Common use of Alerts and Notifications Clause in Contracts

Alerts and Notifications. It is crucial that responding agencies share information quickly and securely during a bioterrorism, chemical, radiological incident, communicable disease outbreak, or any public health emergency. RPH and SCPH have communications systems in place that will rapidly and securely transmit and receive health alerts and other information. • Epidemiology The communicable Disease personnel and Environmental Health staff will be responsible for performing and supporting epidemiological investigations. During an event, the Incident Command system- Operations Section chief will supervise the investigation and response efforts of the Health Department’s epidemiology tasks. The Richland County Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation and Response Plan (Annex 3) and the Richland County Community Containment Plan (Annex 4) provide detailed policies and procedures and standard operating procedures. • Controlling an Outbreak During a disease outbreak, or public health emergency, the Health Department may require staff augmentation by other agencies. Plans are in place to expand CD staff horizontally and vertically. • Laboratory Services In a communicable disease outbreak, or public health emergency, laboratory services provide a critical capacity for identifying a potentially infectious agent. RPH has protocols in place for:

Alerts and Notifications. It is crucial that responding agencies share information quickly and securely during a bioterrorism, chemical, radiological incident, communicable disease outbreak, or any public health emergency. RPH and SCPH have communications systems in place that will rapidly and securely transmit and receive health alerts and other information. •  Epidemiology The communicable Disease personnel and Environmental Health staff will be responsible for performing and supporting epidemiological investigations. During an event, the Incident Command system- system-Operations Section chief will supervise the investigation and response efforts of the Health Department’s epidemiology tasks. The Richland County Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation and Response Plan (Annex 3) and the Richland County Community Containment Plan (Annex 4) provide detailed policies and procedures and standard operating procedures. •  Controlling an Outbreak During a disease outbreak, or public health emergency, emergency the Health Department may require staff augmentation by other agencies. Plans are in place to horizontally and vertically expand CD staff horizontally and verticallystaff. •  Laboratory Services In a communicable disease outbreak, or public health emergency, laboratory services provide a critical capacity for identifying a potentially infectious agent. RPH has protocols in place for: