Okaloosa County BOCC — December 2, 2014 — 10.15.14_FDOH FL Response to Emerging Infectious Disease

Florida’s Response to Emerging Infectious Disease FloridaHealth.gov • Florida Department of Health • #FLHealthFacts STATE-LEVEL ACTIONS Case in the U.S., Single Case Multiple Cases Multiple Cases Widespread Cases Not in Florida in Florida in a Single in Multiple in Florida Florida County Florida Counties Provide messages Activate State Continue activation of emphasizing infection Emergency Response Continue activation Activate State State Emergency control practices. Team, Level 2. of State Emergency Emergency Response Response Team, Response Team, Team, Level 1. Level 1. Implement enhanced Deploy disease Level 2, including law disease surveillance. control expertise. enforcement, mass Declare State Public Continue State Public care, fire and EMS. Health Emergency. Health Emergency. Develop risk Announce case and communication implement risk Support of ESF 8 Deploy State Medical Consider declaring strategies. communication and ESF 14 by Response Teams and State of Emergency. strategies. DOH Office of other resources. Conduct daily calls Communications. Consider requesting with local health Consider declaring Consider declaring Federal Disaster departments. local public health Consider declaring State of Emergency. Declaration. emergency. State Public Health Consider activating Emergency. Joint Information Center. LOCAL-LEVEL ACTIONS Monitor situation. Activate County Continue activation of County Emergency Operations Center. Emergency Disseminate Operations Center. Assess health care system capacity. information to health care partners. Conduct contact Continue contact tracing. tracing. Focus on disease Establish alternate care sites. surveillance. Ensure isolation and quarantine. Consider activation of local continuity of operations plans. Implement social Request additional resources for personnel personal protective distancing. equipment and supplies. Local county contact information can be found at FloridaHealth.gov. 10/15/14