ECH130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Pertussis, Hookworm Infection, Scabies
29 May 2018
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Public Health Legislation:
• Protect and promote public health
• Control the risk to public health
• Promote control of infectious diseases
• Prevent spread of infectious diseases
• Recognise the role of local governments in protecting public health
Public Health Act 2010:
• Power to deal with public health risks generally
• Exclusion practices and conditions of infectious diseases – guidelines
• Requirements for mandatory reporting
• Make contact with your regional officer
• Request information leaflets in various languages for staff and families
• Immunisation legislation – debate between right for families to object and
not have their child immunised and public world health strategies
Responsibilities in regards to NGF/NQS (National Quality Standards):
• Hygiene and infection control procedures are the areas where most of the
centres who do not achieve accreditation, fail to meet the required standards
• Policies and procedures and audit trails and infection control registers that
should be maintained e.g. if accident happens, have an accident log book
• “taff to follo proedural guidelies ad to guide hildres hgiee
practices
• Each state Public Health Department has information sheets for families on
infectious diseases as does the National Health and Medical Research Council
National Quality Standards:
• Qualit Area = Childres Health ad “afet
• All elements in this standard 2.1-2.3.4
• Quality Area 4 = Staffing Arrangements
• 4.. = “taffig arrageets ehae hildres learig ad deelopet
and ensure their safety and wellbeing
Work Health & Safety National Act and regulations – responsibilities of all are clear
• Employers and employees are to meet their obligations under both the
legislation and the regulation
• Staff are to be aware of the need to be informed about dangers in the
workplace particularly when planning a pregnancy (CMV and other early
childhood IDs) back care, infection control and safe handling and storage of
chemicals – Workcover
• Safety procedures to be adhered to
Infection Control:
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• As oug hildre egi to hae otat ith the ider orld, it is ieitale
that they will be more exposed to viruses and bacteria that can cause a range
of ifetios
• Diseases and infections can be spread through droplet spread (coughing and
sneezing, talking in confined spaces) or through direct contact, either from
person to person or with infected surfaces
• Immunisation is a public health strategy to prevent the spread of Measles,
Tetanus, Hepatitis B, blood infections etc.
• Non health professionals cannot advise parents about immunisations refer
the to their hilds dotor or ouit urse
• Management plans for children with chronic illnesses or health issues
• Medication and administering of medication in the school or centre also to
be included
Procedures for:
• Personal hygiene
• Safely dealing with blood, vomit, urine, nasal discharge
• Cleaning the premises, toilets, shared surfaces etc.
• Sand pits, play dough, animals
• Food safety
• Using gloves – nappy changing and toileting
What causes infections?
• Microscopic living things (known as germs) are all around us
o Some of these germs can cause disease in people, other
animals/plants
o There are four major types of germs:
▪ Bacteria – found in/on human body = good and bad, good
bacteria lives in our intestines, helps us (and eliminate) the
nutrients we eat
▪ Some bacteria can infect the body, cause disease
(streptococcal sore throat, whooping cough etc.)
▪ Viruses need a host, and cause diseases, colds, flu, gastro,
measles, varicella (chicken pox)
▪ Fungi – Organisms that includes yeasts, moulds and
mushrooms – fungal diseases includes tinea corporis
rigor, tiea pedis athletes foot ad adida thrush
▪ Protoza – microscopic living things that thrive on moisture and
spread disease through water etc.
▪ Parasites – roundworm and hookworm
▪ Mites – scabies and lice can cause the risk of secondary
bacterial infection resulting in rheumatic heart disease,
particularly concerning in the NT communities (highest rates)
o How do infections spread?
▪ The germ has a source → it spreads from the source → infects
another person
o Ways in which germs can spread:
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