Epidemiology and Public Health Emergency Preparedness (Epi-PHEP) Program

The San Carlos Apache Tribe's (SCAT) Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Epidemiology goal is to improve the health and well-being of SCAT community members.

The Public Health Emergency Preparedness will strengthen and sustain the SCAT communities’ abilities to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from incidents with negative health effects.

 

Definition

“The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of the study for the prevention and control of health problems” 

                                                            -As defined by John M. Last (1988)

Distribution 

  • Frequency – collect data on the number of cases of a health condition in the population but also on the relationship of the number to the size of the population. The resulting rate allows epidemiologists to compare disease occurrence across different populations. 
  • Pattern -the occurrence of health-related events by time, place, and person.

Contact
Epi-PHEP

Located inside PHN Building
102 Medicine Way Road
Peridot, AZ 85542

Program Manager
Dr. Yvonne Lees  
DrPH, BSN, RN

Phone: (928) 475-1532
Email: Yvonne.lees@scat-nsn.gov

Mailing Address
Epi/PHEP Program
PO BOX 0
San Carlos, AZ 85550

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Services

  • Partner with SCAT in outbreak of illness
  • Partner with Health Education
  • Partner with the State of Arizona in data collection
  • Partner with TERC in the epidemic prevention
  • Partner with Public Health Emergency Preparedness
  • Help describe and measure the magnitude of health and disease problems in human populations. 
  • Goal to minimize the impact of disease and disability.

PHEP

PHEP is currently working on these projects:

  • Emergency team on FEMA's flooding policies and procedures in managing floods,
  • PHEP implementing a volunteer program.
  • Partnering with the community and Healthcare Corp on implementing a policy on Mass Fatality Incident Preparedness policy.
  • CDC Data Modernization Assessment for Tribal Public Health
  • Officer for Az Tribal Emergency Response Committee
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