By early February 2015 CCHHS Received request from a large medical office practice to administer measles vaccine to staff Fielded increased calls for vaccinations and general information regarding measles and the vaccine ID: 339985
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Multi-state measles outbreak linked to an amusement park in California in December 2014By early February 2015 CCHHS:Received request from a large medical office practice to administer measles vaccine to staff Fielded increased calls for vaccinations and general information regarding measles and the vaccineConducted increased measles case investigations within the tri-county area; Carson City, Douglas and Lyon counties Unsure of jurisdictional measles vaccination coverage rate and impact on response resources
Created a Measles Strategic Planning Task Force Provided extended vaccination clinic hours Developed strategy for consistent messagingDeveloped and distributed measles and measles vaccine fact sheets to community, healthcare organizations and healthcare coalitionsPosted information on Department’s websiteCollected measles vaccination exemption rates from Carson City and Douglas County school districtsIdentified jurisdictional risk by obtaining measles vaccination rates by zip code for the quad-county area: Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, and Storey Counties
Offer extended vaccination hours routinely to better serve communityDesign “Community Immunity” Campaign to promote all vaccinationsIdentify high-risk schools in quad-county area to conduct targeted messaging and educationArrange for quick access to translation services for translating fact sheets
What happened?
Measles’ Outbreak Response – Carson City Health & Human ServicesRural Preparedness Summit Karen Allen, RN, CPHQ
What was done in response to the event?
What was learned from this event?