Notifying Public Health Authority Protocol

Protocol to Notify Public Health Authority: Tammie Collom, Principal, will notify the district's representative, David Heard, who reports directly to the JCHD for the district.

Positive COVID-19 Identification:

1. Building Principal or Secretary will contact parents/guardians to inform them the importance of notifying the school immediately of a positive COVID-19 identification.

2. Building Principal requires all Staff to inform the district of the importance of notifying the Principal with a positive COVID-19 test result.

If District/School is informed first:

1. When a school is made aware of a positive result(s), immediately contact the District Representative.

2. Upon report from a building, District Representative will report within 24 hours to the appropriate County Health Contact.

   • Jackson County: Communicable Disease Department
     Phone: (541) 774-8209 (During business Hours) (541) 618-4651 (After 5:00 pm message provides contact information for on call person)

• The LPHA will need to conduct an initial review to know what contact and/or cohort logs to request. Once the review has been completed, the LPHA will request a specific set of contact and/or cohort logs from the district/school, and request to have those contact and/or cohort logs as soon as they can be provided, at maximum 24 hours.

If LPHA is informed first:

1. When the LPHA is made aware of a positive result(s), the LPHA will notify the District Representative within 24 hours.

2. Upon report from the LPHA, the District Representative will work with the LPHA to determine next steps.

   1. The LPHA will request a specific set of contact and/or cohort logs from the district/school, and request to have those contact and/or cohort logs as soon as they can be provided, at maximum 24 hours.

After reporting:

Office staff will continue to monitor by communication with the family.

All Public Health Contacts

Jackson County:

Operational Blueprint Submission, Questions and Support:

Bonnie Simpson, Environmental Health Specialist

Email: SimpsoBL@jacksoncounty.org Phone: (541) 816-5648

COVID-19 Case/Concern:

Communicable Disease Department

Phone: (541) 774-8209 (During business hours)

(541) 618-4651 (After 5:00 pm message provides contact information for on call person)