August 6, 2018

California Conference of Local Health Officers (CCLHO) Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Committee Meeting

Date:  Thursday, August 16, 2018
Time:   9:15 am to 1:15 pm
Location:   Alameda County Department of Public Health
1000 Broadway, 5th Floor Conference Room, #5000A
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 267-8019

This meeting is scheduled as noted above and is called under Section 100925 of the Health and Safety Code.  CCLHO will conduct the Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Committee meeting in person and through teleconference.  Call Ashley Barbosa at (916) 440-7593 or Leah Northrop at (916) 440-7594 with questions at least one day prior to the meeting.

You may attend the CCLHO Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Committee meeting in person or via teleconference.  See below for details.

1. IN PERSON:  Alameda County Public Health is located in downtown Oakland at the Trans Pacific Centre (entrance at 11th Street & Broadway), across from the Marriott Hotel.  Please note that prior approval is required for Health Officer travel reimbursement.   

2. TELECONFERENCE INTO THE MEETING:
 DIAL IN:  1-888-808-6929
 ACCESS CODE:  Enter Attendee access code: 1801790#
 To "MUTE" OR "UNMUTE" your phone, PRESS *6 
 
Please note that WebEx is not available for this meeting.

Agendas for CCLHO Communicable Disease Control and Prevention meetings are posted on the CCLHO Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Website.

CCLHO COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AGENDA

9:15 am:  Co-Chairs Report

Erica Pan, MD, MPH, Alameda; and Barbara Cole, RN, PHN, MSN, Riverside
• Introductions
• Action Item: Approval of Minutes: June 21, 2018 CDCP meeting
o Discussion
o Public Comment
o Vote
• Other Items and Updates
o EHR Health Officer Survey
• Discussion
• Public Comment

9:35 am:  Center for Infectious Diseases (CID) Update, California Department of Public Health (CDPH)

• Center and Division Update, Gil Chavez, MD, MPH, Deputy Director, CID, CDPH
o Overview of budget allocations (Governor's Budget)
o Hepatitis Strategic Plan
o DUDA and cross jurisdictional sharing (CalREDIE) update (participating jurisdictions)
o Status report on E-Case reporting
o Discussion
o Public Comment

9:55 am:  Legislative Stakeholder Updates 

Health Officer Association of California (HOAC) – Kat DeBurgh, MPH, Executive Director
• Matrix: requirements to notify Emergency Response Employees of potential CD exposure
• Update on legislative bills and issues
o AB 626 (In-Home Kitchens)
o Valley Fever Bill Update
o AB 2178 (Limited service charitable feeding operations)
o Discussion
o Public Comment
• Updates by other organizations (invited)
• County Health Executives Association of California (CHEAC)
• California Medical Association (CMA)
• Other organizations
o Discussion
o Public Comment

10:15 am:  Legislative Discussion

Erica Pan, MD, MPH, Alameda, Committee Co-Chair
• Legislative ideas for 2019 and future years
o Discussion
o Public Comment
• Communicable Disease outreach to legislators
o Discussion
o Public Comment
• Legislative assignments for analysis/review
o Discussion
o Public Comment

10:40 am:  Presentation:  Updates on Omnibus Clean-Up Package and Reportable Diseases List

Shua Chai, MD, MPH, and Allison Jacobsen, MPH, Division of Communicable Disease Control, CDPH
• Action Item:  Approve Omnibus Package Updates
• Discussion
• Public Comment
• Vote

10:55 am:  BREAK

11:10 am:  Correctional Health Care Services Update

Janet Mohle-Boetani, MD, MPH California Correctional Health Care Services
• Discussion
• Public Comment

11:20 am:  Infectious Diseases Update

• Branch Update – Duc Vugia, MD, Chief, Infectious Diseases Branch
• CA Association of Communicable Disease Controllers (CACDC) Report
• Discussion
• Public Comment

11:35 am:  Infectious Diseases Laboratory Update

• Branch Update –Katya Ledin, PhD, Chief, Infectious Diseases Laboratory Branch, CDPH
• CA Association of Public Health Laboratory Directors (CAPHLD) Report Discussion
o Status of workgroup to address modern guidelines for PH labs
• Discussion
• Public Comment

11:50 am:  Communicable Disease Emergency Response Update

Juan Ruiz, MD, MPH, Dr.PH, Chief, Communicable Disease Emergency Response Program (CDER)
• Update on Protocol for Follow-Up with Laboratories Not Meeting Reporting Requirements
• Discussion
• Public Comment

12:00 pm:  HIV/AIDS Update

• Office Update: Marisa Ramos, PhD, Acting Chief, Office of AIDS
o Status of incorporating HIV/AIDS reporting through CalREDIE
• California STD HIV Controllers Association (CSHCA) Report
• Discussion
• Public Comment

12:15 pm:  Sexually Transmitted Diseases Update

• Branch Update - Heidi Bauer, MD, MPH, Chief, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Control Branch
• Adult Viral Hepatitis – Rachel McLean, MPH, Hepatitis Coordinator
• Discussion

12:30 pm:  Tuberculosis Update

• Branch Update – Jennifer Flood, MD, MPH, Chief, Tuberculosis Control Branch
• CA Tuberculosis Controllers Association (CTCA) Report
• Action Item: CTCA Budgetary Action Request-TB Funding
• Discussion
• Public Comment
• Vote

