Health Care Providers

The DeKalb County Health Department serves as a resource for health care providers during community health outbreaks, pandemics, and public health emergencies. 

The health department also serves as a liaison to alert health care providers of advisories, recommendations, updates, or changes in reportable disease from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and prevention) and IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health).

In addition, various other updates will also be provided as needed.

CURRENT GUIDELINES & REPORTS - ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (IDPH)

• Communicable Diseases in Illinois (pdf) -  Quarterly Report, July - September 2011
• Communicable Diseases in Illinois (pdf) -  Quarterly Report, October - December 2011
• Communicable Diseases in Illinois (pdf) -  Quarterly Report, April - June 2011
• Communicable Diseases in Illinois (pdf) -  Quarterly Report, January - March 2011
• Communicable Diseases in Illinois (pdf) -  Quarterly Report, October - December 2010

• IDPH: Use of Tdap Vaccine Instead of Td Vaccine in Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Clinics (pdf) - November 10, 2011
• Tetanus Prophylaxis in Wound Management (pdf) - November 10, 2011
• Pertussis Update - (pdf) November 4, 2011
  • Additional Pertussis Information
• Testing for shiga toxin producing E. coli - (pdf) October 28, 2011
• IDPH Influenza Testing and Reporting Guidance - (pdf) October 20, 2011
• IDPH: Recent News Articles related to School Immunization Levels - (pdf) June 28, 2011
• Decisions about Rabies Post-exposure Prophylaxis After Bites from Dogs and Cats - (pdf) June 7, 2011
• Notice to Health Care Providers - Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli O104 (STEC O104:H4) Infections in U.S. Travelers Returning from Germany - (pdf) June 3, 2011
• Surveillance of West Nile Virus (WNV) and other Arboviral Infections (pdf) - Summer 2011
• Resources for Response to Japanese Radiation Events (pdf) - March 18, 2011
• 2011 Communicable Disease Surveillance Changes - March 31, 2011

• MMWR Recommendations and Reports January 28, 2011 / Vol. 60 / No. RR–2
• General Recommendations on Immunization --- Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)