NACCHO Comments

Comments from National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Regarding Daily and Weekly Reports for Active and Direct-Active Monitoring of Person Who Have Risk of Ebola Exposure (January 29, 2015)

NACCHO General Comments	OPHPR Response
There were two Attachment Cs so I was not quite sure which one you are proposing. In general, both look straightforward. My understanding from the instructions is that much of this information would come pre-populated, so jurisdictions using the Excel spreadsheet would merely need to copy information each day.	The information is provided via Epi-X and is populated on the first day by the reporting jurisdiction based on conversation with the person under monitoring. For the remaining days of monitoring only 2-4 cells require updating each day (traveler monitored? and symptoms?)
For Attachment D, the section on individuals that are lost for 48 hours or greater could be simplified. Rather than a large text box, it should ask the specific questions for which you are looking. I think this will increase the quality of information received.	This comment is a great suggestion; however, it is difficult in implementation. Most states only have one or two persons “lost for 48 hours” in any given week. There are a few jurisdictions, however, who have hundreds in monitoring and will be reporting on many more in any given week. While having a single text box might be cumbersome for some, it is impossible to know the correct number of boxes to provide that would accommodate all reporting jurisdictions. A single text box allows for the larger jurisdictions to copy/paste the relevant info from their own reports or databases.
Attachment E that discusses the web tool looks like it is the same as for DAM. Since this is a weekly report, it should be different.	You are correct, we have correct Attachment E to display the Weekly AM Report Low but not zero EVD risk – web form
For Attachment F the NACCHO contacts should include Chris Aldridge ([email protected]) and Scott Fisher ([email protected]). Robert Pestronk should remain. Jack Herrmann should be removed as he is no longer with the agency.	Attachment F is a document that has already been distributed. We will be sure to update the contact information for future correspondence.