Acute Communicable Disease & Sexually Transmitted Disease Control works in partnership with the medical and general communities to control and prevent the occurrence and spread of communicable and sexually transmitted diseases among the residents of Alameda County through prevention, surveillance and outbreak control. The program aims to: Successfully interrupt and contain the spread of communicable disease clusters and outbreaks Set priorities and develop effective disease intervention strategies Utilize surveillance data to control communicable and sexually transmitted disease Develop policies to address priority health needs Provide technical consultation, assistance and training to health care providers on communicable disease (CD) & sexually transmitted disease (STD) management and treatment, and regulatory requirements of disease reporting

Treatment Protocols:

Centers for Disease Control - CDC Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 7th Edition Downloadable version of the book available in three formats, includes all of the chapters, appendices and slide sets. www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/pink California State Department of Health Services – Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Branch – provides California state summaries, reports, data tables, treatment guidelines, DCDC Annual report, and resources. www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/dcdc/STD/stdindex.htm

Reporting Requirements & Forms:

Title 17, California code of Regulations (CCR) §2500 Reportable Diseases and Conditions Title 17, California Code of Regulations (CCR) §2505 Reportable Conditions: Notification by Laboratories Reporting Forms Confidential Morbidity Report

Policies and Procedures:

Centers for Disease Control - CDC Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 7th Edition www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/pink

Web Links:

National Center for Youth Law – When Mandated Reporters Must Report Sexual Activity by Minors in California, Sept 2002. A review of California child abuse reporting laws. Answers questions regarding mandated reporting. http://www.youthlaw.org/MandatedReporting.pdf Smith, Susan, Attorney at Law – Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect, March 30, 2002. A summary of the important features of statutes mandating persons to report child abuse and neglect. References to statutes, articles and resources in all 50 states. http://www.smith-lawfirm.com/mandatory_reporting.htm National Center for Youth Law – California Minor Consent Laws, April 2002. Breaks down which minors can consent for what services and providers confidentiality obligations in table format. http://www.youthlaw.org/MinorConsentandObligations.pdf California STD Initiatives – Patient-Delivered therapy for Chlamydia Trachomatis, Guidance for Medical Providers in California. This document is intended to provide guidance for clinical practice in the implementation of the new California legislation, SB 648 (Ortiz, Chapter 835), allowing medical providers to prescribe or dispense antibiotic therapy for the sex partners of patients infected with genital chlamydia infection (Health and Safety Code Section 120582). http://www.ucsf.edu/castd/SB648.html Center for Disease control and Prevention, Health Topics A to Z – provides a listing of disease and health topics on the CDC website. Also available in Spanish. http://www.cdc.gov/health/default.htm California State Department of Health Services – Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Branch – provides California state summaries, reports, data tables, treatment guidelines, DCDC Annual report, and resources. http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/dcdc/STD/stdindex.htm California State Department of Health Services, Communicable Disease Summaries – a monthly breakdown of selected reportable disease that gives a three-year comparison for that period and cases reported to date. http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/dcdc/html/cdtables.htm Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology, Inc. – Resource Center. Guidelines, SOARs, position statements, standards and definitions http://www.apic.org/resc/guidlist.cfm

Contact Information:

Division of Communicable Disease Control & Prevention Acute Communicable Disease & Sexually Transmitted Disease Control 1000 Broadway, 5th floor, Oakland, CA 94607 Phone: (510) 267-3250 Acute Communicable Diseases Phone: (510) 267-3220 Sexually Transmitted Diseases