The Public Health Department acts to control communicable
disease in Madera County by:
- Conducting CDC surveillance activities
- Investigating reports of communicable disease
- Providing clinic and case management services to control
the spread of infectious disease
- Working with Environmental Health Department on foodborne
disease control
The CDC program receives Confidential Morbidity Reports
(CMR) from health care providers, clinical laboratories,
and health care administrators. Click
here to download a CMR form. CDC should be contacted
to obtain information about communicable diseases in Madera
County, to report a communicable disease or suspected
outbreak from any source (e.g., food, water, animal, insect),
and to report an animal bite. Several projects that work
to meet the CDC program goals include:
West Nile
Virus
West Nile virus (WNV) is an illness that can be spread
to humans through mosquito bites. WNV is NOT contagious
by direct person to person contact. Birds are primary carriers
of WNV and mosquitoes spread the disease from biting a bird
then a human.
The best way to avoid WNV is to prevent mosquito bites!
- Use insect repellent containing DEET on exposed skin
AND on clothing when you are outside.
- Avoid going outside at dusk & dawn when mosquitoes
are most active.
- Wear long sleeve shirts and long pants when you must be
outside during hours of the day that mosquitoes are active.
- Drain standing water around the house to prevent mosquito
breeding areas.
- Repair tears in screens on windows and doors.
Symptoms of WNV are similar to flu-like symptoms and can
include fever, severe headache, and body aches. Seek medical
attention if symptoms exist.
For additional information on WNV, click on the following
links:
West
Nile Virus Flier - English
West
Nile Virus Flier - Spanish
Centers
for Disease Control
CA
West Nile Virus Information Center
West
Nile Virus Task Force
For Clinicians:
West
Nile Case History Form
Diagnostic
Testing Guidelines for West Nile Virus
Universal Precautions
Education (Hepatitis, HIV)
The purpose of universal precautions education is to inform
at-risk workers of basic safety precautions that should be practices
whenever they may be exposed to blood or other body fluids. This
information is very important as it is often impossible to tell
if the clients that we care for has Hepatitis B (HBV), Hepatitis
C (HCV) or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). For more information
on universal precautions education presentations or training
materials, contact the Public Health Department.
Hepatitis B Foundation
http://www.hepb.org/
Provides educational information about hepatitis B transmission,
symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and management. Also discusses
new treatments, clinical trials, and provides a list of liver
specialists. Educational materials are also available for ordering
through the web site.
Hepatitis C Foundation
http://www.epidemic.org/index2.html
Provides detailed information about hepatitis C including symptoms,
transmission prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Also provides
a biological overview of viruses and liver function. Included
on the site are video/audio testimonials of individuals affected
by the diseases. There are also many links to other hepatitis
related sites, research centers, and patient support.
Hepatitis Foundation International
http://www.hepfi.org/index.html
Provides educational information about hepatitis including transmission,
symptoms, vaccination, treatment, and management of chronic infections.
Also included are recent research articles, the “Hepatitis
Alert Newsletter,” and upcoming events. The site is multi-lingual
(English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese).
Madera County Public Health HIV/AIDS Program
Tuberculosis
Control (TB)
The goal of the Public Health Department Tuberculosis
(TB) Control program is to control and eliminate TB in
Madera County. Activities include countywide surveillance,
community education, TB screening clinic, TB client contact
investigation, case management, Directly Observed Therapy,
and assurance of adequate treatment of all active cases
and their identified contacts.
The management of TB cases, suspects, and contacts is a shared
responsibility between: the patients, the medical community,
and the Madera County TB Control Program. Access these sites
for more information:
- Confidential
Morbidity Report form
- Madera County TB Screening Clinics
- California Tuberculosis Controllers Association (CTCA)
http://www.ctca.org/
The California Tuberculosis Controllers Association (CTCA)
is an affiliate of the California Conference of Local
Health Officers (CCLHO), and is comprised of local health
agency officials directly responsible for the control
of tuberculosis (TB) in their respective communities.
- World Health Organization - Global Tuberculosis Program
(WHO)
http://www.who.int/gtb/index.htm
The primary objective of the WHO Global Tuberculosis Program
is to see that DOTS is used more widely so that TB sickness
and death are significantly reduced.
