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NEWAugust 20, 2010: Public Health Update - Potential Hepatitis A Exposure Hepatitis A Immunoglobulin Distributors Hepatitis A Fact Sheet (WCHD) Fact sheet on Hepatitis A (NYSDOH)

NEWAugust 16, 2010: Notification regarding increase in Pertussis cases: August 2010

August 10, 2010: Public Health Update - West Nile virus above normal activity. Also attached is NYSDOH health advisory.

July 29 2010: Public Health Update - Potential exposure to measles in Westchester County. Attached is NYSDOH health advisory regarding laboratory confirmed measles.

June 30 2010: NYSDOH Arboviral Tickborne Testing Reporting  The New York State Department of Health is advising physicians on the procedures to test and report suspected cases of mosquito-borne arboviral illnesses, including West Nile Virus (WNV) and eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), and tick-borne illness including Lyme disease, babesiosis, human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME), human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF).

June 2010: HIV Screening. Standard Care. developed by the CDC (as part of the Act Against AIDS Campaign), gives primary care providers new tools to help ensure all patients are tested for HIV at least once in their life. Free tools and materials will be available to providers, including a quick annotated guide to the recommendations and patient education materials that will help answer patients’ questions about HIV testing

June 2010: The Westchester County Health Department, along with six other counties, has received funding from New York State’s Healthcare Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkers (HEAL NY 9) to foster healthy communities and explore ways to improve the health care delivery system. As part of this effort, the Health Department will be hosting focus group sessions with health care partners and community stakeholders to discuss strategies that can increase access to health care, timely prenatal care and chronic disease prevention.

April 2010:  April 30: Public Health Update: E.coli 0145 causing gastrointestinal illness possibly associated with multi-state outbreak. - Public Health Update: Potential Hepatitis A Exposure - Hepatitis A Vaccine Information Sheet (Eng) - Hepatitis A Vaccine Information Sheet (Spanish) - Human Immune Globulin Information Sheet

March 2010:     - CDC Mumps Advisory for Providers    - NYSDOH Mumps Advisory

February 1, 2010, NYSDOH and CDC Health Update: Non-Safety-Related Voluntary Recall of Unused Doses from Certain Lots of Sanofi Pasteur H1N1 Vaccine in Pre-Filled Syringes

December 2009: Public Health Update - Mumps Advisory

Oct. 2009:Thimerosal Waiver Letter from NYS  Health Commissioner

Sept. 14, 2009, NYSDOH Health Advisory: H1N1 influenza vaccine information #2

How Providers Can Register to Order the H1N1 Vaccine

Public Health Update: Sept. 24. 2009:  2009 H1N1 Influenza FAQ’s for Physicians & Medical Providers

September 2009

Letter from WCDOH Health Commissioner to MDs

NYSDOH letter to Adult Health Care Providers

NYSDOH letter to Pediatric Provider

WCDOH Letter to practices, health centers, hospitals,     schools

NYSDOH Letter to Diagnostic & Treatment Centers

NYSDOH Letter to Hospitals

Sept. 18, 2009: NYS Health Advisory-- Clinical
Guidance for Healthcare Providers
Testing, Treatment and Prophylaxis Decision Algorithm for Patients with Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) in New York State.

Obtaining Antiviral medications for Uninsured/underinsured patients - Tamiflu:  NYS Dept. of Health has a limited supply of Tamiflu that can be distributed to providers for treatment of uninsured  and/or underinsured patients if patients have no other means to access this medication.  Requests for obtaining Tamiflu must be submitted through the local health department.   

For Educators

March 2009: Prevent the Spread of Mumps during the holiday season

Oct. 2009: CDC 2009 H1N1 Flu Child Care and Early Childhood Program Guidance

School reporting of absenteeism is recommended by NYSDOH, and reporting of school closures is mandatory. Here are Quick Tips for schools on how to submit H1N1 Absenteeism and Dismissal Surveillance Data on the New York State Department of Health, Health Commerce System: http://usny.nysed.gov/flu/QuickTipsFAQs.pdf  Please call 1-866-529-1980 for additional information

Pandemic flu action kit for schools in NY State
Elmo, from Sesame Street, offers flu prevention
    tips (Video)
Sept. 2009: Early childhood programs and
    childcare flu guidance (CDC)
Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for
    Child Care and Early Childhood Programs  (CDC)
Flu Frequently Asked Questions
H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Resources for Child Care
    Programs, Schools, Colleges, and Universities (CDC)
July 16, 2009: Flu signage for schools
NYS Guidance 2009 - 2010 H1N1 for K - 12
Download this template letter for parents:
     1. Fall flu letter to parents   (word doc)