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Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department

Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department. Pandemic Illness Planning. Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department. Gay Hall, Department Head Emergency Preparedness and Public Health Information and Education Department

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Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department

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  1. Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department Pandemic Illness Planning

  2. Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department Gay Hall, Department Head Emergency Preparedness and Public Health Information and Education Department Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department 619 Ann Avenue Kansas City, KS 66101 Phone 913-573-6740 Fax 913-573-6747 E-mail ghall@wycokck.org

  3. Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department • Goal –Community Containment of Disease • Emergency Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Plan • For Public Health Emergencies e.g. Pandemics • By Local, Regional (15/A), State [Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)], and Federal [Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS)] Partners

  4. Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department • Main Components • Prevention • Surveillance • Investigation • Alert/Notification and Communications • Incident Management System • Laboratory and Health Care Systems • Isolation/Quarantine • Contingency Planning • Mass Prophylaxis Dispensing

  5. Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department • Prevention • Public Information • 26 Type A & 5 Type B Influenza Cases in Wyandotte County since 10/05 • Public Education • Hand Hygiene • Cover Your Cough • Clean and Disinfect Work Environmental Surfaces • Stay Home When Ill • Avoid Large Gatherings • Vaccination/ Antivirals • Ensure Access to Vaccine/ Antivirals

  6. Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department • Surveillance • Physicians/Clinics • Reportable, Increase (season), Change (ARDS) and Unusual (all ages) • Veterinarians • Animal disease that affect human population (birds making owners ill) • Businesses with over 500 employees • Absenteeism rate greater than 13% • Hospitals • Reportable, Increase, Change, and Unusual • Weekly/Monthly Influenza Data • Schools • Weekly Symptomolgy Reports pre-defined symptoms (e.g. upper respiratory conditions with/without fever)

  7. Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department • KDHE • Reportable diseases HAWK (local and region 15) • Missouri • Conference call held bi-weekly with regions 15 & A

  8. Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department • Alert/Notification and Communications • Health Alert Network (HAN)-24/7 contacts • Internal Phone Trees • Redundant Communications • Information Sharing: • Who/What/Where/When/How • Media, internet, intranet,…. • On-going information and education from the start

  9. Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department • Incident Management System • Incident Command System • Multiple Coordination Systems e.g. common terminology

  10. Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department • Investigation Protocols and Procedures • Individual Cases of Disease • Contacts • Contacts of Contacts

  11. Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department • Laboratories • Specimen Collection Protocols • Ensure Supplies on Hand • Testing Procedures • State Resources

  12. Hospitals Surveillance Decision-Making Structure Communications Education and training Patient triage Clinical evaluation and admission Occupational health Distribution of vaccines and antiviral drugs Surge capacity Mortuary issues Provision of care in non-hospital settings Security Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department

  13. Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department • Isolation of Ill • Home and Hospital Isolation • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • Insurance-flexible health care access • Leave policies (non-punitive, liberal/FMLA waiver) • Quarantine of Exposed • Home Quarantine • Flexible Hours and Worksites • Work Quarantine • Only leave home for work

  14. Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department • Contingency Plans • Personnel • Essential Personnel • Cross Training • Supplies • Stockpiling • Services • Essential Services • On-line Services • Mutual Aid

  15. Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department • Mass Prophylaxis Dispensing Antivirals/Vaccine • Open Sites • Public • Closed Sites • Only Employees and Families • Wyandotte County 4 Sites

  16. Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department • Overarching Message • Individual Responsibility to Be Prepared • Care for Self and Others • Government, hospitals, etc… can’t do it all • Partner with Mental Health and Faith Community-young/multiple deaths • Together we will make it through even this!

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