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Morris County Office of Health Management
Morris County Office of Health Management
Community Containment for Disease Toolbox
NW New Jersey Region
Morris County Office of Health Management
Overview
What’s in the plan Sample forms Highlights regional planning
Morris County Office of Health Management
A Collaboration
Morris, Sussex, Passaic and Warren Counties
Representatives from public health, health care, emergency management, law enforcement, volunteer organizations, human services and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office
Morris County Office of Health Management
What’s in the Plan:Mitigation Measures Settings
Individual Isolation and Quarantine Home setting Offers guidance on coordination and
management of individuals under home isolation or quarantine
Social Distancing and Restriction of Movement School and child care Health care Workplace
Morris County Office of Health Management
Purpose
Using a regional approach:
Develop a standard template that agencies can adapt
Provide coordination of resources to implement mitigation measures
Disseminate uniform messages and recommendations/guidelines
Morris County Office of Health Management
Assumptions
Communities will be impacted simultaneously
Residents will be confined for a significant period of time (up to 1 week)
Short supply of antiviral medications or delayed vaccines
Isolation and quarantine orders will be obtained in a timely manner
Morris County Office of Health Management
Definitions and Authority
N.J.S.A. 26: 13-1 et seq
Emergency Health Powers Act
N.J.A.C. 8:57 – Communicable Disease
Morris County Office of Health Management
Isolation and Quarantine Template
N.J.A.C. Title 8:57 Communicable Diseases, Subchapter 5 (TB)
Provides template for larger scale outbreaks and naturally occuring diseases: Pandemic Influenza Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
(SARS) MERS CoV Biological Agents
Morris County Office of Health Management
Standards and Guidelines
When to use Isolation guidelines Quarantine guidelines Evaluation and treatment guidelines Sample orders
Morris County Office of Health Management
Community Containment Guidelines
Key Considerations Measures that affect groups of
exposed or at risk persons Tables:
Focused measures to increase social distance
Community wide measures to increase social distance
Widespread community quarantine Working quarantine
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Sample Table: Focused Measures to increase
social distance
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Community Containment
Community wide infection control measures
Emergency closings and self shielding
Preparedness checklists Temporary emergency facilities for
patient isolation and quarantine
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Monitoring Health Status
Staffing recommendations Supplies Passive Patient Monitoring Active Patient Monitoring Active Patient Monitoring with
activity restrictions Monitoring procedures Monitoring cycles Data records content Monitoring reports
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Coordination
Public Information Law Enforcement Support Statutes related to state public
health emergency declared State public health emergency not
declared
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Disease Scenario
Tuberculosis
Next Steps: Exercise the disease scenario with
partners and the courts