Resources and Publications

Communicable Disease Prevention and Control

Information for Professionals

• Guidelines for Communicable Disease Prevention and Control for Childcare Programs and Family Home Day Care Agencies
• CA-MRSA Information Sheet for Public Health Staff
• Canadian TB Guidelines from the Public Health Agency of Canada
• Canadian STI Guidelines from the Public Health Agency of Canada
• Emergency Preparedness Vaccine Cold Chain Breakdown: Guidelines for Use by Vaccine Providers
• Information for Public Health Professionals on Human Papillomavirus and HPV Vaccine
• It's the Law: Reporting Notifiable Diseases and Conditions
• It's the Law: Reporting Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) Poster
• Keep Vaccine Safe
• Keep Vaccine Safe - sticker
• Lyme Disease Case Definitions
• Nova Scotia Communicable Disease Control Manual:
  
  
  Introduction Standard Precaution Guidelines Guidelines for Outbreak Management Enteric Food and Waterborne Diseases Blood Borne Pathogens Sexually Transmitted Diseases Vaccine Preventable Diseases Tuberculosis Diseases Transmitted by Direct Contact Vectorborne and Other Zoonotic Diseases
• Physician's Communicable Disease Report Form
• Rabies, West Nile virus, Tick Borne Diseases Update 2009
• Nova Scotia Immunization Manual
• Nova Scotia Immunization Schedules
  • Routine Childhood Immunization Schedule in NS for Health Professionals
  • Immunization Schedule for Adults
  • School Immunization Schedule
• Tetanus Prophylaxis in Wound Management
• West Nile Virus Response Plan 2008
• Canadian Immunization Guidelines (Public Health Agency of Canada)