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- Nebraska Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
The Nebraska SHIIP toll-free hotline is 1-800-234-7119.
- Rx Pattern Analysis Tracking Robberies & Other Losses
RxPATROL™ is a collaborative effort between industry and law enforcement designed to collect, collate, analyze and disseminate pharmacy theft information in an attempt to: help protect pharmacists; guard against potential robberies and burglaries; and assist law enforcement to apprehend and successfully prosecute criminals. Directed by a senior law enforcement executive and utilizing a sophisticated software platform to analyze theft information for trends and patterns, RxPATROL™ will gather information from pharmacy theft reports and serve as a clearing house to disseminate pertinent leads to the law enforcement community.
- Nebraska Health Alert Network (HAN)
Nebraska Health & Human Services Health Alert Network Health professionals, public health personnel, and hospitals who become aware of any unusual illnesses, suspicious rashes, and food borne illnesses should report concerns to one of the numbers listed below:
* 24/7 Epidemiology call line: 402-471-0565
* Laboratories seeking guidance on diagnostic testing can contact the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory at: 402-559-3032
* To contact a public health official regarding reportable diseases:
- Douglas County: 441-7214 (work hours) or 441-7000 (after hours
- Lancaster County: 441-8053 (work hours) or 441-8000 (after hours, request communicable disease program)
- All other counties: 402-471-0565
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