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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Pandemic Influenza State-by-State Comparison: Ontario Fact Sheet
This fact sheet, compiled by the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Infection Disease Outbreak Program, provides basic information on Ontario's preparedness for pandemic influenza.
Minnesota. Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
2007-06-05?
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Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB): Quarantine and Isolation [June 5, 2007]
"The recent international saga of a traveler with XDR-TB, a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, has placed a spotlight on existing mechanisms to contain contagious disease threats and raised numerous legal and public-health issues. This report will briefly address the existing law relating to quarantine and isolation, with an emphasis on the interaction of state and federal laws and international agreements. It will not be updated. On May 12, 2007, a man with tuberculosis flew from Atlanta, Georgia, to Paris, France. After his wedding in Greece, he went to Rome, Italy, where he was contacted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and told that he had XDR-TB, a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis with a cure rate of approximately 30%-50%. He was told that he should not get on an airplane and that his passport was the subject of a no-fly order. However, fearing he would not be able to return to the United States for treatment, he flew to Canada and entered the United States by car on May 24. Although CDC had alerted the Atlanta office of Customs and Border Protection in the Homeland Security Department, he was not stopped at the border. CDC contacted him and he voluntarily went to a hospital in New York. He was then flown to an Atlanta hospital. CDC issued a federal order of isolation under the Public Health Service Act, the first since 1963. The patient was flown to the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver for treatment."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Jones, Nancy Lee; Swendiman, Kathleen
2007-06-05
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Pandemic Influenza State-by-State Comparison: Minnesota Fact Sheet
This fact sheet, compiled by the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Infection Disease Outbreak Program, provides basic information on Minnesota's preparedness for pandemic influenza.
Minnesota. Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
2007-06-04?
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Pandemic Influenza State-by-State Comparison: Michigan Fact Sheet
This fact sheet, compiled by the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Infection Disease Outbreak Program, provides basic information on Michigan's preparedness for pandemic influenza.
Minnesota. Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
2007-06-04?
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Preparing for Pandemic Flu
"Because a pandemic flu is possible any year, Arlington County wants you to learn more about this potential threat. This guide provides information about pandemic flu, bird flu, and seasonal flu and how to protect yourself now. Please remember these points: (1) There is NO pandemic at present. (2) Practicing good cough etiquette and hand washing EVERY DAY prevents exposure to all flu viruses, even the common cold. (3) Personal preparation NOW can decrease your risk during a pandemic, as well as other emergencies."
Arlington (Va.)
2007-06
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Somerset County Individual & Family Disaster Preparedness Guide
This document discusses individual and family disaster preparation for the state of Maine--the county of Somerset in particular. Included are the following sections: reasons for preparation, hazards than can occur, how to stay informed, getting involved, links to resources and and information on disaster preparedness, instructions for a communications plan, planning evacuation routes, shelter in place information, assisting children emotionally with disasters, pet plans, how to make your home safe, disability information, home preparedness supplies, valuable records, warning systems, and actions to take during various types of disasters such as floods, hurricanes, fires, storms, etc. Pandemic flu information is also addressed in this guide.
Somerset County (Me.)
Rowley, Dale
2007-06-01
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Pandemic Influenza State-by-State Comparison: Illinois Fact Sheet
This fact sheet, compiled by the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Infection Disease Outbreak Program, provides basic information on Illinois's preparedness for pandemic influenza.
Minnesota. Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
2007-06-01?
