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Home My WebLink AboutCommunicable Disease (PDF)JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH – PLANNED PERFORMANCE MEASURES 2014 COMMUNITY HEALTH - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE (CD) PROGRAM [1] PROGRAMS: Tuberculosis, Communicable Disease (CD), Immunizations, Travelers Immunizations, Sexually Transmitted Disease, HIV, Syringe Exchange Program MISSION: The purpose of the Communicable Disease Health program is to protect Jefferson County residents from serious communicable diseases by providing disease surveillance, investigation and reporting, along with education, screening, treatment and immunization services. The program interacts with community members, medical providers, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH), Region 2 Emergency Management partners and other agencies while working toward this purpose. Goals Objectives Performance Indicators 2009 Actual 2010 Actual 2011 Actual 2012 Actual 2013 Projected 2014 Planned Goal 1: Maintain the low rates of active Tuberculosis (TB) in Jefferson County Encourage appropriate screening and treatment for latent TB infection. Number of clients tested for TB infection with PPD or QFT test N/A 244 201 198 200 200 Number of positive PPD and QFT TB tests evaluated N/A +PPD: 8 +QFT: 2 -QFT: 4 +PPD: 2 +QFT: 2 -QFT: 1 +PPD: 0 +QFT: 0 -QFT: 0 +PPD: 2 +QFT: 0 -QFT: 1 +PPD: 2 +QFT: 0 -QFT: 1 Number of clients started on preventive treatment for latent TB infection 1 2 3 2 2 2 Goal 2: Timely investigation of reportable conditions. Develop & update forms and protocols as needed for investigation of notifiable conditions using DOH electronic reporting systems PHIMS, PHIMS-STD, and PHRED. Total number of communicable disease reports confirmed, interventions applied and processed for reporting to the State 123 132 117 150 120 120 Number of Cryptosporidiosis cases reported to the State 5 8 7 7 3 5 Number of Giardiasis cases reported to the State 6 9 7 9 6 6 Number of STD cases reported to the State 54 71 52 57 67 60 Goal 3: Inform medical providers about current CD trends and new CD control recommendations. Provide updates, outreach and training to providers about local, state and national CD outbreaks and disease control recommendations. Provide reminders about reporting notifiable conditions and using the Regional Duty Officer. Number of alerts/updates/newsletters faxed or mailed to providers (not including DOH Influenza Updates) 24 13 13 14 13 13 JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH – PLANNED PERFORMANCE MEASURES 2014 COMMUNITY HEALTH - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE (CD) PROGRAM [2] Goals Objectives Performance Indicators 2009 Actual 2010 Actual 2011 Actual 2012 Actual 2013 Projected 2014 Planned Goal 4: Support universal access to vaccines for all children. Maintain an efficient system for supplying vaccine recommendations, up-dates and information on changes in the State vaccine program to provider clinics in Jefferson County Total number of doses of publicly funded vaccine (pediatric), administered by private health care providers and JCPH clinics, supplied and monitored through JCPH immunization program 6,034 Not including H1N1 5,389 Not including H1N1 5,574 5,403 5,400 5,400 Number & % of doses of publicly funded vaccine (pediatric) administered by private health care providers 5,152 85.4% 4,741 88.0% 5,001 89.7% 4,855 89.9% 4,800 4,800 Number & % of doses of publicly funded vaccine (pediatric) administered by JCPH 882 14.6% 648 12% 573 10.3% 548 10.1% 540 540 Number of adult vaccinations administered by JCPH 1,190 1,037 944 1,057 1,040 1,040 Number of visits to clinics to provide vaccine education, updates and technical support for clinic staff 13 8 19 20 15 15 Goal 5: Promote more extensive use of all Washington State Immunization Information System (WIIS) functions by the provider clinics. Continue to provide training and support to provider clinics for ordering vaccines using the Economic Ordering Quantity (EOQ) system to place orders through WIIS. Number of providers using EOQ to place appropriate vaccine orders through WIIS In develop- ment In develop- ment 5 5 6 6 Provide training and support to provider clinics for use of all WIIS vaccine related functions to accurately and efficiently track vaccine supply, administration and client records. Number of providers using WIIS to track monthly vaccine inventory N/A N/A N/A 2 3 6 Number of providers using WIIS to track monthly vaccine doses administered N/A N/A N/A 2 3 6 Number of Jefferson County children <6 with two or more immunizations in WIIS system 86% 87% 89% 87% 88% 89% JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH – PLANNED PERFORMANCE MEASURES 2014 COMMUNITY HEALTH - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE (CD) PROGRAM [3] Goals Objectives Performance Indicators 2009 Actual 2010 Actual 2011 Actual 2012 Actual 2013 Projected 2014 Planned Goal 6: Assess childhood immunization rates for children served by private health care provider clinics receiving State supplied vaccines Perform vaccine quality assurance visits for 50% of clinics and childhood immunization rate assessment for 25% of clinics receiving State supplied vaccines, as required by DOH. Number of clinics visited, to assess childhood immunization rates and/or do VFC Program Quality Assessment 1 2 2 2 2 + 1 visit by DOH Total= 3 clinics 2 + 1 visit by DOH Total= 3 clinics Assess Jefferson County childhood immunization rate using the new WIIS County View Reports. Childhood immunization rate N/A N/A N/A Carried over to 2013 Assess trends Assess trends Goal 7: Assist schools in increasing student compliance with Washington State immunization requirements. Provide training and assistance for school secretaries to access WIIS records for students who are out of compliance with State immunization requirements so that the school can notify parents of missing immunizations. Number of schools with secretaries trained in use of WIIS N/A N/A 1 6 9 9 Goal 8: The Family Planning and STD clinics will assist in controlling Chlamydia transmission in Jefferson County. Women seen in Family Planning clinic who are at higher risk for Chlamydia (age 24 and under) will be screened for Chlamydia annually. Total # female FP clinic clients at risk for Chlamydia (age 24 and under) screened for Chlamydia % of female FP clinic clients at risk for Chlamydia (age 24 and under) screened for Chlamydia N/A N/A 379 49.0% 388 62.2% 301 56.5% 340 60.0% 340 60.0% JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH – PLANNED PERFORMANCE MEASURES 2014 COMMUNITY HEALTH - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE (CD) PROGRAM [4] Goals Objectives Performance Indicators 2009 Actual 2010 Actual 2011 Actual 2012 Actual 2013 Projected 2014 Planned Goal 9: Maintain access to federally funded HIV testing and counseling for high risk persons with no medical insurance. Clients at high risk for HIV and without medical insurance will be tested through the Washington State Public Health Lab, others requesting testing will be tested through the Quest Lab and charged for testing. Number of persons counseled and tested for HIV infection DOH Lab:31 Quest Lab:64 Total: 95 DOH Lab:38 Quest Lab:69 Total: 107 DOH Lab:19 Quest Lab:63 Total: 82 DOH Lab:27 Quest Lab:75 Total: 102 90 90 Goal 10: Prevent the spread of blood borne communicable diseases among injecting drug users and their partners. Promote utilization of syringe exchange program (SEP) services. Number of visits to SEP 65 81 142 150 140 140 Number of syringes exchanged 14,044 9,156 17,726 17,405 15,000 15,000 Goal 11: Annual report to BOH for CD, TB, SEP, Immunization Programs. Complete Annual Report Pass/Fail PASS PASS PASS PASS PASS PASS Goal 12: Maintain and enhance Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (PHEPR) capacity. Develop and update regional Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan, coordinating with Region II partners Clallam and Kitsap Health Departments, local emergency response agencies, Jefferson Healthcare, local health care providers and agencies. 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