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Public Health Preparedness: Denton County Health Department’s Approach

Public Health Preparedness: Denton County Health Department’s Approach. Health Emergency Alert Response Team Matt Richardson, MPH. Health Emergency Alert Response Team. Who are we? Jessica Gullion, PhD Epidemiologist Matt Richardson, MPH Coordinator

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Public Health Preparedness: Denton County Health Department’s Approach

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  1. Public Health Preparedness: Denton County Health Department’s Approach Health Emergency Alert Response Team Matt Richardson, MPH

  2. Health Emergency Alert Response Team • Who are we? • Jessica Gullion, PhD Epidemiologist • Matt Richardson, MPH Coordinator • Jay Thatcher, BA Assistant Coordinator • Cubby Gardner, RN Outbreak Manager • Melicia Brown, MPH Health Educator • Sandra McKinney Administrative Manager • Randy Kesseler, DO Physician

  3. HEART: What do we do? • Planning and Preparedness • Current projects include: • Smallpox Vaccination Program (Pre and Post-event) • Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) coordination and planning • Epidemiology/Investigation of Communicable/Infectious disease • Bioweapon-release Response Planning • Countywide WMD exercise planning

  4. CDRT • Communicable Disease Response Team • School nurses • Hospital Infection Control • Local Physicians • Fire • Police • EMS • Emergency Management • University Health Centers

  5. Epidemiology and Surveillance • Epidemiologist • Improved Disease Reporting and Follow-up • Expanded Surveillance • RedBat Surveillance software—will be countywide in 2-3 months • HEART serves as epidemiological investigation team

  6. Example: Monkeypox • Animals shipped to Denton County from infected supply (Phil’s Pocket Pets, Chicago) • HEART investigated contacts in collaboration with municipal animal control and police departments • Testing performed on raccoon for Monkeypox—no confirmed cases in humans or pets in Denton County

  7. Example: SARS • Possible SARS contact exposure to resident • Utilized Mobile Clinic for investigation of exposures and sample collection • Continuous on-site monitoring by clinical staff • Collaboration with CDC/Texas Department of Health/Dallas County Health and Human Services

  8. Emergency Communication Network • Interoperability with “Countywide” communication (800 MHz encrypted radio system) • Pager/Mobile communication for HEART • 24/7 HOTLINE for emergency programming • Call Center planning with Denton County IT • Broadcast Fax to Physicians/Veterinarians

  9. GIS and Health Informatics • Partner with Denton County GIS to create unique graphical tools • Epidemiological overlays • Population-based Clinic/Dispensing site locations • WNV and Rabies Mapping

  10. How to contact us: • Matt Richardson, MPH • Matt.richardson@dentoncounty.com • (940) 349-2914 • www.dentoncounty.com/HEART

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