HEC5: Infectious Diseases

Outcomes

• Cases of tuberculosis
• Cases of influenza
• Cases of pneumonia
• Cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
• Cases of methicillin resistant staph aureus (MRSA)
• Cases of diarrheal illnesses
• Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STI)
• Rates of HIV
• Rates of reportable blood-borne infections
• Rates of skin infections

Determinants

• Immunization rates
• STI education efforts/practices

Commonly used data sources

• Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics
• Alaska Department of Health, Alaska Immunization Program
• Alaska Department of Health, HIV/STD Program
• Alaska Department of Health, Section of Epidemiology-Epi Bulletins
• Alaska Department of Health, Section of Epidemiology-Influenza
• Alaska Department of Health, Section of Epidemiology-RSV
• Alaska Department of Health, Section of Epidemiology-MRSA
• Alaska Health Facilities Data Reporting Program
• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium EpiCenter
• Alaska Tuberculosis Control Program
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Arctic Investigation Program, 2008 study
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC WONDER