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Case 5 : Investigating Suspected Outbreaks Of Rare Infectious Disease Using Surveillance Data: The Cjdss Perspective, Elizabeth Fan, Michel Deilgat, Mark Speechley
Case 5 : Investigating Suspected Outbreaks Of Rare Infectious Disease Using Surveillance Data: The Cjdss Perspective, Elizabeth Fan, Michel Deilgat, Mark Speechley
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A suspected cluster of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) cases (a fatal neurodegenerative disease) has been identified in Toronto. Renée Dubois, a public health nurse, must utilize epidemiological data to recognize the outbreak, and mobilize resources to support patients and health care providers. The assembled epidemiological information gathered by the CJD surveillance system must be used to further support data analysis, public health decision-making, and public messaging. This case may be used to supplement lectures covering relevant public health events or epidemic analysis.
Case 7 : Transitioning From Prison To Community, Alison Green, Graham Betts-Symonds, Amardeep Thind
Case 7 : Transitioning From Prison To Community, Alison Green, Graham Betts-Symonds, Amardeep Thind
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The Irish Red Cross (IRC) Community Based Health and First Aid (CBHFA) Prison Program was piloted at Wheatfield Prison in 2009 and, following several successful evaluations, was implemented across all of Ireland’s 14 prisons in 2014. The CBHFA Prison Program trains inmates as special status IRC volunteers through weekly CBHFA training sessions, which take place over six months. After completing the community assessment module within the CBHFA program, volunteers, with the support of prison staff, implement projects and engage in peer-topeer health education in an effort to promote the health of the prison community. In addition to having a positive …