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Section 5: Respond to Outbreaks and Other Public Health Problems 535.1 Prepare the response 545.1.1 Set up appropriate entities to manage the response 545.1.1.1 District epidemic management committee 545.1.1.2 District epidemic rapid response team 555.1.2 Hold regular meetings of the DEMC 555.1.3 Prepare district epidemic response plan 565.1.4 Update personnel skills 565.1.4.1 Train health staffs to carry out response 565.1.4.2 Orient other personnel to response needs 575.1.5 Develop community education materials 575.2 Implementing the response 585.2.1 Select an appropriate response 585.2.2 Plan response activities specific to the outbreak 585.2.3 Implement response activities 595.2.3.1 Monitor case management 605.2.3.2 Verify health staff skills 605.2.3.3 Conduct an emergency immunization activity 605.2.3.4 Enhance surveillance 615.2.3.5 Inform and educate the community 615.2.3.6 Improve access to safe water 615.2.3.7 Ensure safe disposal of human waste 625.2.3.8 Improve food handling practices 635.2.3.9 Reduce exposures to mosquitoes 635.2.3.10 Control vectors 635.3 Reporting on the response 63Section 6: Provide Feedback 656.1 Verbal feedback 666.2 Written feedback 666.2.1 Outbreak response report 666.2.2 Information summary sheets 676.2.3 Public health bulletin 676.2.4 District newsletter 676.2.5 Fact sheets 686.3 Other methods for providing feedback 68Section 7: Evaluate and Improve Surveillance and Response 697.1 Monitor the quality of the surveillance system 707.1.1 Monitor and evaluate detection of immediately reported diseases 70Table of Contentsv