San Mateo County Grand Jury
• 2007-2008
• Agency Response
Response to:
Planning Issues Relative To Leachate Disposal
Issue | Background | Findings | Conclusions | Recommendations | Responses | Attachments San Mateo County Health
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Findings and Recommendations 2 findings
F1
Undertake a study to determine staff, facility, and equipment requirements necessary to accommodate a large scale health emergency that may occur at the San Francisco International Airport. Response: Concur. The Health Department will undertake a study to address the requirements of a large scale health emergency at San Francisco International Airport. It is expected that the outcome of the study, or a status report of the progress made to complete the study’s scope, will be available for presentation to the Board of Supervisors at its September 2008 final budget hearing.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Undertake a study to determine staff, facility, and equipment requirements necessary to accommodate a large scale health emergency that may occur at the San Francisco International Airport.
F2
Explore opportunities to work in conjunction with the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, State of California, and the City and County of San Francisco to meet whatever requirements are defined by the study in recommendation 1. Response: Concur. The Health Officer and Health Department staff have good working relationships with the health-related and operations-related staff assigned to San Francisco International Airport from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the State Department of Public Health, and the City and County of San Francisco. Health Department staff will work with staff from those other jurisdictions in developing the study in recommendation 1.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
Explore opportunities to work in conjunction with the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, State of California, and the City and County of San Francisco to meet whatever requirements are defined by the study in recommendation 1. 4
Conclusions 5
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CL1The current practices and procedures are adequate for surveillance and quarantine in the current condition when there are few situations which warrant action.
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CL2The current practices and procedures, however, are not adequate under conditions that would require many travelers to be diagnosed and quarantined.
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CL3Further training is needed in complex public health response for airline, airport, police, customs and border patrol personnel.
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CL4Ten percent of one SMC Health staff member’s time is insufficient to support collaborative efforts among its staff and airport-based emergency responders, airport staff, and the CDC-DGMQ.
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CL5Multi-agency planning is needed to provide shelter for medical surveillance of hundreds of quarantined passengers in an emergency.