Kane County Health Department

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Acute Respiratory Illness (ARI) and Outbreak

IDPH: ARI Outbreak Guidance for Skilled Nursing facilities
IDPH: ARI Outbreak guidance for Community Congregate Settings
IDPH: ARI Outbreak Reporting Guidance for High Risk Congregate facilities
CDC: Respiratory Virus Guidance for Non-Skilled facilities or general population
CDC: Infection Control in Health Care Facilities
IDPH: Health Alert - Enhanced Precaution Recommendations for ARI
IDPH: Pan Respiratory Isolation Sign​​
IDPH: Health Advisory to LTCFs Regarding Prevention and Mitigation of Novel Influenza A (H5N1) Virus 

EPA: Disinfectants for Coronavirus (COVID-19) (List N) 

 

Acute Gastroenteritis Illness (AGE) and Outbreak

IDPH: Guidance for Viral Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities​
IDPH: Noroviruses

EPA: Registered Antimicrobial Products Effective Against Norovirus (List G) 

 

Scabies and Outbreak

IDPH: Scabies Management in Healthcare and Residential Facilities
IDPH: Recommended Actions for Healthcare and Residential Facilities 
IDPH: Scabies Procedure for Skin Scraping ​
IDPH: Scabies
CDC: Preventing Scabies

 

Group A Streptococcal Disease and Outbreak

Reporting Requirements, Outbreak Considerations, Prevention Measures and Resources

 

Multi-Drug Resistant Organism (MDRO) and Outbreak

IDPH: MDRO Toolkit
CDC: Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the  U.S.
CDC: Public Health Strategies to Prevent the Spread of Novel and Targeted MDROs
CDC: Interim Guidance for a Public Health Response to Contain Novel or Targeted MDROs

CDC: MDRO Prevention Strategies​


Infection Prevention and Control Program

KCHD: IP Onboarding Guide
KCHD: Facility Pre-Admission and Transfer Form 
CDC: ICAR Tools and Resources​
KCHD:  Quick guide on Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in LTC
KCHD: How Germs Make People Sick, Why it's My Job Too
KCHD: How to Develop a Water Management Plan
IDPH: Extensively Drug Resistant Organisms (XDRO) Registry 

IDPH: Illinois Comprehensive Automated Immunization Registry Exchange (I-CARE) 

Other Resources

CDC: Project First Line
CDC: Project Firstline - Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Session Plan 
CDC: Project Firstline - Germs Live on the Skin Infographic​
CDC: Project Firstline - Gloves & Gowns Session Plan

​NACCHO: Project Firstline


Infection Control Resources

Report an Outbreak​​

Update Facility Contact Information​

Email KCHD Communicable Disease Staff​