procedure
Effective Date      Title - Procedure Number - Owner - Description
06/06/2007  Clinical Sample Submission for Arboviral Testing - PHL - Division of Public Health Services, Communicable Disease Control & Surveillance - Directions for submitting West Nile Virus clinical specimens to be tested including step by step procedures to prepare and package specimen, identification information required and where to get collection kits and where to deliver specimens
Research
Published Date      Title - Author - Description
12/08/2005  A Potential Influenza Pandemic:Possible Macroeconomic Effects and Policy Issues - Published by the Congressional Budget Office: Robert Arnold, Jeanne De Sa, Tim Gronniger,Allison Percy, et al. - Research from the Congressional Budget Office that focuses on the potential for, and possible economic effects of, a pandemic of avian flu.
 
RFP -- See the Office of Business Operations Library.

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