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
1-855-532-4373
Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Fees
Fee: No


Fee Reduction: N/A
Membership Fee: N/A
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: No -
Agency Information
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Last Verified On
January 25, 2024
Address
10320 99 Street
Grande Prairie, AB, T8V 6J4
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Hours of Operation
Mon
08:30 AM to 04:15 PM
Tue
08:30 AM to 04:15 PM
Wed
08:30 AM to 04:15 PM
Thu
08:30 AM to 04:15 PM
Fri
08:30 AM to 04:15 PM

Medical Officer of Health on call after hours and voice mail messaging for non-urgent after hours