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British Columbia's Pandemic Influenza Response Plan (2012): Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Storage, Transfer and Security Plan
From the Executive Summary: "The emergence of a pandemic influenza virus will galvanize efforts of federal, provincial, local and supplier stakeholders. Coordinating and implementing action for the distribution and storage aspects of a pandemic influenza vaccine is the focus of this plan."
British Columbia
Marra, Fawziah; Seto, Joyce; Taylor, Rodney
2012-09
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British Columbia's Pandemic Influenza Response Plan (2012): Community Pandemic Influenza Psychosocial Support Plan
From the Introduction: "This document outlines a suggested planning framework for addressing the psychosocial (i.e., psychological, social, emotional) implications of a pandemic influenza or any large-scale public health emergency. It begins by providing the rationale for applying a psychosocial lens in pandemic influenza planning and goes on to describe the major components of psychosocial health emergency planning assessment, identification of vulnerable individuals/populations, development and delivery of support services, program evaluation and modification. A suggested planning framework is outlined detailing pandemic phase-specific activities. These are based on current research on the psychosocial dimensions of disasters, including lessons learned from the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003, the public health response to the anthrax incidents in 2001, and professional consensus regarding best practice in psychosocial disaster response"
British Columbia
2012-09
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British Columbia's Pandemic Influenza Response Plan (2012): Introduction and Background
From the Purpose: "The primary purpose of BC's [British Columbia] Pandemic Influenza Response Plan is to describe the BC Health Sector's strategic approach to and preparations for a novel influenza pandemic. It provides information on the likely impacts and sets out some of the key assumptions for use in response planning. The provincial frameworks provided within this plan should assist organizations responsible for planning, delivering or supporting local responses, to integrate operational arrangements that maintain the consistency necessary for an effective, sustainable and equitable provincial approach, while allowing for flexibility to respond to local needs and circumstances."
British Columbia
2012-09
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British Columbia's Pandemic Influenza Response Plan (2012): Logistics of Antiviral Distribution
From the Executive Summary: "This document discusses the issues surrounding how antivirals will be moved from the manufacturer to the point from which they will be stored locally in a community and ultimately dispensed to the patient (health care worker, public or emergency service workers). The major issues addressed in this document are: 1. Steps that should be taken during the pandemic alert period (phases 4 and 5); 2. Triggers that lead to further decentralization of the provincial stockpile; and 3. What steps are required to ensure a continuous supply when and where needed throughout the province during an influenza pandemic (phase 6)."
British Columbia
Henry, Bonnie; Marra, Fawziah; Foggin, Timothy
2012-09
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British Columbia's Pandemic Influenza Response Plan (2012): Human Resource Planning Guideline
From the Introduction and Background: "The purpose of this guideline is to provide an overall approach to health human resources in the BC [British Columbia] health sector in the event of a pandemic influenza. This document is designed to help the BC Ministry of Health, Health Authorities and other health sector organizations providers (e.g. not for profit, affiliates) to deploy the right health human resources at the right time should a pandemic influenza occur."
British Columbia
2012-09
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British Columbia's Pandemic Influenza Response Plan (2012): Communication and Education Framework
From the Executive Summary: "The BC [British Columbia] Pandemic Influenza Communication and Education Framework creates an overarching framework that: 1. Provides further clarity as to the roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders involved in communications and communications planning during a pandemic. 2. Assists the BC Health Care Sector in the preparation of pandemic communication and education plans and ensure these plans contain timely, transparent, accessible, accurate, and concise information for communication to and from health care workers/professionals in the health sector. 3. Assists the Ministry in the establishment of processes to improve information sharing and availability of data among various groups of health care providers. 4. Identifies tools that will guide the Health Authorities in developing communication and education plans in preparation for a future pandemic event."
British Columbia
2012-09
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British Columbia's Pandemic Influenza Response Plan (2012): Guidelines for Pandemic Influenza-Related Office Management and Infection Control for Private Physicians
From the Introduction: "This document is meant to be a practical 'how to' guide for family physicians who wish to improve their infection control practices for pandemic influenza. First addressed are engineering and administrative approaches, followed by personal protection and traditional disinfection procedures. Office management issues such as sick leave policies and continuing education are also considered. Multiple examples of scripts, messages, signs, checklists and handouts are offered throughout."
British Columbia
Foggin, Timothy; Daniels, Sandra
2012-09
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British Columbia's Pandemic Influenza Response Plan (2012): Pandemic Plan for British Columbia Public Health Microbiology & Reference Laboratory & Networks
From the Purpose: "The purpose of this document is: [1] To provide a framework and guidance for planning of a response to pandemic Influenza A for the Public Health Microbiology & Reference Laboratory (BCPHL), Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) Laboratories, as well as its public health laboratory partners in all other Health Authorities (HA) in British Columbia (BC). [2] To identify laboratory services required to meet national laboratory standards for a pandemic response."
