Planning, Evaluation and
Response Section
Planning and Evaluation:
The Planning and Evaluation Unit is responsible
for cross-cutting ACDC activities. The unit develops and
monitors the program's strategic plan, annual
operational plan, and performance measures.
The unit publishes ACDC''s
Annual Morbidity and Special Studies reports by
working with all ACDC units. The unit also facilitates
ACDC's quality improvement efforts by using quality
improvement tools and processes. The unit assesses,
identifies, and plans for public health interventions to
achieve the program's mission that are evidence-based
and collaborative with public health and community
stakeholders. Program and project evaluation activities
are ongoing by collaborative efforts with other ACDC
units.
The unit initiates, implements, and evaluates
innovative, sustainable, community-based infectious
disease prevention projects informed by
syndemic and
consequential epidemiology in collaboration with
diverse community stakeholders.
Areas of Interest:
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health - Reportable Diseases, Conditions and Outbreaks: Guidance for County of Los Angeles General Acute Care Hospitals
Annual Morbidity Report and Special Studies Report
Consequential Epidemiology: CDC Essay on Epidemiology,
Public Health and Public Policy,
James S. Marks, MD, MPH
Reptile-Associated Salmonellosis: A Health Risk in Child
Care and Pre-School Settings
(3-12-09)
Response:
The ACDC Response Team:
• Included in the development of training and planning efforts for
biological-related response exercises, drills and activities.
• Responds as indicated to
the field or hospitals for the assessment,
evaluation; and investigation of suspected biological incidents in
collaboration with the technical advisory group (TAG) and/or the
Emergency Preparedness and
Response Program
(EPRP).
•
Participates and collaborates with the
Consortium of Technical Responders
(CTR), a multi-agency collaborative of agencies
comprised of members from
the LAPD, LAC Sheriff, DPH, Fire Hazmat, US Customs and Border Patrol,
California Highway Patrol, FBI, and US Postal Inspectors
.
• Details a Public Health
Nurse (PHN) to the
Joint Intelligence Regional Center(JRIC)
• PHN assumes the role of
Weapons of Mass Destruction
(WMD) Medical Intelligence Analyst.
• The JRIC is composed of
public health, fire services,law enforcement, FBI and US Department of Homeland
Security to share and analyze information, disseminate intelligence, and
assist with the coordination of resources for a unified response to a terrorism event.
This unit collaborates with other programs in developing
educational materials and publications related to
biological agents.
Publications include:
The ACDC Response Team:
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