Communicable Disease Control
Alberta Health Services - Provincial Health Services
- Description
- Responsible to prevent and control certain communicable diseases, which are classified as notifiable diseases.
Under the authority of the Medical Officer of Health, the program is responsible to prevent and control communicable diseases (CD) which are notifiable (under the Communicable Disease Regulations of the Public Health Act of Alberta). Strategies to do this include:
- preventing infection through teaching and prophylaxis (including immunization)
- limiting the spread of infections by timely investigation and follow-up of notifiable CD incidents and putting protective measures in place
- providing epidemiologic data for reporting and public health response measures
- continuous monitoring and surveillance of CDs in the community so they may be found and responded to before people get sick or there is a disease outbreak
Additional Information:
Key Provider: registered nurses (RNs) - Eligibility
- No
- Application Process
- Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: No,
- Telephone
- 1-855-444-2324
- Fax
- 403-955-6755
- Languages
- Interpreter/Translation services
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: N/A
Membership Fee: N/A - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: Yes - This facility is wheelchair accessible and has an elevator on site.
Other disabled access: N/A - - Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- January 25, 2024
- Address
- 1213 4 Street SW
Calgary, AB, T2R 0X7This facility provides 24/7 care for people with injuries or illnesses that are not life threatening. Other healthcare services have limited hours.
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon08:00 AM to 04:15 PMTue08:00 AM to 04:15 PMWed08:00 AM to 04:15 PMThu08:00 AM to 04:15 PMFri08:00 AM to 04:15 PM
Medical Officer of Health on call after hours and voice mail messaging for non-urgent after hours