12:50 pm:  Healthcare Associated Infections Update

Erin Epson, MD, Assistant Chief, Healthcare Associated Infections Program
• Discussion
• Public Comment

1:00 pm:  Immunizations Update

Sarah Royce, MD, MPH, Chief, Immunization Branch
• Status report on CAIR 2
• Discussion
• Public Comment

1:05 pm:  Agenda Items for Future Meetings

• Review list of potential agenda item topics
• Discussion
• Public Comment

1:10 pm:  Public Comment for Items not on the Agenda 

1:15 pm:  Adjourn

Next Meeting: October 25, 2018 in Sacramento (Joint Meeting with Environmental Health Committee)

Additional Meeting Locations:

City of Long Beach Public Health
2525 Grand Avenue, Suite 280
Long Beach, CA  90815

Contra Costa Health Services
597 Center Avenue, #200A
Martinez, CA  94553

Nevada County Public Health Department
500 Crown Point Circle, Suite 110
Grass Valley, CA 95945

Potential Agenda Items for the Next Meeting:

• CSTE Resolutions from June 2017 and June 2018 CSTE Meetings (October 2018)

Future Potential Meeting Topics:

• STD Rates and disparities (December 2018)
• EHR Access, Sutter Health (December 2018)
• Educating legislators on communicable disease control and prevention issues
• Unmet budgetary and legislative needs for 2019
• Lessons learned with activation of CDPH MHCC for Hepatitis, Influenza and Meningococcal Disease
• Prioritization of different types of Public Health Labs
• Pandemic flu update
• Valley Fever
o Report on findings from Valley Fever firefighter survey
o Valley Fever workgroup results (late 2018 or early 2019)
• Strategic Plan for Adult Viral Hepatitis
• Electronic lab reporting for smaller, low volume labs
• Electronic Case Reporting
• CAPHLD Workgroup Report on PH Lab Modernization Guidelines (December 2018)
• TB Elimination and TB infection reporting: cost of a system if reportable

CCLHO Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Committee Co-Chairs

 Erica Pan, MD, MPH, Alameda
Barbara Cole, RN, PHN, MSN, Riverside
 

Affiliates 

 California Association of Communicable Disease Controllers (CACDC)
California Association of Public Health Laboratory Directors (CAPHLD)
California STD HIV Controllers Association (CSHCA)
California Tuberculosis Controllers Association (CTCA)
Directors of Public Health Nursing (DPHN)
Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC)

California Department of Public Health and Other State Department Staff

Karen Smith, MD, MPH, Director and State Public Health Officer
Susan Fanelli, Chief Deputy Director, Policy & Programs
Gil Chavez, MD, MPH, Deputy Director, Center for Infectious Diseases
Monica Wagoner, Deputy Director, Legislative and Governmental Affairs
Paul Kimsey, PhD, State Public Health Laboratory Director
James Watt, MD. MPH, Division Chief, Division of Communicable Disease Control
Rick Kreutzer, MD, MPH, Division Chief, Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control
Karen Mark, MD, MPH, Chief, Office of AIDS
Heidi Bauer, MD, MPH, Chief, STD Control Branch
Duc J. Vugia, MD, MPH, Chief, Infectious Disease Branch
Jennifer Flood, MD, MPH, Chief, Tuberculosis Control Branch
Sarah Royce, MD, MPH, Chief, Immunization Branch
Katya Ledin, PhD, Chief, Infectious Diseases Laboratory Branch
Lynn Janssen, Chief, Healthcare Associated Infections Program
Juan Ruiz, MD, MPH, Dr.PH, Chief, Communicable Disease Emergency Response Program
Vicki Kramer, PhD, Chief, Vector-Borne Disease Section
Curtis Fritz, DVM, State Public Health Veterinarian, Veterinary Public Health Section
Janet Mohle-Boetani, MD, MPH, Deputy Medical Executive, CA Correctional Health Care Services

Other Stakeholders

Kat DeBurgh, MPH, Health Officers Association of California

NOTICES

Please note that in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meetings Act, this meeting is open to the public. The order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.  While CCLHO intends to webcast this meeting, it may not be possible to webcast the entire meeting due to limitations on resources.

The public shall be given the opportunity to address each listed agenda item before or during discussion or consideration by CCLHO members and prior to CCLHO members taking any action on said item.  Members of the public will be provided appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before CCLHO, but the CCLHO President may, at his or her discretion, apportion available time among those who wish to speak.  Individuals may appear before CCLHO to discuss items not on the agenda; however, CCLHO can neither discuss nor take official action on these items at the time of the same meeting. (Government Code sections 11125, 11125.7)
 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

For individuals with disabilities, CDPH will provide assistive services such as sign-language interpretation, real-time captioning, note takers, reading or writing assistance, and conversion of training or meeting materials into Braille, large print, audiocassette, or computer disk. To request such services or copies in an alternate format, please call or write:

Office of Compliance - Civil Rights Unit

1300 17th Street, MS 0504

PO Box 997377

Sacramento, CA  95899-7377

916-445-0938

CivilRights@cdph.ca.gov

California Relay 711/1-800-735-2929

Note: Providing your request at least five (5) business days before the meeting will help to ensure availability of the requested accommodation.​