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Population Health Webinar

February 27, 2018

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


Bureau of Epidemiology and Public

Health Informatics

Lou Saadi, PhD


Training Opportunity

• The 2018 Kansas Infectious Disease Symposium

will be held May 10-11, 2018.

– Pre-conference surveillance training to be hosted

by the Kansas Syndromic Surveillance Program

which will focus on syndromic surveillance tools

and best practices.


New Data and Reports

• There will be new updates to Kansas Health Matters coming

out later in March. These will be highlighted in Public Health

Connections newsletter and in a separate email from the

Public Health Informatics Group.

• Look for BEPHI presentations at the Governor's Public Health

Conference in early April. Zach Stein will discuss the latest

updates to ESSENCE software used for Syndromic

Surveillance and Julia Soap will co present on “Examining

Cultural and Heritage Language as Determinants of Health.”


Syndromic Surveillance

• To the health departments that are onboard with our

Syndromic Surveillance application ESSENCE, we

have redacted out bad data that was inadvertently

sent to Kansas from a group of providers, separate

notices have been sent to the health departments

detailing the impact. If people have questions,

please call Zach Stein.


Update on Influenza Surveillance

http://www.kdheks.gov/flu/surveillance.htm

http://www.kdheks.gov/flu/surveillance.htm


Other Infectious Disease Investigations

• Varicella cluster in Pottawatomie CO

• Varicella cluster in Shawnee CO

• KS has one case in the multistate outbreak of

Salmonella linked to kratom. States and the CDC

are continuing to search for a common producer,

and collecting and testing kratom powder

• KS has one case in a possible multistate outbreak of

listeriosis. Cluster seems associated with persons

from Eastern Europe.

https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/kratom-02-18/index.html


Update on Disease Regulations• The hearing for the infectious disease regulations with no

suggested changes from

• Post hearing changes are being considered to address clerical

issues

• The responsiveness summary will be prepared in conjunction with

KDHE’s legal department.

• Next step is submitting the package to the Department of

Administration and Attorney General’s office. Then we will file for

publication with the Secretary of State’s office. This could involve

another 2-3 months.

• Then there is a 15 day waiting period before the regulations

become effective.


Bureau of Health Promotion

Philip Harris


Kick Butts Day

Topeka, Capitol Building

Tuesday, March 6 930-330pm

Participants must register: (http://bit.ly/2ru4IwX)

Advocacy 101 Training

Social Media Scavenger Hunt

Speak with Legislators

Contact: [email protected]

(785) 291-3418

http://bit.ly/2ru4IwX

mailto:[email protected]

Sexual Violence Prevention Education


Community Needs Assessment Funding Awarded

Contracts are routing for:

1) Johnson County Department of Health and Environment

2) Finney County Community Health Coalition

3) Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center in Lawrence

Questions?

Laurie Hart, LSMW

Program Manager, Sexual Violence Prevention and Education

(785) 296-8476 or [email protected]


SAVE THE DATE


KS COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER COALITIONS’ ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

“Cultivating Empowerment through Education,

Employment, and Connectivity”

June 14, 2018

Wichita State University, Rhatigan Student Center

Break-out session proposals: http://bit.ly/2FcJc2Z Due March 1

Vendor Booths available: Alissa Rankin at (316) 570-1516 or [email protected]

http://bit.ly/2FcJc2Z


Early Detection Works


First Timer Contracted EDW Provider Training Course

OR

EDW Contracted Provider Refresher Course

Contact: Rita Davenport at (785) 291-3738Suzanne Duckworth at (785) 291-3683

National Poison Prevention Week


March 18-24, 2018

National Poison Prevention Week


Stefanie Baines, Education Coordinator

Poison Control Center, The University of Kansas Health System

[email protected] 913-588-0152

Order FREE Poison Prevention Materials: www.kansashealthsystem.com/poisonmaterials


http://www.kansashealthsystem.com/poisonmaterials


Preparedness

Michael McNulty


Update on open positions:

1. Grant Management Coordinator

2. Procedures Specialist

3. Training Coordinator

Interviews were conducted last week and this week.

