County of Los Angeles
Department of Public Health
Acute Communicable Disease Control
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Acute Communicable Disease Control
Because of the Los Angeles County Department of Public
Health’s (LAC DPH) recent restructuring, it is vital to
refine disease investigation and response protocols for
a several communicable diseases. In September 2018, a
range of LAC DPH representatives (AMDs, PHNSs, PHNs, and
ACDC staff) met to discuss and draft improvements to the
protocols. These revisions strive to: streamline
investigation and response processes while not
jeopardizing public health and safety, reduce DPH
workload, improve timeliness and efficiency of disease
investigations, as well as prioritize efforts for
diseases with greater public health impact. An overview
of these revisions will be conducted during a webinar on
December 5 and a more in-depth training will be held on
December 19 (see below).
Further revisions will be made based upon input from
staff and the changes will not go into effect until
January 14, 2019.
Disease Protocols: Overview Webinar
December 12, 2019
Disease Protocols:
Training Webinar December 19, 2018
SUMMARY OF PRIMARY
PROTOCOL CHANGES
The following
are the overall key changes to the protocols that have
been proposed.
Reduce the number of in-person site visits
As appropriate, assess the situation by phone;
follow-up by phone as warranted
Provide site visits as needed (i.e., for special
circumstances) and if requested
Reduce AMD sign-off -- Responsibility switches to PHNSs
Only for select disease investigations
Purpose: Improve timeliness and efficiency and
increase autonomy of PHNs
Limit exclusion of cases and contacts to those with greater
likelihood of disease transmission
Reduce workload of follow-up and continued
testing
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