For Health Providers
What's New
March 3, 2008: Updated MRSA Guidelines
Source: Sonoma County Infectious Disease Task Force.
February 13, 2008 Health Alert: Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality and Staphylococcus aureus Co-infection
Below is an excerpt from a CDC Health Advisory sent January 31, 2008 to state and local public health entities highlighting deaths in children from influenza complicated by MRSA in the 2006-2007 influenza season.
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Ordering Influenza Vaccine for the 2008-2009 Season (pdf)
Source: California Department of Public Health.
November 20, 2007 Health Alert: Pertussis Among Infants
This alert is to advise you of an increase in pertussis among children <12 months old in our community.
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Living in Sonoma County - How Healthy Are We? (2.35 Mb pdf)
Presented by Mary Maddux-González, MD, MPH, Sonoma County Public Health Officer, at the Healthy By Design Conference on November 2, 2007.
Creating Healthy Environments (15.7 Mb pdf)
Presented by Richard J. Jackson, MD, MPH, University of California, Berkeley, at the Healthy By Design Conference on November 2, 2007.
Clinical Services
The Public Health Clinics offer colposcopies and LEEPs (Loop Electro Excision Procedure) services to local health providers. The clinic schedule (pdf) is available for download and printing for your clients.
CMR Disease Reporting
Title 17, California Code of Regulations (CCR) requires health care providers to report the occurence of many diseases or conditions to the local health officer.
Emergency Medical Services
The EMS Agency provides regulatory oversight of the emergency medical services system.
HIV Consultation
The Center for HIV Prevention and Care helps local physicians keep abreast of the latest developments in HIV treatments, provides assistance for difficult cases, and services as a local access point for experimental treatments and clinical drug trials for patients throughout the care system.
Infectious Diseases
Includes information on many communicable diseases, including fact sheets, vaccination recommendations, and treatment guidelines are included.
Laboratory Services
The Public Health Laboratory provides services to clinical laboratories through reference work and training, and laboratory support to private medical providers for the diagnosis and control of communicable diseases.
Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Guidelines (pdf)
Source: Sonoma County Dept. of Health Services.
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) 2004
The California Department of Health Services (CDHS) STD Control Branch has requested that local health departments alert the medical community about the recent appearance of Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) in California.
MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)
To educate our local community about MRSA, the Department of Health Services has developed this web page. Information is provided for the local community and for health providers.
Reproductive Health Resources
The Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health program provides information and resources to reproductive health providers.
STD Treatment Guidelines
Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Training & Education
The Public Health Preparedness program provides training and education programs as a service to public health employees and health providers in the local community.
West Nile Virus
The Public Health Preparedness program provides current information about emerging diseases.
Online Resources
Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
This collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries seeks to provide the public health workforce with timely, convenient access to information resources to aid them in improving the health of the American public.
Pesticide Illness Reporting
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation provides online resources for physicians, including regulations for reporting suspected pesticide-related illnesses.
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