On September 1, 2015, CDPH upgraded the CAHAN system. The CAHAN system is used by CDPH to send important mass notifications including Emergency Alerts, Health Notifications, Information Bulletins, and AFLs.
To improve communication and increase AFL distribution to facilities, CDPH requests all facilities provide the following information:
- Information for the designated emergency contact and an alternate. The emergency contact should be reachable and able to respond 24 hours a day.
- Information for the AFL recipient and an alternate. The AFL recipient may be anyone designated by the facility as the primary recipient for departmental communications.
All long-term care facilities can use the following Survey Monkey link to provide the requested contact information:
All Long-Term Care Facilities Contact Information
(https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AllLTCEmerg_contacts)
In addition, CDPH encourages facilities to sign-up with their respective county emergency medical services agency and/or local department of public health emergency communication system.
If you have any questions regarding this AFL, please contact Andrea Barandas, CDPH, Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Response Section at 916-324-9480 or via e-mail at CDPH_FacilityContactSurvey@cdph.ca.gov.
Sincerely,
Original Signed by Jean Iacino
Jean Iacino
Deputy Director