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Use of CAHAN

California Health Alert Network (CAHAN) Tiffany Magee, MPH Health Alert Network Coordinator California Department of Public Health Emergency Preparedness Office. Use of CAHAN. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requires all states to have a Health Alert Network (HAN)

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Use of CAHAN

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  1. California Health Alert Network(CAHAN)Tiffany Magee, MPHHealth Alert Network CoordinatorCalifornia Department of Public HealthEmergency Preparedness Office

  2. Use of CAHAN The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requires all states to have a Health Alert Network (HAN) CAHAN is the official Public Health Alerting System used and administered by the California Department of Public Health CAHAN use and training is available to local public health jurisdictions, hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, Indian health clinics, and other public health partners for emergency planning and response to public health events

  3. CAHAN Expansion Project • January 2009-October 2009 • 98 Workshops offered in 20 counties • 1,156 total participants • 416 - Hospitals • 250 – Public health partners (CDPH-L&C, law, fire, schools, MRC, ARC, EMS) • 176 - LHDs • 157 - Clinics • 138 - LTC facilities • 19 - Indian Health clinics

  4. CAHAN Expansion Project Number of individual facilities that attended a workshop • 230 hospitals • 80 clinics • 80 LTC facilities • 11 Indian Health Clinics

  5. CAHAN Expansion Project Health Care Facilities on CAHAN • 322/441 hospitals (73%) • 388/975 clinics (40%) • 253/1308 Skilled nursing facilities (19%) • 32/38 Indian Health Clinics (84%) • 111 users now on CAHAN

  6. CAHAN Use and Growth Number of CAHAN Users State and 2003 – 867 2004 – 1,716 2005 – 3,629 2006 – 6,857 2007 – 10,550 2008 – 15,855 2009 – 26,000+ (Nov. 2009) Number of Alerts Sent Local 2003 – 0 2004 – 236 2005 – 282 2006 – 710 2007 – 1,304 2008 – 1,721 2009 – 9,250 (Nov. 2009)

  7. CAHAN Alerts • Sample of 332 alerts • 4 month time period • Only included actual alerts (exercises, tests, cancelled alerts, and hospital codes were left out) • Alert Topics included: • H1N1 guidance, information, and reporting • H1N1 conference calls, public information materials, and risk communications • EOC/DOC activations, deactivations, and status changes • HAvBED reporting requirements • Training announcements

  8. CAHAN Alerts Recommended Alert Priorities • Low • Important but not urgent • Informational • No action required • Medium • Urgent • Usually requires action • Usually requires confirmation • High • Highly urgent: Involves a serious threat to public health and safety • Requires action • Requires confirmation

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  13. Current CAHAN Projects • Enhanced computer based CAHAN training • Increase participation for facilities unable to travel to live training • CAHAN Upgrade (4.7-5.1) • Increased telecommunications capacity (phone and fax) • Automatic password reset • All-license access to the document library • Formatting to alert messages • Can now have hyperlinks, line breaks, bullets, fonts, colors, etc • Attachments to alerts can be included • Call-in and retrieve alerts

  14. CAHAN Contacts CAHAN Team Contact Information Email cahaninfo@cdph.ca.gov Phone (877) 376-4767

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