Influenza Information for Health Care Providers
- H1N1 Influenza Information for Healthcare Providers
- Health Advisories & Alerts
- Influenza Reporting
- Guidelines for Submitting Specimens for Influenza H5N1 Analysis (pdf)
- Resources - links, fact sheets and display posters
Influenza Reporting
The law requires that health care providers report disease of public health importance.
Persons who are required to report: health care facilities, health care providers, health maintenance organizations, hospital administrators, laboratory directors, managed care organizations, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, physicians, school health officials, town health officers.
Cases of reportable diseases should be reported to the Department of Health within 24 hours.Reportable by medical providers, hospitals, school health officials:
- Pediatric influenza-related deaths
- Institutional outbreaks
Reportable by laboratories:
- Positive viral cultures
- Weekly aggregate # of positive rapid influenza tests
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Resources
- The Centers for Disease Control Flu Website - www.cdc.gov/flu
- Fact Sheets (all fact sheets in pdf format)
Posters for display (all posters in pdf format)
Superhero Campaign:
FactMan Adventures of Mom Jack & Joe
Respiratory Etiquette:
Achoo! - poster for schools, daycares, etc. on good health manners and respiratory etiquette; 8.5 x 11, 249 KB
Don't Share - poster for offices and other public places on preventing germs from spreading; 8.5 x 11, 236 KB
Ask for a Mask - poster for hospitals, clinics and other health care settings; 8.5 x 11,
210 KB
Caring May Mean not Visiting - poster for hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities that receive visitors; 11 x 17, 136 KB