Report 2017-124 Recommendation 2 Responses

Report 2017-124: San Diego County's Health and Human Services Agency: It Cannot Demonstrate That It Employs the Appropriate Number of Public Health Nurses to Efficiently Serve Its Residents (Release Date: July 2018)

Recommendation #2 To: San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency

To better ensure that its PHNs are prepared for future public health emergencies, the Health Agency should distribute its surge plan to its PHNs and train them on its protocols.

60-Day Agency Response

Effective August 3, 2018, the Health Agency distributed its surge plan to all Public Health Nurses and their supervisors through its policy management system. The Health Agency will continue to incorporate Surge Plan protocols into educational opportunities for nurses, including during new hire Orientation, Mass Care and Shelter Training for Nurses, and Annual Skills Day events.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Fully Implemented

All Recommendations in 2017-124

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.