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Government of the District of Columbia Anthony A. Williams, Mayor. James A. Buford, Interim Director District of Columbia Department of Health. Government of the District of Columbia Department of Health. FAMILIARIZATION WORKSHOP. Michael Richardson, M.D.
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Government of the District of Columbia Anthony A. Williams, Mayor James A. Buford, Interim Director District of Columbia Department of Health Government of the District of Columbia Department of Health FAMILIARIZATION WORKSHOP Michael Richardson, M.D. Senior Deputy Director for the Office of Primary Care, Prevention and Planning
Lessons LearnedCOMMUNICATIONS • Types of information • Public (N.B. diversity) • Healthcare providers • Consequence management • Internal • Timeline for information • Expedite approval process for release • Call center necessary • Dissemination of information • Information specialist • Use all available media • Communicate regionally
Absenteeism In schools DOH Server Over counter Purchases of medicine Database End Users DC Police DC Public Safety DC Emergency Medical Svs Mayor’s Command Center DC Fire Dept Council of Governments (COG) Virginia Public Health Maryland Public Health Increase in Animal health visits Integrated Data Repository Increase in EMS Service Increase in 911 calls Increase requests for lab tests Increase in Family doctor visits XML Data Exchange First Responders ER’s HMO’s Pharmacy SOURCES OF SURVEILLANCE
CHALLENGES • MITIGATION • TRAINING • DISSEMINATION