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Isolation & Quarantine
Acknowledgements
PUBLIC HEALTH - SEATTLE & KING COUNTY TOOLKIT TEAM
We want to acknowledge the fine work of our internal planning team:
ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH - SEATTLE & KING COUNTY ADVANCED PRACTICE CENTER The Public Health – Seattle & King County APC is a resource for local public health agencies throughout the nation as it develops plans and builds local and regional capacity for responding to an act of bioterrorism or other public health emergency. PHSKC APC has contributed to the nation’s preparedness through the development of a number of best practice tools for public health departments nationwide. Some of these products include:
Planning and Managing Isolation & Quarantine Web Toolkit includes tools for putting a plan together, an I&Q response center model, and tabletop exercises for testing your I&Q plan.
An Emergency Risk Communication Course for Public Health Professionals was developed in collaboration with the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine. This course was designed to provide an introduction to emergency risk communication concepts and principles.
Speak First: Communicating Effectively in Times of Crisis and Uncertainty is a proven, practical training for building the skills to delivering first messages in the early hours of a crisis. Learn what you need to know, to sharpen your skills and to teach others how to master these best practices.
"Hello, how may I help you?" Creating and operating a Public Information Call Center is a toolkit to assist public health departments in building capacity to handle a surge in phone calls during an emergency.
The Preparing for Pandmic Flu: It's Not Business as Usual offers business engagement outreach template and resources for developing partnerships with the business community around public heath preparedness, specifically pandemic influenza.
ABOUT NACCHO ADVANCED PRACTICE CENTERS
We could not have undertaken this process without the support of an Advanced Practice Center Grant from the National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Advanced Practice Centers (APCs) are local Public Health agencies that are developing best practice tools and resources to help advance preparation, response and recovery in the event of emergency situations. APCs are funded by the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Learn more about the Advance Practice work being done across the nation and what additional tools are available to help your local Public Health agency's preparedness efforts.
This Web Toolkit was supported by Cooperative Agreement Number U50/CCU302718 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC or NACCHO.
Acknowledgements
PUBLIC HEALTH - SEATTLE & KING COUNTY TOOLKIT TEAM
We want to acknowledge the fine work of our internal planning team:
- Allene Mares, Regional Health Administrator, Community Based Public Health
- Allison Bishop, I&Q Planner, Community Health Services
- Amy Eiden, Special Projects Manager - Legal, Preparedness
- Carina Elsenboss, APC Program Manager, Preparedness
- Chas DeBolt, Epidemiologist, Communicable Disease and Epidemiology
- Diane Bonne, Response Program Manager, Preparedness
- Diana Vinh, Training Manager, Preparedness
- Jo Ellen Warner, Senior Risk Communication Specialist, Risk Communications
- Jim Jorgensen, APC Program Manager, Preparedness
- Mark Rowe, Business Continuity Manager, Preparedness
- Michael Loehr, Preparedness Director, Preparedness
- Michelle Pennylegion, Preparedness Manager, Community Health Services
- Shelly McKeirnan, EPI Response Coordinator, Communicable Disease and Epidemiology
- Caren Adams, Regional Health Educator, Community Based Public Health
- June Beleford, Regional Health Educator, Community Based Public Health
- Elaine Cummins, Regional Health Educator, Community Based Public Health
- Kathleen Kalb, Staff Development Specialist, Community Health Services
- Charisa Fotinos, MD, Medical Director, Community Health Services
- Jeff Duchin, MD, Disease Control Officer, Communicable Disease and Epidemiology
- Nancy Cherry, RN, Chief of Nursing, Community Health Services
- Multnomah County (Oregon) DRAFT "Isolation & Quarantine and Other Community Containment Actions" Regional Public Health Emergency Response Plan
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health
- Spokane Regional Health District I & Q Plan
- Meredith Li-Vollmer
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ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH - SEATTLE & KING COUNTY ADVANCED PRACTICE CENTER The Public Health – Seattle & King County APC is a resource for local public health agencies throughout the nation as it develops plans and builds local and regional capacity for responding to an act of bioterrorism or other public health emergency. PHSKC APC has contributed to the nation’s preparedness through the development of a number of best practice tools for public health departments nationwide. Some of these products include:
Planning and Managing Isolation & Quarantine Web Toolkit includes tools for putting a plan together, an I&Q response center model, and tabletop exercises for testing your I&Q plan.
An Emergency Risk Communication Course for Public Health Professionals was developed in collaboration with the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine. This course was designed to provide an introduction to emergency risk communication concepts and principles.
Speak First: Communicating Effectively in Times of Crisis and Uncertainty is a proven, practical training for building the skills to delivering first messages in the early hours of a crisis. Learn what you need to know, to sharpen your skills and to teach others how to master these best practices.
"Hello, how may I help you?" Creating and operating a Public Information Call Center is a toolkit to assist public health departments in building capacity to handle a surge in phone calls during an emergency.
The Preparing for Pandmic Flu: It's Not Business as Usual offers business engagement outreach template and resources for developing partnerships with the business community around public heath preparedness, specifically pandemic influenza.
ABOUT NACCHO ADVANCED PRACTICE CENTERS
We could not have undertaken this process without the support of an Advanced Practice Center Grant from the National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Advanced Practice Centers (APCs) are local Public Health agencies that are developing best practice tools and resources to help advance preparation, response and recovery in the event of emergency situations. APCs are funded by the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Learn more about the Advance Practice work being done across the nation and what additional tools are available to help your local Public Health agency's preparedness efforts.
This Web Toolkit was supported by Cooperative Agreement Number U50/CCU302718 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC or NACCHO.