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After Action Report for Multnomah County Incident Command Post Operations during 'PandORa' - A State-wide Public Health Pandemic Influenza Exercise [Oregon; November 1 - 2, 2006]
"PandORa was a state-wide pandemic influenza exercise held on November 1 and 2, 2006. 'This report focuses on Multnomah County operations led by an Incident Commander (IC) at the Multnomah County Health Department-based Incident Command Post (ICP)'. This ICP directly collaborated with the operation centers of major hospital systems, six hospitals in the county, adjacent county health departments, State Department of Human Services Public Health Division, and a joint Multnomah County and City of Portland Emergency Operation Center (EOC). Health Department Incident Management Team (IMT) members formed the core of ICP operations. They served in Command and General Staff, Leader, and most staff positions. They were joined by Red Cross, City of Portland, and the Multnomah County Department of Human Services staff. While individual levels of training, experience, and performance varied widely, the ICP organization was seeded with enough well-trained, prepared, and experienced IMT members so that it generally operated as a Type 3 Incident Management Team1; well qualified to competently apply Incident Command System to a significant local/regional incident requiring hundreds of resources. However, this was a regionally significant Type 2 scenario that was escalating to a complex, large, prolonged Type 1 event. Therefore the scenario tested and strained the response organization and highlighted many opportunities to improve our capacity to apply ICS to a major incident/event."
Multnomah County (Or.). Health Department
Spitzer, James; Holm, Robin
2007-06
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Norwegian National Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan [2007]
"The third edition of the Norwegian National Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan is a revised and extended edition of the present preparedness plan which the Ministry of Health established in July 2003. The first Norwegian National Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan was, however, laid down as early as January 2001. The European Union as well as the World Health Organization recommend their membership countries to work out updated preparedness plans for influenza pandemics and that they establish a closer collaboration between public health authorities and animal health authorities in each individual country. This plan is part of the Norwegian response to these recommendations. A preparedness plan for pandemic influenza must obviously be a dynamic document that is able to respond immediately to changes in the global as well as the national situation."
Norway. Helsedirektoratet
2007-06
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Hospital Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
Planning for pandemic influenza is critical for ensuring a sustainable healthcare response. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with input from other Federal partners, have developed this checklist to help hospitals assess and improve their preparedness for responding to pandemic influenza. Because of differences among hospitals (e.g., characteristics of the patient population, size of the hospital/community, scope of services), each hospital will need to adapt this checklist to meet its unique needs and circumstances. This checklist should be used as one of several tools for evaluating current plans or in developing a comprehensive pandemic influenza plan.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2007-06
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Department of Homeland Security Management Directive System 123-05: Telework Directive
"This Management Directive (MD) establishes Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy regarding telework. DHS supports Public Law 106-346 (FY 2001 Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act) Section 359, which promotes a policy under which eligible employees of the agency may participate in telecommuting to the maximum extent possible without diminished employee performance or mission accomplishment."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2007-05-31
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Pandemic Influenza: Health Care Planning and Emergency Response
This document summarizes activities health care facilities should take in a pandemic alert period. This involves steps to take when there is a confirmed case outside of the United States, what to do when the first case occurs in the United States, and what activities are necessary when local cases occur.
New York (N.Y.). Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Berg, Debra E.
2007-05-30?
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Pandemic Influenza State-by-State Comparison: Ohio Fact Sheet
This fact sheet, compiled by the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Infection Disease Outbreak Program, provides basic information on Ohio's preparedness for pandemic influenza.
Minnesota. Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
2007-05-28?
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Pandemic Influenza State-by-State Comparison: Indiana Fact Sheet
This fact sheet, compiled by the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Infection Disease Outbreak Program, provides basic information on Indiana's preparedness for pandemic influenza.
Minnesota. Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
2007-05-25?
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Use of GIS in Disease Surveillance and Monitoring [video]
This is a webcast of Dr. Richard Minnis' presentation, "The Use of GIS [Geographic Information Systems] in Disease Surveillance and Monitoring," at the 2007 Mississippi Agricultural Security Conference. This presentation focuses on epidemiology and the use of GIS to develop maps and convey information on the spread of diseases. This webcast is accompanied by slides that contain Dr. Minnis' talking points. More information on this conference can be found here: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=754343]
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Minnis, Richard Brian, 1966-
2007-05-23
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Comparison of Urban Transit Planning Responses to Pandemic Influenza
From the Background: "Pandemic influenza and other large scale communicable disease outbreaks pose a unique public safety concern in respect to transit and emergency planning. While local transit agencies, supported by federal funds, have identified disaster planning and response as critical to maintaining continuity of service and quality of life, most plans contend solely with event-based scenarios such as responding to natural hazards and manmade disasters. A pandemic is particularly challenging, given no discrete event but a slow accumulation of organizational and social disruption. Contending with second order consequences and of the long-term effects of an influenza pandemic is of equal importance in city planning and operations. A major objective for City of New York and the Metropolitan Transit Authority will be to mitigate the effects of second order consequences. Pre-planning and connecting the public and employees to those plans will serve to minimize concerns and aid in the continuity of transit usage, service delivery and potentially minimize negative economic, social and political impacts."
