There are five topics in this course:

• Topic 1: Public Health Confidentiality Laws
  • What types of information are considered confidential according to State Law
• Topic 2: IDPH Data Release Policy
  • What information do I have the authority to share publicy
• HIV/AIDS-specific confidentiality laws
  • What types of information about HIV/AIDS are considered confidential? How do these confidentiality laws differ from those for other diseases?
• Investigation Reports
  • What information might be documented regarding disease outbreaks and investigations? What information and documents can be shared and with whom?
• Working with the media
  • How do I work with the media and explain Iowa’s confidentiality laws

Intended Audience

Local Public Health Partners, Local Environmental Health Partners, Local Public Information Officers, Hospital Infection Preventionists, County Attorneys

Learning Objectives:

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Provideeducation on legal authorities to release confidential information
• Describehow the IDPH data release policy applies to health care and public health providers and partners
• DescribeHIV/AIDS-related confidentiality concerns regarding the release of patient information
• Familiarizepartners with outbreak investigation reports and discuss the appropriate release of reports of stakeholders and the public
• Deliverguidance to health care providers, public health providers and partners on working with the media

Pre-requisites/Learning Level

No pre-requisites

Competencies addressed

Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals identified

Domain 2: Policy Development/Program Planning Skills

• 2B6. Develops options for policies, programs, and services (e.g., secondhand smoking policies, data use policies, HR policies, immunization programs, food safety programs)
• 2B7. Examines the feasibility (e.g., fiscal, social, political, legal, geographic) and implications of policies, programs and services

CEUs Offered

This course has been approved for the following continuing education units:

• 0.24 nursing CEUs by Iowa Board of Nursing Provider #94; to apply for nursing CEUs
• 2.0 hours of environmental health continuing education by the Iowa Environmental Health Association

Cost

Free

Modality/format

Online Self-Pace

Length

1 hour

Presenter(s) and/or Content Experts

Mary J. Jones, BSEMS, MA; Heather L. Adams, JD; Patricia Quinlisk, MD, MPH; Patricia A. Young, RN, BS; Ann Garvey, DVM, MPH, MA; Polly Carver-Kimm, BS

Technical requirements:

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 
• Flash Player 
• Speakers

Registration requirements

Register a free account

Creation and/or update

September 15, 2017