The state hiring processes will be completed and

decisions made soon!!


Reminder of upcoming due dates:

• PHEP work plan item 9P: updated POD location

information is due March 30.

• HPP work plan item 3: Preparedness Plan drafts are

due by March 30.

• March 31 is the end of Quarter 3; Work plans and

affidavits will be due by April 15.


Upcoming Mass Fatality exercises:

• March 6 – Parsons

• March 8 – Topeka

• March 20 – Leavenworth


Statistics for completed exercises:

• Garden City – 18 counties w/154 players participating

• Oakley – 14 counties w/102 players participating

• Wichita – 13 counties w/137 players participating

• Salina – 18 counties w/128 players participating


Local Public Health Program

Cristi Cain

Local Public Health Program Updates


Governor’s Public Health Conference

• April 3-5, Wichita Marriott

• Registration open–

www.wichita.edu/conferences/publichealth

• Reserve your hotel early!

• NACCHO session on messaging the value of public

health and the value of your LHD

• Dr. Tiffany Anderson, Topeka Public Schools – special

evening session talking about her district’s experience

participating in a national television show (Undercover

High)

http://www.wichita.edu/conferences/publichealth


Other professional development:

• Webinar (rescheduled from December): Addressing

Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders in a Public Health

Setting –Wednesday, February 28th, 10 a.m. (1073771)

• Webinar: Telehealth: A Resource for Public Health

Thursday, March 8th 10:30 a.m. (1073796)

• CASPER training – March 1 – Crisis City (Salina)

(epidemiological techniques for preparedness) (1074387)



Kansas Public Health Workforce Assessment

• 70% overall participation rate

• Will be providing reports soon—please let me know if you have

a priority need for the data

Kansas Grant Management System

• Thank you for your patience!

• Fillable form/Survey Monkey format

• Plan to use KGMS for SFY2019 FSRs and progress reports

• Training will be provided (likely in June)

Cristi Cain [email protected] or 785-296-6549




Kansas-TRAIN

Cristi Cain


Upcoming Events

Kansas Infectious Disease SymposiumRegister on KansasTRAIN Course ID 1072721

Join leaders in public health, emergency response, preparedness and

healthcare to learn how highly infectious disease outbreaks are

contained and managed in the state of Kansas and the Midwest.

May 9th- May 11th, 2018 at the Olathe Embassy Suites Hotel and

Conference Center

$150 registration fee

Registration deadline is April 30th, 2018

Continuing education credit will be available for Dietitians, Nurses, and

Social Workers


2018:

• KDEM Trng: (G300) Intermediate Incident Command System Course for

Expanding Incidents,Course ID# 1073762

• Meade, March 15-16. 8 seats available.

• Colby, May 22-23. 21 seats available.

• KDEM Trng: (G400) Advanced Incident Command System Course for

Command and General Staff, Complex Incidents, and MACS, Course ID#

1073601

• Meade, April 18-19. 7 seats available.

• Colby, June 11-12. 19 seats available.

• To register for these trainings you must have previously completed the IS-

100.b, IS-200.b, IS-700.a, and IS-800.b courses and have the certificates on

your KansasTRAIN transcript.

2018 KDEM G300 and G400 Trainings


How to receive communications

on upcoming training:

• Each month a TRAIN email goes out to regional coordinators and

other identified training partners on up-coming live training that is

scheduled for the following month. If you would like to receive this

monthly email please send your request to [email protected].

• Sign up for the Population Health webinars and the Public Health

Connections E-newsletter by emailing your request to

[email protected].

• Please visit the Kansas Division of Emergency Management (KDEM)

training information on the KS-TRAIN Calendar, or visit the KDEM

Training Calendar for preparedness learning opportunities.


Transition to KansasTRAIN 3.0

• Course provider webinar training information will be

emailed to KansasTRAIN course providers.

• Administer training dates will be sent out once the

training material is available.

• Classic TRAIN will sunset in August 2018.


Questions



www.kdheks.gov

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