National Center for Disaster Preparedness; Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health
Gupta, Rahul; Abramson, David M. (David Michael), 1958-
2007-05-15
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Snoqualmie Tribe: Pandemic Flu Planning Guide
This pandemic flu planning guide for the Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington State includes: a Q & A on pandemic flu; the pandemic flu response plan of Seattle & King County; King County Emergency Support Function (ESF) 8 - Health and Medical Services; King County ESF 6 - Mass Care; and a number of resources on recommendations for preparing for a pandemic flu. (NOTE: scroll down the page to find appropriate documents on the Snoqualmie Tribe.)
Northwest Tribal Emergency Management Council
2007-05-15
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EMS Pandemic Influenza Guidelines for Statewide Adoption
"While this document provides broad-based Pandemic Influenza Guidelines for consideration by State and local emergency medical services agencies, the specifics of pandemic influenza preparation and response are unique to the configuration and resources of each State EMS [emergency medical services ] system and local EMS agency. The EMS Pandemic Influenza Planning Assumptions provide the basic underpinnings of the recommended guidelines. Each of the guidelines is presented in this section; the remainder of the document provides detailed information about each guideline including the rationale, considerations and pertinent background material. Coordination among the 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Point, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Public Health System is of paramount importance. The Sample Call Flow for Standard EMD Calls vs. Pandemic Flu Calls (Figure 1) illustrates a sample call flow decision to be made in a period of pandemic influenza vs. an agency's regular day-to-day operation; coordination between EMS and 9-1-1 is essential to system operation. The Sample Pandemic Influenza EMS Dispatch Protocol (Figure 2) shows examples of modified EMS and 9-1-1 system response plans based on the CDC's Pandemic Severity Index - again demonstrating the need for close coordination between 9-1-1 and EMS. The Sample Pandemic Influenza EMS Operating Protocol (Figure 3) demonstrates the potential need for EMS protocol modifications, and also utilizes the Pandemic Severity Index for planning. Each of these is a sample only and is intended to demonstrate the need for systems coordination and the difference in 'conceptual thinking' necessitated by a potential influenza pandemic."
United States. Department of Transportation
2007-05-03
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Preparing for Pandemic Influenza: Recommendations for Protocol Development for 9-1-1 Personnel and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs)
"An influenza pandemic could seriously impact the Nation-its health care delivery system, its transportation system, its economy and its social structure. As the Nation's health care 'safety net,' emergency medical services (EMS) will be faced with higher demands for services while experiencing problems similar to the rest of the Nation-increased employee absenteeism, disruption of supply chains and increased rates of illness and death. 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) serve as the public's single point of access to EMS, law enforcement and fire services-as well as an avenue for requesting many other services. Ensuring both 9-1-1 and EMS are well-integrated into the Nation's pandemic influenza planning and response is essential to the Nation's health and safety in the event of a pandemic. The National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: Implementation Plan (May 2006) directed the Department of Transportation, in cooperation with its Federal partners, to develop statewide EMS pandemic influenza guidelines, as well as model protocols for 9-1-1 call centers and PSAPs. With its long-standing commitment to improving the Nation's EMS system and sharing responsibility with the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) for the National E9-1-1 office, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was delegated responsibility for both tasks. From the outset, the need for joint development of the EMS guidelines and the 9-1-1 protocols was clear. 9-1-1 call taking and dispatching must be coordinated with the EMS response system and with public health officials. EMS response is dependent on 9-1-1 and upon public health coordination."
