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| Explain our responsibility to report communicable diseases. |
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Definition
| Must ensure that repoprtable diseases (including conditions of public health or military significance), are reported to appropriate authorities and entered into the AFRESS II. |
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Term
| What are the main responsibilities of PH in comm disease prevention? |
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Definition
| Report Communicable diseases, Collect and review morbidity and mortality data, Inform providers on local communicable disease prevalence and incidence, and Direct communicable disease outbreak investigations. |
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Term
| Explain our responsibility to collect and review morbidity and mortality data. |
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Definition
| Must conduct community or location specific public health surveillance that tracks incidence and trends of reportable diseases, then inform MTF commander, providers, PHEO, and USAFSAM/PHR of incidence, prevalence, modes of transmission, and recommended control measures. |
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Term
| Explain our responsibility to Inform Providers on Local Communicable Disease Prevalence and Incidence. |
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Definition
| Must disseminate information derived from PH surveillance in a timely manner. Includes periodic feedback to health care providers and MTF committees regarding incidence or prevalence of diseases and conditions of interest or importance. |
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Term
| Explain our responsibility to Direct Communicable Disease Outbreak Investigations. |
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Definition
| Must complete disease specific case investigation forms as mandated by state/local or host nation health officials. Interview individuals with comm infections that require contact tracing IAW CDC guidelines. Advise MTF Commander on management and control of disease outbreaks. |
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Term
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Definition
| The ongoing systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of health data. |
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Term
| What does PH Surveillance depend on? |
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Definition
| Depends on the systematic reporting of comm diseases of public and or military interest in a timely manner. |
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Term
| What is the purpose of PH Surveillance? |
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Definition
| To provide a mechanism to monitor the health of communities, identify high risk groups/practices, pland and evaluate preventive programs, promote and protect public's health. |
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Term
| Why is reporting disease such an important responsibility of PH? |
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Definition
| Essential in identifying new cases or disease outbreaks and provides epidemiological basis for medical management and/or policy development. |
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Term
| Who is responsible for identifying comm diseases that are reported to local/state health departments and DoD? |
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Definition
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Term
| True or False. Public health has to be informed each time an identified reportable communicable disease is diagnosed. |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the 3 general categories of surveillance reporting? |
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Definition
| Case Reporting, Syndromic surveillance, and disease non-battle injury. |
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Term
| When is case reporting accomplished? |
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Definition
| Anytime Public Health is notified of a reportable health even that has been diagnosed by a health care provider. |
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Term
| How is comm disease reporting for DoD requirements accomplished? |
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Definition
| Using a web-enabled database named AFRESS II. |
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Term
| Define syndromic surveillance. |
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Definition
| Surveillance of groups of signs and symptoms rather than specific, clinical, or lab defined diseases. |
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Term
| How is syndromic surveillance accomplished? |
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Definition
| Using the electronic surveillance system for the early notification of community-based epidemics system (ESSENCE). |
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Term
| What is ESSENCE capable of detecting? |
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Definition
| Outbreaks of emerging infections and bioterrorist attacks. |
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Term
| What are the 7 syndrome groups of ESSENCE? |
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Definition
| Respiratory, Gastrointestinal, Neurological, Dermatologic-hemorrhagic, Dermatologic-infection, Fever, and Coma. |
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Term
| What is the driving power behind Force health protection and in any deployed setting? |
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Definition
| To monitor and prevent disease non-battle injury and reduce hazardous exposures to military troops. |
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Term
| What are the 5 required categories for daily reporting of DNBI? |
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Definition
| Systemic Fever, Lower Respiratory illness, infectious GI, Dermatologic, unexplained neurological. |
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