Related: Read the Release on Ebola and “Safe Schools Week”
Over the past several months, the Ebola epidemic has become a growing concern for everyone who works in healthcare, both as providers of health services and members of the global community. Healthcare professionals, as well as the public, have questions about identifying potential patients and then implementing best infection control practices to eliminate the likelihood of further contagion.
To address those concerns and answer some of those questions, AFT Nurses and Health Professionals has developed this toolkit. It provides information and strategies about readiness and best practices in Ebola detection, methods of isolation and control where you work, and other information to keep members informed. Knowing what steps to take is only half the battle; making sure they are implemented is another. This toolkit addresses both of those areas. Additional resources will be added in the coming weeks.
Overview
- Alliance/AFT (Dallas ISD) Fact Sheet for School Employees
- Ebola virus disease: Global health and domestic preparedness
- AFT Ebola fact sheet
- Health Professionals and Allied Employees/AFT: Essential Facts about Ebola Virus Disease
- AFT resolution: Response to Global Ebola Health Crisis
- AFT letter to U.S. Reps. Fred Upton and Henry Waxman on Ebola prepardness
Volunteering and what to expect
Information for healthcare facilities and workers
- Is Our Workplace Ready for Ebola?
- CDC: Hospital checklist for Ebola preparedness
- CDC: Algorithm for evaluating returning travelers
- CDC: NEW Checklist for Patients Being Evaluated for Ebola Virus Disease in the United States
- CDC: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings, a comprehensive guideline for isolation precautions
- CDC: Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Hospitalized Patients with Known or Suspected Ebola Virus Disease in U.S. Hospitals
- Information on Ebola from OSHA
- Health Professionals and Allied Employees/AFT: Protecting Healthcare Workers from Ebola Virus Disease
- Cal/OSHA Interim Guidance on Ebola Virus
- New York State Department of Health order on Ebola
Properly using protective equipment
- Commentary: Health Workers Need Optimal Respiratory Protection for Ebola, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
Dealing with Ebola in school settings
- Preparing for Ebola in School Settings (for leaders)
- Preparing for Ebola in schools(for members)
- Guidance for daycares and schools: Receiving students or staff from areas affected by Ebola (New York City Department of Health)
If you have questions about protecting your members, or about what is happening in your facility, email Katherine Kany or Darryl Alexander.