United States. Department of Transportation
2007-05-03
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Financial Services Rountable Blue Ribbon Commission on Mega-Catastrophes: A Call to Action
This is the final report of the Blue Ribbon, Commission on Mega-Catastrophes of The Financial, Services Roundtable. It follows two earlier Interim, Reports released in the fall of 2006, one addressing, ways to accelerate recovery from Hurricane Katrina, and the other outlining recommendations for better, preparing the United States and the rest of the world, for a possible outbreak of pandemic flu. This report has three purposes: to propose ways to improve the resiliency of our, economy and society so that future mega-CATs, are less costly to our nation than they otherwise, would be; to address ways of spreading the financial and, economic costs fairly, efficiently, and expeditiously; and, to offer recommendations for improving our, response to and recovery from these events.
Financial Services Roundtable
Rust, Edward B., Jr.
2007-05-01?
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What Workers Need to Know About Pandemic Flu
This fact sheet will outline the safety and health protections that health care workers need in order to be protected so they can safely care for their patients. These protections are based on recommendations provided by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but in some cases offer a higher level of protection to more fully protect workers.
National Labor College
2007-05
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Pandemic Influenza: Clinical and Public Health Guidelines for the Military Health System
"The Military Health System must be prepared to rapidly evaluate and effectively manage patients with suspected or confirmed pandemic influenza throughout the entire range of military operations and health care settings. In addition to providing health care, efforts must limit the spread of disease among service-members, their families, local communities, and the workplace. These guidelines represent a recommended approach for the Military Health System with respect to patient evaluation and management, laboratory planning and diagnostics, occupational safety and health for health care and medical research personnel, community disease containment, and patient care/transport during military deployments. These guidelines are based upon pandemic influenza clinical guidelines published by the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as advice from subject matter experts throughout the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. Target audiences include clinicians, laboratory workers, and other health care personnel; medical planners; public health emergency officers (PHEOs); as well as commanders and senior leaders."
United States. Department of Defense
2007-05
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Simulation as Decision Support in Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response
"Outbreak of a destructive pandemic influenza threatens to disrupt societies worldwide. International agencies and national governments have prepared plans and recommendations, but it is often decision-makers with the local authorities that are responsible for implementing the response. A central issue for these decision makers is what interventions are available and effective for the specific local community. The paper presents a simulator architecture and its relation to a workflow for decision support in influenza preparedness and response. The simulator can simulate pandemic scenarios, using localized community models, in the presence of various interventions to support an evaluation of potential response strategies. The architecture includes a customized modeling tool, separated from the simulation engine, which facilitates swift scenario modification and recalculation. This flexibility is essential both to explore alternative solutions in planning, and to adapt to changing requirements, information, and resources in outbreak response. An example simulation, based on actual population data from a reference city, illustrates the approach."
Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
Timpka, Toomas; Morin, Magnus; Jenvald, Johan . . .
2007-05
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Guidance for Industry: Clinical Data Needed to Support the Licensure of Seasonal Inactivated Influenza Vaccines
"This document is intended to provide to you, sponsors of seasonal inactivated influenza vaccines, guidance on clinical development approaches to support a Biologics License Application (BLA). The approaches in this guidance apply to both nonadjuvanted and adjuvanted hemagglutinin-based seasonal vaccines, including 'split virus,' subunit, and whole virus inactivated vaccines propagated in embryonated chicken eggs or cell-culture, and to recombinant hemagglutinin-based protein vaccines, and DNA vaccines that express hemagglutinin. This document does not address live attenuated influenza vaccines or influenza vaccines that do not rely on immunity to a hemagglutinin component. We, FDA, recognize that in the past there have been monovalent and bivalent inactivated influenza vaccines for seasonal influenza. To provide flexibility for evolving public health needs, including the development of vaccines with either more than three or fewer than three antigens, this guidance uses the term 'seasonal inactivated influenza vaccine.' This document does not address the nonclinical or early clinical development of investigational vaccines. Successful evaluations of nonclinical and early clinical development are important steps before proceeding with additional clinical development (Ref 1). This document also does not address the chemistry, manufacturing, control, or inspection of the manufacturing facility needed for licensure. These aspects of the license application are addressed in the guidance document entitled, 'Guidance for Industry: Content and Format of Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Information and Establishment Description Information for a Vaccine or Related Product.' Applicants may contact the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) for additional information about these aspects of vaccine development."
