The
Director
of
Student
Health
Services
will
also
contact
the
Miami-Dade
County
Public
Health
Department
to
obtain
the
latest
recommendations
about
the
management
and
prevention of
the
spread
of
the
specific
strain
of
communicable
microbe,
requesting
appropriate
vaccines
and/or
medications,
as
well
as
requesting
additional
professional
and
clerical
assistance,
if deemed
necessary.
The
Public
Health
professionals
will
be
asked
to
assist
the
Student
Health
Clinic
staff
with
surveillance
and
outbreak
containment
measures,
including
administration of
appropriate
vaccines
and
medications.
All
available
health
professionals
will
monitor
the
index
cases,
look
for
linked
cases,
and
provide
appropriate
diagnostic,
prophylactic,
and
therapeutic
measures
to
the
affected
individual(s). Although
the
route
of
transmission
and
degree
of
infection
varies
depending
on
the
specific
infectious
disease,
individuals
with
the
following
relationships
to
the
index
case will
be
educated
about
the
disease
in
question
to
the
extent
possible
respecting
confidentiality:
-
roommates,
classmates,
co-workers.
Students,
faculty,
and
staff
will
be
told
to
report
any
signs
and
symptoms
of
the
illness
to
their
private
physician
or
to
the
professionals
at
the
Student
Health
Clinic,
where
they
can
be
seen,
to
receive
a
confidential
medical
consultation,
appropriate
prophylaxis,
treatment,
and/or
referral
to
community
health
organizations,
as medically
indicated.
Media
Relations:
The
Director
of
Student
Health
Services
will
work
with
the
Office
of
Media
Relations
to
provide
medical
information
concerning
the
communicable
disease
to
the
media,
students,
staff,
and family
members.
Establishing
a
24-hour
hotline
by
using
the
FIU-HELP
line
may
be
advisable. When
appropriate,
such
as
in
cases
involving
meningococcal
meningitis,
the
Director
will
prepare
a letter
to
the
University
community
and
parents
of
students
to
inform
them
of
the following:
signs
and
symptoms,
clues
to
early
recognition,
who
is
at
risk,
prophylactic
measures including
vaccination
when
appropriate,
treatment
procedures,
and
local
sources
for
referral
(Student
Health
Clinic, public
health
clinics,
hospital
emergency
rooms,
private
offices,
etc.).
Human
Resources
The
staff
of
the
Office
of
Human
Resources
will
coordinate
efforts
with
the
Department supervisors
and
the
Student
Health
Clinic
staff
to
identify
employees
who
have
reported
signs and
symptoms
of
the
disease
or
may
have
been
exposed
to
the
infectious
agent.
Working
with
the
staff
of
the
Student
Health
Clinic,
the
Office
of
Human
Resources
will assist
these
employees
on
how
they
may
obtain
treatment
or
prevention
(if
appropriate).
University
Housing
The
Department
of
University
Housing
will
immediately
notify
the
Director
of
Student
Health
Services or
his/her
designee,
if
any
student
living
in
University
Housing
has
signs
or
symptoms suggestive
of
one
of
the
above
communicable
diseases.
These
students
will
be
seen
at the
Student
Health
Clinic.
In
case
of
emergency,
Public
Safety
is
to
be
called.
The
staff
of
University
Housing
will
work
with
the
staff
of
the
Student
Health
Clinic
to
identify
and
educate
all
students
at
risk
for
contracting the
communicable
disease.
They
will
also
assist
the
staff
of
the
Student
Health
Clinic
by
working
with
all
affected
resident
students
in
their
compliance
with the
treatment
and
prophylactic
directives,
including
isolation
housing
arrangements,
if
medically
indicated.
Division
of Academic Affairs
The
Office
of
the
Provost,
or
the
appropriate
Dean,
will
notify
the
Director
of
the Student
Health
Services,
or
his/her
designee
of
any
known
cases
of
faculty
member(s)
who have
contracted
a
communicable
disease
or
have
potentially
been
exposed
to
the
infectious agent(s).
They
will
work
with
the
Student
Health
Clinic
and
the
Office
of
Human
Resources
to
ensure
that
faculty
will
receive
appropriate
treatment
and/or
prophylaxis,
as
well
as follow
up
care
prior
to
returning
to
the
workplace.
Public
Safety
Public
Safety
is
to
be
contacted
for
all
emergency
cases
involving
students,
faculty,
staff, and/or
visitors,
as
outlined
in
the
FIU "Emergency
Medical
Assistance" Policy
and
Procedures.
Environmental
Health and Safety
The
staff
of
Environmental
Health
and
Safety
will
investigate
the
campus
environment
for
potential single
source
of
the
outbreak,
and
will
assist
the
health
professionals
in
determining
the members
of
the
University
community
who
have
been
exposed
and
are
potentially
at
risk.
Department
of Athletics and Campus Recreation
The
Director
of
Athletics
and
Campus
Recreation,
or
his/her
designee,
will
notify
the
Student Health
Clinic
if
any
student
athlete
has,
or
is
suspected
of
having,
any
of
the above
communicable
diseases.
The
Department
will
assist
the
Student
Health
