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Letters and Memos to Healthcare Providers

Archived Letters and Memos to Healthcare Providers

Measles Media Releases

12 Measles Cases in Grant County 05/05/2008

9 Cases of Measles, Student Attends Moses Lake Christian Academy School 05/03/2008

8 Cases of Measles in Grant County 04/30/2008

DOH Guidelines for Measles Prevention and Control 05/03/2008

State Measles Alert 04/08/2008

Local Letter for Measles Alert 04/08/2008

 


Public Health Alerts

Influenza Antiviral Use 02/29/2008

MRSA Pneumonia as a complication of Influenza reported in Washington State 03/07/2008

Positive Influenza Activity as Voluntarily Reported to the Grant County Health District 03/07/2008


Tuberculosis Information

Latent TB infection referral information 03/08/2008

World TB Day - March 24th 03/20/2008

2008 TB Policy

Request for Heath Officer consultation for TB or suspect TB

Release of new TB component of techinal instructions for medical examination of Aliens in the US

Frequently asked questions about Pyridoxine

Drug interactions involving Rifamycins

Powerpoint Presentation for Grant County Latent TB Data


Bloodborne Pathogens

Healthcare Professionals are at risk for occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV from needle sticks and other sharp instruments contaminated with infected blood. The following link provides training and other valuable information for the Healthcare Professional..

Hepatitis

This site provides interactive, case-based modules related to the clinical care of persons with viral hepatitis.

Immunizations for Healthcare workers

Because of contact with patients or infective material from patients, many health-care workers are at risk for exposure to and possible transmission of vaccine-preventable diseases. Maintenance of immunity is therefore an essential part of prevention and infection control programs for HCWs. Please click here for more information.

Local Notifiable Conditions Contact Information

To contact or provide a report to the Grant County Health District in the event of a suspected public health event, such as:

  • communicable disease outbreaks
  • environmental health risks
  • natural disasters
  • other events that threaten the health of people

Call 509-754-6060 or 509-766-7960. After hours call 509-762-1160.
IN AN EMERGENCY, CALL 9-1-1

Healthcare providers, labs, hospitals and veterinarians, please call 509-398-2083 after hours for required reporting of notifiable conditions. You can use this link to access Department of Health's website on notifiable conditions. You can click here to see the legal requirements for reporting a notifiable condition.

Animal Bites: To report an animal bite, fill out an Animal Bite Incident Report and fax immediately to 509-754-0941. For more information on rabies, go to the Washington Department of Health web site.

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West Nile Virus

New Clinical Guidelines and Notifiable Condition information for West Nile Virus can be found here

 


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