Infectious Diseases Profile
Public Health programs to prevent and control the spread of communicable disease in our city. City of Hamilton provides immunizations, health education, case management, clinical services, inspection services and responds to reports of communicable diseases and manages outbreaks in the community and local institutions.
Service Details
Related Subservices
- Immunization
- Vector Borne Disease Prevention and Control
- Infectious and Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control
Type of Service
- Public facing
Rationale
- Essential/Mandatory, Legislated requirement
Primary Funding Sources
- Grants/Subsidies
Service Level
- At standard
Service Level Source
- Legislated
Performance Measures
How Well Did You Do It? (quality)
- Percentage of suspected rabies exposures reported with investigation initiated within one day of public health unit notification, per year: 99.9% (2016)
Is Anyone Better Off? (impact)
- Percentage of personal service settings inspected annually: 99.6% (2016)
- Percentage of school-aged children who have completed immunizations for hepatitis B: 74.5% (July 1 2016 – June 30, 2017)
- Percentage of school-aged children who have completed immunizations for HPV: 63.6% (July 1 2016 – June 30, 2017)
- Percentage of school-aged children who have completed immunizations for meningococcus: 83.4% (July 1 2016 – June 30, 2017)
- Percentage of high risk licensed day nurseries that receive a routine inspection 3 times per calendar year: 100% (2016)
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