For general information and 24- hour,7-day-a-week public health emergencies, call (914) 813-5000.

Reporting of suspected or confirmed communicable diseases is mandated under the New York State Sanitary Code (10NYCRR 2.10). Although physicians have primary responsibility for reporting, school nurses, laboratory directors, infection control practitioners, daycare center directors, health care facilities, state institutions and any other individuals/locations providing health care services are also required to report communicable diseases.

Reports need to be submitted within 24 hours of diagnosis. However, some diseases warrant prompt action, such as a telephone call, and should be reported immediately. Please use the following:

Communicable Disease Reporting forms

• WCDOH Communicable Disease Reporting Requirements 
• DOH 389/Communicable Disease Reporting Form 

Other Reporting Forms

• STD Reporting Form (updated 4/2012)
• Lyme Disease Multiple Case Reporting Form
• TB Patient Intake Sheet (fillable form) (fill out the form and print or save as a pdf., and rename the pdf. document.)
• Rabies Forms and Guidance

May 2, 2012: New Tdap Recommendations

• Letter from Commissioner Amler regarding new Tdap recommendations
• NYS Health Advisory: Pertussis on the rise in 2012; adults a major source of infection

April 21-28, 2012: National Infant Immunization Week

National Infant Immunization Week is a call to action for parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers to ensure that infants are fully immunized against 14 vaccine-preventable diseases.

• Immunizaiton Letter from Westchester County Commissioner of Health, Dr. S. Amler
• Infant immunization resources for physicians
  

January 24, 2012: Pertussis

• Public Health Update: Pertussis in Westchester County
• Guidance on Pertussis control for health care providers (NYSDOH)
• PEP recommendations/Red Book 2009 (NYSDOH)
• NYS approved pertussis laboratories
• Promoting DTaP and Tdap Vaccines

Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Update

• Commissioner of Health, Sherlita Amler M.D., letter to physicians, medical director, office managers
• An article from the American Academy of Pediatrics
• Directions on how to identify eligible patients through NYSIIS
• MMWR Report

Influenza Reporting Requirements 2011-2012

• NYSDOH Health Advisory: Influenza Reporting Requirements 2011-2012

Influenza Vaccine for the 2011-2012 Season: What you need to know

• Webinar (slides)
• Ordering flu vaccine
• Guidance on maintaining and determining vaccine viability during and following a power outage
• Flu information resources

Sexually Transmitted Treatment Guidelines 2010 (CDC)

• View the Sexually Transmitted Treatment Guidelines

Archived 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines Webinar

• View the archived 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines Webinar

2010 STD Treatment Guidelines Webinar Slides

• View the STD Treatment Guidelines Webinar slides

Reverse Sequence Syphilis Screening

• Reverse Syphilis Screening (CDC)

 

November 2011

• NYSDOH expanded recommendations for HPV4 coverage in males

June

• CDC Issues Health Advisory: High number of measles cases linked to outbreaks abroad.
• Expedited Partner Therapy Webinar: A New Tool for Providers to Prevent Chlamydia Reinfection among Adolescents.
• Public Health Update: CDC Alert for Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli O104 (STEC O104:H4) infections in U.S. Travelers Returning from Germany

May

• Bath Salts FAQ for the Practioner
• NYSDOH Health Advisory: Preventing Measles in New York State (June 2011)
• MMWR: Measles (early release/CDC) May 2011
• Measles Alert in NYC (NYCDOH)
• Provider Guidance on Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) -Stopping the Spread of Chlamydia
• NYSDOH Health Advisory: Two infant pertussis deaths in NY State in 2011
• Pertussis-a vaccine preventable disease is killing vulnerable infants

April

• Read the NYSDOH Measles Health Advisory: Measles immunization prior to international travel 

October

• Read the NYSDOH Recommendations on Influenza Vaccination for Health Care Personnel

September

• Read the NYSDOH health advisory which recommends increasing vaccine coverage of pertussis-containing vaccines.

August

• Chapter 308 law of 2010 authorizing significant changes in HIV testing in NYS.
• View NYSDOH letter on HIV testing.
• Influenza 2010-2011 Season: Check here for more information on the 2010-2011 influenza season and for distributors and vaccine availability.

August 20

• Public Health Update - Potentila Hepatitis A Exposure
• Hepatitis A Immunoglobulin Distributors
  Hepatitis A Fact Sheet (WCHD)
  Fact sheet on Hepatitis A (NYSDOH)

August 16

• Notification regarding increase in Pertussis cases: August 2010

August 10

• Public Health Update - West Nile virus above normal activity. Also attached is NYSDOH health advisory.

June

• HIV Screening. Standard Care.
  Standard care program, including free tools and materials, developed by the CDC (as part of the Act Against AIDS Campaign), gives primary care providers new tools to help ensure all patients are tested for HIV at least once in their life.
• The Westchester County Health Department, along with six other counties, received funding from New York State’s Healthcare Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkers (HEAL NY 9) to foster healthy communities and explore ways to improve the health care delivery system. As part of this effort, the Health Department will be hosting focus group sessions with health care partners and community stakeholders to discuss strategies that can increase access to health care, timely prenatal care and chronic disease prevention.

April 30

• Public Health Update: E.coli 0145 causing gastrointestinal illness possibly associated with multi-state outbreak.
• Public Health Update: Potential Hepatitis A Exposure
• Hepatitis A Vaccine Information  (CDC)

     - Human Immune Globulin Information

Other Resources

• Resources to assist/educate physicians and parents about childhood immunizations. (CDC)