Table 3 Impact of Public Health Epidemiologists on Local Health Department Reporting and Investigation of H1N1
Measure | Greatly enhanced (%) | Somewhat enhanced (%) | Did Not enhance (%) | Response count (No.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Communication between hospitals and local public health with regard to H1N1 reporting and investigation | 70.7 | 17.2 | 12.1 | 58 |
Completeness of H1N1 reporting | 58.9 | 26.8 | 14.3 | 56 |
Timeliness of H1N1 reporting | 66.1 | 21.4 | 12.5 | 56 |
LHD's ability to be more efficient in reporting and investigating cases/clusters of H1N1 | 62.5 | 23.2 | 14.3 | 56 |