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Enhancing Communicable Disease Communication and Collaboration in Lake County

The Lake County Health Department, serving 26,000 residents with a diverse 25% Native American population, aims to establish a robust communicable disease program. Challenges include jurisdictional complexities, but opportunities exist to enhance communication between health departments and local medical providers to facilitate disease response. By fostering regional public health connections and supporting a dedicated communicable disease position, Lake County seeks to improve community health outcomes, ensuring effective collaboration and preparedness in managing communicable diseases.

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Enhancing Communicable Disease Communication and Collaboration in Lake County

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  1. Communication, Disease Reporting and Collaboration Brigid O’Connor Lake County Health Department Flathead Reservationand Lake County TERC/LEPC

  2. Lake County: Who we are • 26,000 residents • 25% Native American (approximately) • 80% rural population • “Open Reservation” • Polson with 4,041 residents—largest community • Salish Kootenai College • Largest Employers: 1: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes 2: Lake County

  3. Lake County, Montana

  4. Tribal Areas in Lake County

  5. Internal: Develop a comprehensive Communicable Disease program in the Lake County Health DepartmentExternal: Partner PH with local disaster responders through the TERC/LEPC Create/foster regional PH connections. Goals

  6. Develop Communicable Disease Position within Health Department • Part time position to be primary CD contact for Health Dept. and PH Emergency Preparedness Coordinator • Improve communication between HD and local medical providers • Build on the current team-work between LCHD and Tribal Health

  7. Question Does your Health Department have a Communicable Disease position supported by local funding? A. Totally funded B. More than 50% local funding C. Less than 50% local funding D. No local funding

  8. Improve Communication Between HD and Local Medical Providers • Develop relationship betweenproviders and HD • Offer useable information to them regularly • Expect information from them HD Providers • Be a conduit for info from other sources directly to providers • Identify how to best get infoto the NURSES!

  9. TERC/LEPC • TERC began in 1990 • 1995 TERC/LEPC meeting monthly • Spring 1996 Epi-Team created • Autumn 2001 Health Subgroup of the TERC/LEPC born • Early autumn 2002 CDC Emerg. Prep. Grants • Late autumn 2002 Health Subgroup expanded • Tribal/County Charter

  10. Strengthen Regional Communication • Send Communicable Disease notes to both providers and neighboring Health Departments • Coordinate on significant press releases • Collaborate on deliverables • Share plans and templates

  11. Challenges • Policy issues • Jurisdictional issues • Meshing DES and PH

  12. Successes • Strengthenedcoordination between LCHD and THHS • Established valued advisory group—Health Subgroup of the TERC/LEPC • Managed Communicable Disease events as a team • Assured a Public Health position in the TERC/LEPC Charter • One joint PHERP • One DES Response Plan

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