Tennessee Emerging Infections Program
Welcome to the Tennessee Emerging Infections Program Site!
A collaboration of the Tennessee Department of Health, the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Health Policy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Here’s an introduction to the people and projects of the Tennessee EIP!
The Emerging Infections Program (EIP) is a population-based network including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health departments, working with collaborators (academic centers, local health departments, infection control practitioners, and other federal agencies) to assess the public health impact of emerging infections and to evaluate methods for their prevention and control.
Currently, the EIP Network consists of 10 sites: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Tennessee.
The Tennessee Emerging Infections Program (EIP) is a collaborative effort of the Communicable and Environmental Diseases and Emergency Preparedness section of the Tennessee Department of Health, the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, the Department of Health Policy, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The following twenty counties in Tennessee are involved in the EIP: Anderson, Blount, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Grainer, Hamilton, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Madison, Roane, Robertson, Rutherford, Sevier, Shelby, Sumner, Union, Williamson and Wilson. Some programs of the EIP encompass the entire state of Tennessee as of January 2003.
The core activity of the EIP is active surveillance of laboratory-confirmed cases of reportable pathogens. Laboratory directors and staff, physicians, nurses, infection control practitioners and medical records personnel are key participants in EIP. Components of the EIP in Tennessee investigate foodborne infections (FoodNet), invasive bacterial infections (ABCs), influenza activities, and healthcare associated infections.
Contact Information
FoodNet
FoodNet Coordinator
Tennessee Department of Health
Tennessee Emerging Infections Program
Communicable and Environmental Diseases and Emergency Preparedness
Andrew Johnson Tower, 4th Floor
710 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville Tennessee 37243
Phone: 615-741-7247
Fax: 615-741-3857
Active Bacterial Core Surveillance (ABCs)
ABCs Coordinator
Tennessee Emerging Infections Program
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Department of Health Policy
2525 West End Avenue
Suite 700
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615-322-6838
Fax: 615-343-8722
Influenza Activities
Influenza Coordinator
Tennessee Department of Health
Tennessee Emerging Infections Program
Communicable and Environmental Diseases and Emergency Preparedness
Andrew Johnson Tower, 3rd Floor
710 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615-741-7247
Fax: 615-741-3857
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Department of Health Policy
2525 West End Avenue
Suite 700
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615-936-3722
Fax: 615-343-3894
Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs)
HAIs Coordinator
Tennessee Department of Health
Tennessee Emerging Infections Program
Communicable and Environmental Diseases and Emergency Preparedness
Andrew Johnson Tower, 3rd Floor
710 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615-741-7247
Fax: 615-741-3857
HPV-IMPACT Project
HPV IMPACT Program Coordinator
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Department of Health Policy
2525 West End Avenue
Suite 700
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615-322-6767
Fax: 615-343-1974