Health Care Professionals – Southern Nevada Health District

Welcome to the health care provider section of the Southern Nevada Health District website. One of our priorities is to work with you and your colleagues to find creative and innovative solutions for meeting the many public health challenges presented by our rapidly growing community. To that end, the health district is hosting this site in order to provide you with information on disease occurrence in our community, technical bulletins, newsletters, links to other informational sites and additional items of interest to the health care community.

Collect 2 Protect
Collect 2 Protect

Collect 2 Protect

Collect2Protect is a simple, convenient, and private STD testing service that uses a specimen you collect in the privacy of your own home, avoiding long waits in a waiting room. The Health District’s Office of Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance is committed to providing the community with the best way to determine exposure to a sexually transmitted disease. Knowing your status will empower you with the information needed to treat symptoms and help prevent the spread of STD's to any of your partner(s).

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Epidemiology

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Cutaneous Anthrax Photos

Cutaneous Anthrax - Day 4 Cutaneous Anthrax - Day 5 Cutaneous Anthrax - Day 7 Cutaneous Anthrax - Day [...]

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Patient Education Materials

Bioterrorism Fact Sheets for the General Public

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Protocol for Rabies Post-exposure Prophylaxis (RPEP) After Exposure to a Rabies Susceptible Animal

Updated 08/21/2015 Post-exposure Rabies Vaccine Schedule Update The March 19, 2010 issue of the Centers for Disease Control and [...]

snhd_admin2019-02-05T13:18:53+00:00

Prescriptions for a Healthy Lifestyle

The Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Program at the Southern Nevada Health District has created ‘Prescriptions for a Healthy Lifestyle’ to assist health care providers when talking to their patients about healthy lifestyle choices.

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Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Norovirus in Extended Care Facilities and Nursing Homes

Control Measures for Residents

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Foot Signs for Diabetes

Regular foot examinations can help prevent complications in people with diabetes. However, many diabetics do not regularly ask for an examination of their feet.

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Brief Intervention Project

Health care providers are in a unique position to identify tobacco users and to provide effective intervention. There is strong [...]

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Safe Injection Practices

The Hepatitis C Investigation in 2008 illustrates the importance of continued training about safe injection practices.

snhd_admin2018-11-28T13:11:48+00:00

Health Care Professionals Flu Tool-Kit

Cover Your Cough Cover Your Cough - English PosterPDF Cover Your Cough - English Letter-sizedPDF Cover Your Cough - [...]

snhd_admin2018-11-16T11:02:52+00:00

Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses: A Primer for Physicians & Other Health Care Professionals

by the American Medical Association Introduction and Clinical Considerations PDF 191 KB Foodborne Illness Causative Agents Foodborne Illnesses Table: [...]

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Biological Agents & Bioterrorism

Medical Management of Bioagents for Physicians

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Technical Bulletins

2019 Date Topic August Tuberculin Testing Supply Shortage and Temporary Extension of Annual TB Screening for Patients/Residents/Clients/Inmates 2018 Date [...]

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Medical Management

Bulletins, Reports & Statistics Antibiogram CDC Health Advisories Health Status Reports Newsletters Public Health Advisories Statistics, Surveillance & Reports [...]

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Training

Highly infectious patients can pose a public health threat as one patient can lead to the onset of a public health incident. Being prepared to respond and exercising the response is critical in protecting our nation’s public health

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CDC Health Advisories

CDC Health Advisory - Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with Use of E-cigarettes August 30, 2019 CDC Health Advisory - Nationwide [...]

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Public Health Advisories

Public Health Update: 2019 Semiannual Countywide Antibiogram Now Available! November 21, 2019 Public Health Update: Chemical of Concern Identified Among [...]

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Health Alert Network Enrollment Form

The Health Alert Network (HAN) is a nationwide communications system that was established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and is implemented by state and local health departments.

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Health Care Professionals

Welcome to the health care provider section of the Southern Nevada Health District website. One of our priorities is to work with you and your colleagues to find creative and innovative solutions for meeting the many public health challenges presented by our rapidly growing community.

snhd_admin2018-10-01T13:28:04+00:00