Need to Know Basis
The purpose of collecting information about gatherings is to
What is to "Identify possible locations where the case may have been exposed?"
If the case is hesitant to share this information what can the CI do to encourage the case to share the information?
What is to "reassure confidentiality."
A gathering is considered small if there are less than ___ persons.
What is "10."
Types of family gatherings might include: ( name 2)
What are "Birthday parties, holiday parties, family meals, weddings, funerals, celebration of life, graduation parties."
Bobby is a stay at home mom. She usually does her grocery shopping at Frys on Mondays, as she takes her children to after school activities 3 days a week. She stays and watches soccer practice that her children participate in on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On Wednesdays she just drops the kids off and picks them up after band practice. On Fridays the whole family goes out to dinner together at Rubios. How many gatherings would you document for Bobby? Please name them
What is "3 - Frys, soccer location,Rubios."
The timeframe we ask about gatherings is
What is "2 weeks prior to symptom onset or 2 weeks prior to test date if asymptomatic"
If the case does not know the address of a place they visited how can you locate the address?
What is "Google search."
Following grocery stores what is the most common type of place that cases report going to when asked about gatherings?
What are "restaurants and bars."
Common retail locations that are considered gatherings include: (name 2)
What are "Grocery stores, retail stores such as Walmart, Target etc., discount stores, clothing stores, pharmacies, shoe stores."
Stan is a truck driver. He is on the road most of the time but tries to return home on the weekends to see his family. Stan usually eats at truck stops while working.Stan cannot remember the names of the truck stops he ate at during the two weeks prior to symptom onset, but does remember that he and his family went to the movies and out to dinner the weekend before he felt ill. How many gatherings would you document for Stan?
What is "2 - the movie theater and the restaurant."
We are interested in asking about the 2 weeks prior to symptom onset because this is Known as the _______________ period
What is "incubation period."
What would be an open ended question to ask a case who says they don’t remember where they went?
What is "During a normal week, what places do you typically go to? What is your normal schedule like?"
Which would be considered a gathering?
Paying for gas and grabbing a drink at the convenience store at the gas station
Paying for gas and having lunch at the truck stop
Paying for gas and having lunch at the truck stop
Name 2 places related to pets that would be considered gatherings
What are "dog parks, pet stores, veterinarian office, groomers, dog classes, riding classes."
Stan is a truck driver. He is on the road most of the time but tries to return home on the weekends to see his family. Stan usually eats at truck stops while working.Stan cannot remember the names of the truck stops he ate at during the two weeks prior to symptom onset, but does remember that he and his family went to the movies and out to dinner the weekend before he felt ill. What questions could you ask that might assist Stan to provide the information on the restaurants?
Can you look at your log or schedule to see what city you traveled to each day? As we are only looking at places in Arizona, can you remember the city and what road you traveled on? From this information you might be able to look up for example “truck stops in Eloy Arizona”
When asking about gatherings, what places are excluded in this section of the survey?
What is "work or school settings, travel to or from Arizona to another state, places outside of Arizona."
Would getting food from a drive up window be considered a gathering? Please give rationale
No - no contact with others except person you pay and person who gives you the food - less than 15 minutes contact in 24 hours
General categories of gatherings that can be suggested to elicit information from cases
Include: (name 5)
What are "parties, faith based events, sporting events, concerts or theater, grocery stores, retail locations, gym/fitness studios, hair/nail salons, massage, doctor offices, physical therapy, parks, restaurants, bars."
Name 4 types of events/venues that are considered gatherings
What are "concerts/theater, sporting events, conferences, festivals, waterparks, amusement parks."
Maria is a single nurse who lives with a roommate. She has been working long hours and reports that on her days off she likes to relax at home in the morning and then spend time at the gym in the afternoons. Maria recently had 3 days off in a row and reported that she really enjoyed getting to see her friends.She stated that they went to the casino one day and to a concert and out to dinner the next day. On her third day off she treated herself to a manicure and pedicure at a local nail salon. On her second day back to work Maria started to feel ill. How many gatherings would you document for Maria?
What is "5, gym, casino, concert, restaurant, nail salon."
Information collected for each gathering includes (5 things)
What are "name of place, address of place, how many persons were there, whether primarily indoors or outdoors, last date attended."
If the case is unsure what date they went to a store or restaurant what questions could you ask to assist them in remembering?
What is "Was it around a holiday? Was it during the week or a weekend? Do you go to the store on the same day every week? Might you have the receipt?"
What can we tell a case who asks what we will do with this gathering information?
What is " This information will not be shared with anyone outside of public health. This information is compiled to identify community trends and assist in stopping the spread of the virus. This information is helpful in learning more about the spread of the virus."
Name 3 health care places that would be considered gatherings
What are "outpatient clinic, doctors office, dentist office, physical therapy, outpatient radiology facility, outpatient lab."
Maria is a single nurse who lives with a roommate. She has been working long hours and reports that on her days off she likes to relax at home in the morning and then spend time at the gym in the afternoons. Maria recently had 3 days off in a row and reported that she really enjoyed getting to see her friends.She stated that they went to the casino one day and to a concert and out to dinner the next day. On her third day off she treated herself to a manicure and pedicure at a local nail salon. On her second day back to work Maria started to feel ill. What other questions might you ask Maria?
Where do you grocery shop? Did you go shopping there in the 2 weeks prior to symptom onset? Did you go to any other restaurants or any bars after work during those 2 weeks?