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (U.S.)
2007-05
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Guidance for Industry: Clinical Data Needed to Support the Licensure of Pandemic Influenza Vaccines
"This document is intended to provide to you, sponsors of pandemic influenza vaccines, guidance on clinical development approaches to facilitate and expedite the licensure of influenza vaccines where the intended indication is for active immunization in persons at high risk of exposure to, or during a pandemic caused by, pandemic influenza viruses. We, FDA, also discuss pursuing licensure of an influenza vaccine for indication and usage during the prepandemic stage in Section III.D.5. -- Investigating Schedules for Administration for Use Prior to a Pandemic. The approaches in this guidance apply to both nonadjuvanted and adjuvanted hemagglutinin-based pandemic vaccines, including 'split virus,' subunit, and whole virus inactivated vaccines propagated in embryonated chicken eggs or cell-culture, and to recombinant hemagglutinin-based protein vaccines, and DNA vaccines that express hemagglutinin. We also address live attenuated influenza vaccines. This document does not address influenza vaccines that do not rely on immunity to a hemagglutinin component. This document does not address the nonclinical development of investigational vaccines. Successful nonclinical evaluation is an important step before proceeding with clinical development (Ref. 1). This document also does not address the chemistry, manufacturing, control, or inspection of the manufacturing facility needed for licensure. These aspects of the license application are addressed in the guidance document entitled, 'Guidance for Industry: Content and Format of Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Information and Establishment Description Information for a Vaccine or Related Product.' 1 Applicants may contact the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) for additional information about these aspects of vaccine development."
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (U.S.)
2007-05
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LLIS Lesson Learned: Crisis Communications: Releasing Public Information in a Timely Manner
Emergency managers should make certain that critical public information is approved and released in a timely manner. This can help ensure that the public receives vital information in time to make critical decisions.
United States. Department of Homeland Security; Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2007-04-27?
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Pandemic Influenza Clinical and Public Health Guidelines for the Military Health System
"The Military Health System (MHS) must be prepared to rapidly evaluate and effectively manage patients with suspected or confirmed pandemic influenza throughout the entire range of military operations and health care settings. In addition to providing health care, efforts must limit the spread of disease among service members, their families, local communities, and the workplace. These guidelines represent a recommended approach for the MHS with respect to patient evaluation and management, laboratory planning and diagnostics, occupational safety and health for health care and medical research personnel, community disease containment, and patient care and transport during military deployments."
United States. Department of Defense
2007-04-23
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National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza email announcement
Announcement of the launch of the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza page on LLIS.gov.
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2007-04-17?
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Community Corrections' Preparedness for Responding to Pandemic Flu and Other Crises: A Report of Responses to a Request for Information
Under a cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. [United States] Department of Justice, the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), will provide guidance to community corrections agencies in formulating strategic plans and protocols for responding to pandemic flu and other crises. One of the first steps toward this goal is to collect information about existing plans and protocols. This preliminary report summarizes the responses to a request for information that was sent by APPA to agencies across the Country.
American Probation and Parole Association
Bancroft, Patricia
2007-04-17
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Wisconsin Pandemic Influenza Operations Plan: All Priorities and Appendix A
This document published by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Division of Public Health provides an operations plan for the various sectors of the Wisconsin infrastructure to deal with an influenza pandemic. Each sector has a set of priorities for which it must develop an operation plan. The state of Wisconsin sectors covered in this plan include: Health, Education, Critical Infrastructure, Economy, Trade and Business, State Workforce, Safety and Public Security, Agriculture and Food, Foreign diplomatic missions.
Wisconsin. Division of Public Health
2007-04-16
