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Orange County Health Department Visit us on the web at www.co.orange.nc.us/health COMM°UNITY HEALTH SERVICES SECTION. januar�, 1V�arch , ZO02 9 Health Note's .u. _. . . _ .. 3 Community Health Services: School Health Services: Judy Butler,RN-Community Health Services Supervisor (245-2425) Penny Burton,RN-6th Grade Hepatitis B Program Coordinator/School Pam McCall,RN-Communicable Disease Program Coordinator(245-2428) Nurse for Hillsborough Elementary(245-2465) Sue Rankin,RN -Immunization,Pb,&Community Health Nurse(245-2461) Toni Thomas-Feren RN-School Nurse for Chapel Hill High School Lori Jean Woodson,RN-Immunization Tracking Nurse (245-2431) (929-2106,ext.1104) Jerry Pipoly,MPH-HIV Counselor (968-2022) Bobbie Hils- School Health Aide(245-2465) Margie Nichols-Community Health Assistant(245-2427) CDC Creates New Bioterrorism Website Syphilis Rate Rises On January 18,2002, The address for the site is In Orange County the CDC unveiled a www.bt.cdc.gov. The year 2001 brought with it more By early November,the'hot spots' new website that offers 4 For those without than its share of surprises.Orange of the county were identified and both new and updated internet access,the CDC County Health Department found targeted. Area physicians were maintains a telephone among those surprises a rising alerted to increase their vigilance Bioterrorism hotline for information. syphilis rate.Compared with the for signs of syphilis. The Health information. The new site The numbers are: year 2000,the incidence of syphilis Department staff stepped up 1-888-246-26YS(English) increased about seven fold. outreach efforts by distributing addresses the need for 9 ) Orange County reported 3 cases of literature and talking one-on-one up-to-date and accurate & 1-888-246-28ST(Spanish) syphilis for the calendar year 2000 with the people of the targeted These lines are available with a whopping jump to 23 cases areas.They also provided blood information on health threats Monday through Friday in 2001. testing in the Geld and distributed arising from exposure to 8:00 a.m.to 10:00 p.m.,& about 230 condoms. biological,chemical,or Saturday and Sunday During the first quarter of 2001, radiological agents. 10:00 a.m.to 8:00 p.m. we saw several cases of primary, The extra effort revealed 5 more *, secondary,and early-latent cases of syphilis in November & The website is the official - p;. Qranq e� e syphilis.The subsequent December. By mid-December the investigations and medical investigation and outreach push b y federal site for medical, ' . a management brought to light the DIS and Health Department laboratory,and public health c., medic to an j ry brought 9 � a total of 10 cases from us staff this s yphilis outbreak professionals to reference g*_ .QII through May. under control. when providing information to g ken till to an¢ges4v TB In May of 2001 a symptomatic Unfortunately,'under control'does the public and for updates on � C�COn es "' syphilis case was identified.This not mean our county is free of protocols related to health ouhps p W case was particularly challenging syphilis. The Health Department Hl� s rl as the client was reported to be threats. plans to continue it's community a d � * allergic to penicillin,was not outreach and health education Eli QC$ll`.. . readily compliant with the efforts. Continued vigilance by the You can also visit u*br ww4Kco.ornrtgsnc.uAed1h , doxycycline regimen nor the county's medical community is vital andjoJlow the linkt to the CDC wadaltu Health Department's investigative to=yent a resurgence. efforts.Only a few of the named This is one t`1,t�� 9 plgrrde contacts to this case were located, Please watch for signs of PaIE and only one contact was found to syphilis among the clients you you want to fall. e OP, $�a� be infected. Fortunately,with serve. Remember,this disease persistence by the Health can be found in many communities Department and the State's and does not stay within the Orange County Health Dept.offers OCHD Clinic Chancres Disease Intervention Specialists bounds of socio-economic status, FREE CONFIDENTIAL (DIS),this case and the contact race or gender. HIV Counseling&Testing Expanded Clinical Services were successfully treated. (FREE Syphilis test included) Suspicion of syphilis is by law The summer months were fairly required to be reported to the It's not who we are,it's the behaviors in which •g variety of services now routine with just a couple of cases local health department within 24 we engage. available 5 days a week being discovered and treated. hours. It is by teamwork between HIV/STD education&training also available. at each site Then came Fall. the Health Department and our •Ill clinical services are b county's medical providers that we We are located at: y In October of 2001 we were faced will be able to keep syphilis at appointment only with 6 new cases of syphilis. Due bay. Southern Human Whiffed Human to the increased number of cases Services Center Services Center For appointments call: and the history of a non-compliant 2501 Homestead Rd. 300 W.Tryon St. 96 8-2022 in Chapel Hill case with many partners who could Chapel Hill,NC Hillsborough,NC 245-2400 in Mboroagb not be found,Orange County was 968-2022 245-2400 declared a priority by the State. For questions about diagnosis, testing,treatment gpdons,and Prevention For alterhoursrepordngof a follow-up ofsyphilis cases, communicable disease that needs please call we9lre all to be reported belore the next Pam McCall Q 245-2428 or about. business day,call 911&ask that p perch 968-2022,ext.303 the health director be paged.