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Population Health Webinar

Feb. 28, 2017

Bureau of Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics

Charlie Hunt

Influenza Activity

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Percentage of Visits for Influenza-like Illness

(ILI) Reported by ILINet Sites, Kansas,

October 2016-September 2017 and the

Previous Two Surveillance Periods

Percentage of Visits for ILI reported to the

Electronic Surveillance System for Early

Notification of Community-Based Epidemics

(ESSENCE), October 2016 – September 2017

Regional Influenza Activity

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NW KS ILINet Activity

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SW KS ILINet Activity

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NC KS ILINet Activity

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SC KS ILINet Activity

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NE KS ILINet Activity

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SE KS ILINet Activity

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Virologic Surveillance

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Mumps Update – Cases by County

• Barton: 1

• Crawford: 13

• Douglas: 14 (incl. 1 JO County case associated with KU

• Ellis: 1

• Finney: 3

• Johnson: 2 (incl. 1 case associated with KU)

• Riley: 5

• Thomas: 5 3 (Corrected)

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www.FoodSafetyKansas.org

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Digital Bridge

• Electronic case reporting early implementation project

• Funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation• Coordinated by Public Health Informatics

Institute• KS selected as early implementation site

– KDHE– Douglas County Health Department– Lawrence Memorial Hospital and affiliated clinics– Cerner

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Foundational Public Health ServicesCapacity Assessment

• Public Health Systems Group– Various state-level organizations focused on population health– Development and implementation of foundational public health services

(FPHS) in support of KALHD

• Foundational Public Health Services– Suite of skills, programs, and activities that should be available in every

community through state or local governmental public health agencies– Primarily population-based preventive services– Includes services provided directly or those that are “assured” by the public

health agency

• Assessment– Define FPHS– Assess public health system capacity for implementing FPHS– Survey of local health departments to be deployed soon– Timeline: Complete by 24 March 2017– Technical assistance will be available

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Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.

Preparedness Program

Michael McNulty


Preparedness Update• Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)

• CMS Emergency Preparedness Conditions of

Participation Task Force

• Kansas Health Awareness Network (KS-HAN)

• Ebola Grants

• Staffing Update

• End of Quarter Reports

• Preparedness at PH Conference


Local Public Health Program

Cristi Cain


Local Public Health Program Updates

• KARP Summit—March 10th at Kansas Health

Institute in Topeka 10:00-3:00—registration in KS-

TRAIN (Course ID# 1068425)

•Governor’s Public Health Conference—April 25-

27 in Manhattan--registration in KS-TRAIN

(Course ID# 1069186) opens March 2nd

• Aid to Local—

• Applications due March 15th


KS-TRAIN

Debbie Nickels


KS-TRAIN Updatehttp://ks.train.org; email: [email protected]

Preparedness Training Information: - New sessions posted for KDEM Trng: (G300) Intermediate Incident Command

System Course for Expanding Incidents, Course ID# 1067262 and KDEM Trng: (G400) Advanced Incident Command System Course for Command General Staff, Complex Incidents, and MACS, Course ID# 1067267

o Sites include Wamego, Leavenworth, Frontenac, Liberal, Hillsboro and Dodge City

- FEMA Student Identification System (SID) number required to attend KDEM Training.https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid

- Regional Preparedness Coordinators please save the date June 28 for the, KDHE Preparedness Training and Exercise Planning Workshop in Topeka.

- Final Ebola Risk Communications Training, Course ID# 1065100 will be in Kansas City, Topeka and Garden City.

http://ks.train.org/

mailto:[email protected]

https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid


KS-TRAIN Updatehttp://ks.train.org; email: [email protected]

Online Course Announcements:

- KDHE: Ebola and Other Infectious Diseases - Cleaning and Disinfecting Procedures Course ID# 1067247

- CASPER: A Rapid Needs Assessment Tool - WB2390, Course ID# 1057666 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will provide a recommended rapid needs assessment framework, to enable states/locals to better respond to and recover from any disaster, whether man-made or natural. This course has continuing education credit for nurses, physicians, health educators, pharmacists and others.

TRAIN 3.0 News:

KS-TRAIN will be navigating to a new TRAIN platform in September. There are numerous new enhancements that will be coming to the learning management system before September. You can login to www.train.org to view the changes at the national level and try the new system out on your smart phone!

http://ks.train.org/

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.train.org/


Bureau of Health Promotion

Ginger Park


Local BRFSS Data Reports

• 2015 Local and Regional BRFSS Data Reportswww.kdheks.gov/brfss/HRSReports/local_hrs_reports_index.htm

• Information for 41 health risk indicators

• 41 counties & 16 Public Health Preparedness Regions


Tips Information and Resources

Visit the Tips Web site CDC.gov/tips for ideas, information, and resources.

Follow CDCTobaccoFree on social media sites.

Free help is available for those who want to quit at

1-800-QUIT-NOW and CDC.gov/tips as well as 1-855-

DÉJELO-YA

and CDC.gov/consejos (Spanish).

Thank you!

http://www.cdc.gov/tips

http://www.cdc.gov/tips

http://www.cdc.gov/consejos


Bureau of Disease Control and

Prevention

Stephanie Green

Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.


Syphilis Update


• 300 Confirmed Early Syphilis Cases in CY2016

• 24% increase when compared to 241 cases in

CY2015

• Continue screening ALL sexually active clients,

there is no one demographic that can be targeted.

• Continue to be vigilant in screening pregnant

women at first prenatal visit, at 28-32 weeks

gestation, and again at delivery.


Questions



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