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Communication, Communication, Disease Reporting Disease Reporting and Collaboration and Collaboration Brigid O’Connor Lake County Health Department Flathead Reservation and Lake County TERC/LEPC
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Communication, Disease Reporting and Collaboration. Brigid O’Connor Lake County Health Department Flathead Reservation and Lake County TERC/LEPC. Lake County: Who we are. 26,000 residents 25% Native American (approximately) 80% rural population “Open Reservation” - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Communication, Communication, Disease Reporting Disease Reporting and Collaborationand Collaboration
Brigid O’Connor
Lake County Health DepartmentFlathead Reservation and Lake County
TERC/LEPC
Lake County: Who we areLake 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
Lake County, MontanaLake County, Montana
Tribal Areas in Lake CountyTribal Areas in Lake County
Internal: Develop a comprehensive Communicable Disease program in the Lake County Health Department
External: Partner PH with local disaster responders through the TERC/LEPC Create/foster regional PH connections.
GoalsGoals
Develop Communicable Disease Position Develop Communicable Disease Position within Health Departmentwithin 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
QuestionQuestion
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
Improve Communication Between HD Improve Communication Between HD and Local Medical Providersand Local Medical Providers Develop relationship between
providers and HD
Offer useable information to them regularly
Expect information from them
ProvidersProvidersHDHD
Be a conduit for info from other sources directly to providers
Identify how to best get infoto the NURSES!
TERC/LEPCTERC/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
Strengthen Regional CommunicationStrengthen 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
ChallengesChallenges
Policy issues
Jurisdictional issues
Meshing DES and PH
SuccessesSuccesses
Strengthened coordination 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
