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Phone:(425) 339-5278
Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Communicable Disease Control and Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response Program
Program Services:
- Detect diseases, investigate disease reports and identify case contacts for all Washington State Notifiable Conditions
- Provide our local health care providers with the most up-to-date information relating to communicable diseases
- Investigate disease outbreaks, coordinate with:
- Health care providers
- Snohomish Health District (SHD) programs & other public health agencies
- WA State Department of Health (DOH)
- Local & State Homeland Security Agencies
- Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
- Plan and prepare for responding to local public health emergencies
- Provide community public health education targeted towards:
- Emergency preparedness and response
- Reducing transmission of communicable diseases and promoting healthy behaviors in Snohomish County
- Maintain network with local emergency responders, laboratories, law enforcement and local physicians
- Process suspected foodborne illness complaints and collaborate with:
- Snohomish Health District (SHD) Environmental Health Division
- WA State Department of Health (DOH)
- Local Restaurants
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| For The General Public |
- Find your local resources through Snohomish Health District
- Learn more about communicable diseases that interest you
- What you need to know to be prepared for emergencies
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| Health Care Professionals |
- Learn what you need to know for reporting communicable diseases
Stay up-to-date with Snohomish County health trends
Be prepared in your health practice to respond appropriately to emergencies
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Last Reviewed and updated April 29, 2008
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