Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation. 1. The Grantee shall identify, investigate, and report to the Department all known cases of reportable diseases as identified in 28 Pa Code Ch. 27 (relating to Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases) as required, throughout the Grant year and report to the Department per the timelines established in 28 Pa Code Ch. 27.
2. The Grantee shall conduct at least one outreach training for physicians, hospitals, laboratories, and sentinel reporters within their jurisdiction on 28 Pa Code Chapter 27 (relating to Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases) by June 30, 2017 to increase disease reporting to the Department.
Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation. Introduction Capability Functions This capability consists of the ability to perform the following functions:
1. Conduct Public Health Surveillance and Detection
2. Conduct Public Health and Epidemiological Investigation
3. Recommend, Monitor, and Analyze Mitigation Actions
4. Improve Public Health and Epidemiological Investigation Systems Alignment of Measures to Capability
Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation. PHEP 13.1: Disease Reporting awardee-required timeframe How is the measure calculated? Numerator: Number of reports of selected reportable disease received by a public health agency within the awardee-required timeframe Denominator: Number of reports of selected reportable disease received by a public health agency
Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation. Category A agents: Category A agents can create situations that significantly impact community health. Most require broad public health preparedness efforts, such as enhanced surveillance and rapid public health response, particularly if used intentionally or found to be widespread. For this performance measure, awardees should report only for botulism and tularemia. Date of diagnosis – presumptive/clinical: Selection of this case event date type presumes awardees (and LHDs) have or will have a standardized process and defined data field in place in their surveillance system(s) to capture this information. Awardees that have a generic date of diagnosis field on their case report forms or in their electronic disease surveillance systems should be sure they have clearly defined whether this field refers to presumptive/clinical or lab- confirmed diagnosis. Please see definitions section for more information.
Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation. 1. The Grantee shall identify and investigate all known cases of reportable diseases as identified in 28 Pa Code Ch. 27 (relating to Communicable and Non- Communicable diseases) as required, throughout the grant year and report to the Department per the timelines established in 28 Pa Code Ch. 27.
Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation. Exercise 3: A regionally-based workshop sponsored by MDPH to develop a regionally-based Medical Countermeasures (MCM) plan to complement local emergency dispensing through identification of medical countermeasure distribution and dispensing strategies at the regional, or ‘whole community’ level. PHEP Capability 8: Medical Countermeasure Dispensing Following receipt of response metrics, submit updates to HHAN list contact information. Regional Coordinator will share response results with Region/coalition. Identification of Coalition participants. Coordinate follow up actions. Identification of Coalition participants. Coordinate follow up actions. Identification of Coalition participants. Coordinate follow up actions. September 30, 2015 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2016 June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 February 28, 2016
Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation. If participating in MAVEN, no documentation required. State lab sends quarterly reports on LBOH participation to OPEM. If not participating, must explain reasons for non- participation and document MDPH approval of alternate means used to share epidemiological data. June 30, 2016
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Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation. Introduction <.. image(Field Investigation Public Domain Image 6377 from xxxx://xxxx.xxx.xxx) removed ..> This capability includes activities related to surveillance and the detection of public health threats; conducting and documenting epidemiological investigations; and the recommendation or implementation of public health control measures. Case reporting is a prerequisite for an effective public health system and is an essential component of public health emergency preparedness. Timely reporting permits public health agencies to initiate investigations and recommend interventions, thereby protecting the health of the community. Conducting and documenting investigations with complete reports enables public health agencies to improve the quality of these investigations by ensuring that the incident is appropriately characterized, and that results and recommendations are documented and shared with decision makers.
1. Conduct Public Health Surveillance and Detection
2. Conduct Public Health and Epidemiological Investigation
3. Recommend, Monitor, and Analyze Mitigation Actions
4. Improve Public Health and Epidemiological Investigation Systems Alignment of Measures to Capability awardee-required timeframe How is the measure calculated? Why is this measure important?
Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation. Function 1: Conduct public health surveillance and detection Task 1: LPHA shall develop, incorporate, review and maintain within its public health emergency procedures the following: Performance Measure 13.1: Document reports received by public health agency within the jurisdiction’s required time frame for a public health emergency.
Function 2: Conduct public health and epidemiological investigations Task 1. Conduct outreach and education on reportable diseases with health care providers and other community partners such as schools, childcare, skilled nursing care, etc. Performance Measure 13.2: Disease investigation procedures detail how investigation capability can be expanded using reassigned staff and/or volunteers. Performance Measure 13.3: Sufficient staff and/or volunteers are cross-trained to double day- to-day disease investigation capacity when necessary.
Function 3: Recommend, monitor, and analyze mitigation actions Task 1: Determine public health actions recommended for the mitigation of the threat.
