Physicians and Health Care Professionals

Message from Dr. Haught

Public Health Department Newsletters

Communicable Disease Reporting Information

Continued Education Health Care Professionals

H1N1 Health Care Professionals

Communicable Disease Reporting

Information for Health Professionals

Tulare County Department of Public Health Disease reporting
Reportable Diseases (PDF, New Window) Reported by healthcare providers to the local health department - Updated 12/09
Confidential Morbidity Report(PDF, New Window)

Lab Reportable Diseases (PDF, New Window) Reported by laboratories to the local health department - Updated 12/09

HIV Reporting Information
Severe Staphyloccocus aureus Infections Now Reportable Article (PDF, New Window)CA Medical Board newsletter, April 2008 (see page 3)
Disease Case Definitions National Definitions for Infectious Diseases Under Public Health Surveillance
California Sentinel Provider Program
Sentinel Provider Enrollment Form

Resources

Division of Communicable Disease Control

Office of AIDS

Communicable Disease Data and Reports

CDC Disease Surveillance System

Vital Records
Information for Health Professionals Tulare County Department of Public Health Vital Records	Resources National Center for Health Statistics National Health Information Technology Office of Health Information and Research Office of Vital Records

Careers in Public Health

Information

Public health careers offer something for everyone. Epidemiology and biostatistics involve mathematics and modeling. Environmental health includes a wide range of science skills. Health administration incorporates business and management skills. Health education involves skills required to develop community-wide prevention programs. Health policy includes an understanding of law-making processes.

Distinctions between Public Health and Clinical health Read More

Public Health	Clinical Health
Population	Individual
Health	Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion	Diagnosis and Treatment

Public Health Dentistry
Pfizer's Guide to Careers in Public Health, click here.
Pathways to Public Health
Association of Schools of Public Health Fact Sheet

HEALTH ALERT

Tulare County PHEP has scheduled additional H1N1 Vaccine Clinics throughout the county in early 2010
H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Guidance Chart
Guia H1N1 y Gripe Estacional
H1N1 Guidance Hmong

With daylight savings coming up, Tulare County Public Health Emergency Preparedness wants to remind folks to be prepared for all kinds of emergencies. Get Ready: Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks
Visit Environmental Health Food Safety for national food safety alerts

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