1. Monmouth County Health Department Zika Activities and Preparedness

2. Monmouth County Collaborative Efforts
Health Officer provides oversight for both the Health Department and Mosquito Control Division.
Some of the collaboration that has occurred between the two agencies include:
Staff meet and greet
Defined roles and responsibilities
Joint presentations
Case monitoring
Increased surveillance
Information sharing
Weekly meetings
Streamlining of the complaint investigations
Monmouth County Collaborative Efforts

3. Educational Programs Zika Virus Basics – community groups
Zika 101 and Vector 101
Zika Awareness Training
Phone Bank Training
Health Forum – May 2016
Zika informational session for Department Directors
County Fair
Fight the Bite – t-shirts, hats for staff
Basket raffle
Information
10 zika trainings - 6 scheduled and a train the trainer
Educational Programs

4. MRC/CERT Efforts Phone Bank Training
Zika Virus Basics – train the trainer
Mosquito check list
Door hangers
MRC/CERT Efforts

5. Phone Bank Created a separate phone line Maintain additional phones
Training of staff and MRC
Phone Bank

6. Responder Safety Staff Training Regular updates
OSHA Preparedness Information
Staff
MC Safety Officer
Responder Safety

7. Healthy Traveler Education and Immunization Program
Monthly clinic.
Daily calls for traveler information
Healthy Traveler Program collaboration with the County Connection
Mosquito Borne Illness policy
Informational packets
Post travel information
In addition to answering calls, we have developed an information packet and an SOP for travelers. Monmouth County has another office that issues passports, and we wil be partnering with them to hold an additional travel clinic there.
Healthy Traveler Education and Immunization Program

8. Monmouth County Health Department’s LINCs Messaging
MCHD website
Mosquito Division website
OB/Gyn groups
Pediatricians
Social Media
Press Releases
Pre-developed messaging
Updating our Zika plan.
We have started on developing messages in the event of local transmission. We have been working off the CDC plan. So far we have concentrated on preparedness and getting the message out. In the next stage we will be concentrating on our response plan if we see local transmission.
Monmouth County Health Department’s LINCs Messaging

9. QUESTIONS???
Contact Information:
Christopher Merkel, Public Health Coordinator