For hospitals or institutions that need to discharge a
patient with active tuberculosis, download the Tuberculosis
Discharge Planning Summary. California Health and
Safety Code 121361 requires that a health facility, local
detention facility or state correctional institution shall
not discharge a person with active tuberculosis or suspected
to have active tuberculosis without submitting a written
treatment plan to the local health officer. Please use the
form provided in the link above for this purpose.
Tuberculosis Skin Testing:
Madera: Tuesday 2:00- 4:30 p.m.
Chowchilla: The Monday before the 1st Thursday every month 9:00-10:30 a.m. (Senior Center: 820 Robertson Blvd.)
Oakhurst: Tuesday 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Chlamydia Awareness
and Prevention Program (CAPP)
The purpose of this project is to promote, facilitate, develop,
and enhance local capacity for chlamydia awareness and prevention
through a process of community-health department collaboration
and partnership. The project is primarily focused on intervention
of chlamydia infection and facilitation of at-risk individuals
to seek testing for chlamydia. Activities may include community
services assessment, development of a service delivery road-map,
community education, information and referral for high risk populations,
and local provider training events. Additional information:
- Sexually Transmitted Infections: Madera County Public
Health Special Clinics
- Communicable Disease Control: Internet Links
Sexually Transmitted
Infections
Madera County Public Health Special Clinics
The Madera County Public Health Department provides outpatient
medical care, counseling and educational activities designed
to reduce the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases.
Special Clinic Schedule (Sexually Transmitted Disease)
Madera: Every Tuesday and Friday 8:00-10:00am 1st and
3rd Tuesday 4:30-6:30pm
Oakhurst: 3rd Wednesday 9:00am-1:00pm.
Clinic Locations
Madera: 14215 Road 28, Madera, CA 93638 (559) 675-7893
Oakhurst: 40169 Highway 49 Oakhurst, CA 93644 (559)
658-7456
Communicable Disease
Control: Internet Links
American Social Health Association
http://www.ashastd.org/
A web site for patients and providers that provides comprehensive
patient information about the most common STDs (chlamydia, hepatitis
B, herpes, HIV, and genital warts).
California Tuberculosis Controllers Association (CTCA)
http://www.ctca.org/
The California Tuberculosis Controllers Association (CTCA) is
an affiliate of the California Conference of Local Health Officers
(CCLHO), and is comprised of local health agency officials directly
responsible for the control of tuberculosis (TB) in their respective
communities.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division
of STD Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstpldstd/dstd/dstdp.html
Provides disease information about certain STDs (chlamydia, syphilis,
and genital herpes). Also provides national statistics and STD
treatment guidelines. Discusses the role of STD testing and treatment
in HIV prevention.
Hepatitis B Foundation
http://www.hepb.org/
Provides educational information about hepatitis B transmission,
symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and management. Also discusses
new treatments, clinical trials, and provides a list of liver
specialists. Educational materials are also available for ordering
through the web site.
Hepatitis C Foundation
http://www.epidemic.org/index2.html
Provides detailed information about hepatitis C including symptoms,
transmission prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Also provides
a biological overview of viruses and liver function. Included
on the site are video/audio testimonials of individuals affected
by the diseases. There are also many links to other hepatitis
related sites, research centers, and patient support.
Hepatitis Foundation International
http://www.hepfi.org/index.html
Provides educational information about hepatitis including transmission,
symptoms, vaccination, treatment, and management of chronic infections.
Also included are recent research articles, the “Hepatitis
Alert Newsletter,” and upcoming events. The site is multi-lingual
(English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese).
National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publicationa/stds.html
Provides general overview of the most common STDs. Also explains
diagnosis, treatment, and complications of chlamydia, genital
herpes, genital warts, syphilis, and vaginal infections. Also
provides national statistics about STDs and recent research studies
results.
World Health Organization - Global Tuberculosis Program
(WHO)
http://www.who.int/gtb/index.htm
The primary objective of the WHO Global Tuberculosis Program
is to see that DOTS is used more widely so that TB sickness and
death are significantly reduced.
Also See Confidential
Morbidity Report
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