CDPC- Information for Professionals
Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
Information for Professionals
Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
- Nova Scotia Communicable Disease Control Manual
- It's the Law: Reporting Notifiable Diseases and Conditions (PDF) | French (PDF)
- Guidelines for Communicable Disease Prevention and Control for Child Care Settings (PDF) | French (PDF)
- Canadian TB Guidelines (PHAC)
- Physician's Communicable Disease Report Form (PDF)
- Respiratory Illness
- Guidance For Respiratory Pathogens in Congregate Living Settings (PDF) - Updated August 22, 2024
- Respiratory Response Plan (PDF) - Updated August 21, 2024
- Respiratory Virus Immunization for Health Care Providers
- 2023-2024 A Guide to Respiratory Virus Infection and Outbreak Management in Long-term Care Facilities (PDF) - Updated September 5, 2024
- STI
- Canadian STI Guidelines Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- Canadian STI Guidelines for Gonococcal Infections (PDF)
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), Sexual Health Facts and Information (PHAC)
- Zoonotics
- Guidance for Primary Care and Emergency Medicine Providers in the Management of Lyme Disease, Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis and Powassan virus infection in Nova Scotia (PDF)
- Rabies Response Plan (PDF) - Updated April 2019
- Animal Bites and Rabies Exposure Assessment Poster (PDF)
- Tick Borne Diseases Response Plan (PDF) - Updated June 2024
Immunization
- Pneumococcal Immunization Program
- COVID-19 Immunization Program
- Measles Immunization - Information for Health Care Professionals (PDF)
- Meningococcal B Information for Health Care Professionals (PDF) - Updated April 8, 2024
- Imvamune Vaccine Information for Health Care Providers (PDF) - Updated August 6, 2024
- Rotavirus Guide (PDF) - Updated November 2019
- Toolkit for Immunization Providers (PDF)
- Nova Scotia Immunization Manual (PDF)
- Canadian Immunization Guide (Public Health Agency of Canada)
- Immunization Policies
- Publicly Funded Vaccine/Immunoglobulin Policy (PDF) - Updated September 19, 2024
- Vaccine Eligibility for High Risk Conditions (PDF) - Updated September 4, 2024
- Immunization Schedule
- It's the Law: Reporting Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) Poster (PDF)
- Forms
To access Immunization forms (cold chain, vaccine order, consent, etc.), please go to the Nova Scotia Health Authority website.
Important resources
Health Protection Act (PDF)
The Health Protection Act is legislation designed to protect the health of the public.
Communicable Disease Control Manual
Provides guidance on public health case management