British Columbia
Isaac-Renton, Judith L.; Petric, Martin
2012-09
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British Columbia's Pandemic Influenza Response Plan (2012): An Ethical Framework for Decision Making: Supporting British Columbia's Pandemic Influenza Planning and Response
From the Executive Summary: "With an increased recognition that the volume and complexity of ethically challenging decisions may increase during an influenza pandemic, the Office of the Provincial Health Officer and the Ministries of Health Services and Healthy Living & Sport set out to develop a guiding framework for the health care sector."
British Columbia
2012-09
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British Columbia's Pandemic Influenza Response Plan (2012): Planning Assumptions
From the Purpose: "These planning assumptions reflect a hypothetical moderate influenza pandemic and are meant to provide guidance for planning [purposes]. In the event of a pandemic, dynamic modeling of the real time experience in other jurisdictions will be used to modify plans and preparations. The modeling will provide guidance that will supersede the planning assumptions that are described here. As national pandemic planning assumptions are still being developed at this time, BC planning assumptions have been developed so that British Columbia is able to update its pandemic operational plans used during the H1N1 [Hemagglutinin Type 1 and Neuraminidase Type 1] pandemic of 2009-10. These assumptions can provide a common basis for planning across all public and private sector organizations. Working to this common set of assumptions will reduce confusion and facilitate baseline planning across the BC [British Columbia] Health."
British Columbia
2012-09
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Infectious Disease Surveillance for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
"The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be one of the largest mass gathering events in British history. In order to minimise potential infectious disease threats related to the event, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has set up a suite of robust and multi-source surveillance systems. These include enhancements of already established systems (notification of infectious diseases, local and regional reporting, laboratory surveillance, mortality surveillance, international surveillance, and syndromic surveillance in primary care), as well as new systems created for the Games (syndromic surveillance in emergency departments and out-of-hours/unscheduled care, undiagnosed serious infectious illness surveillance). Enhanced existing and newly established surveillance systems will continue after the Games or will be ready for future reactivation should the need arise. In addition to the direct improvements to surveillance, the strengthening of relationships with national and international stakeholders will constitute a major post- Games legacy for the HPA."
Eurosurveillance
2012-08-02
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Investing in a Safer United States: What is Global Health Security and Why Does it Matter?
"In response to the questions-why does the United states engage in global health,and what are the national interests of the Untied State in this area? - humanitarian and ethical considerations are often the lead rationales cited: the United States is a philanthropic nation committed to the values of easing the vulnerability and suffering of people from HIV/AIDS, malaria, polio, and a number of other diseases. Not far behind are the U.S. foreign policy and development states: U.S. investments in global health are a cost-effective 'soft power' tool that promotes economic growth and prosperity in poor communities and that generates important earned goodwill toward the United States by visibly saving and enhancing lies. No less important than these however, but often less acknowledged, is the U.S. interest in global health security: investing in the basics of quality public health systems, including effective and adequate laboratories, information systems, and human resources to conduct disease surveillance and epidemiological analyses, and effective response strategies that can protect Americans and persons around the world from both predictable and unforeseen emerging health threats that can quickly cross populations and borders."
Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.)
Miller, Rebecca; Dowell, Scott F.
2012-08
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Framework for Isolation in Adults Over 50
From the Executive Summary: "AARP Foundation is dedicated to serving vulnerable people aged 50+ by creating solutions that help them secure the essentials and achieve their best life. Isolation is one of the Foundation's key mission areas, along with Housing, Income, and Hunger (HIHI, combined). The Foundation's Isolation Impact Team engaged ResearchWorks in early 2012 to conduct the first phase of this endeavor, consisting of the due diligence and analysis that would result in a focused way to move forward in the isolation space with a cross-disciplinary framework and key recommendations. This report presents the results of the first phase of the AARP Foundation Isolation Framework Project by ResearchWorks. The following objectives were accomplished: [1] Establish a more thorough understanding of the current state of research related to isolation across multiple disciplines, including the major gaps in our understanding of isolation, with a special focus on research related to adults aged 50+. [2] Synthesize the literature, resulting in a unifying definition of isolation. [3] Delineate the various measures and indicators of isolation and risk for isolation. [4] Identify promising directions and needs for future research. [5] Inform future study of isolation within the 50+ population."
AARP Foundation
Elder, Katie; Retrum, Jess
2012-05-30
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Preliminary Report on the Role of Flu Information and Triage Lines in Reducing Surge in Healthcare Facilities and Increasing Access to Antiviral Medication During the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic
From the Executive Summary: "The Nurse Triage Line (NTL) Project is a collaborative effort among the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) to explore the acceptability and feasibility of developing a telephone triage model that would operate nationwide or on a regional basis during a severe influenza pandemic. The model would utilize nurses working under a standard clinical protocol to triage callers, provide advice on whether to seek face-to-face care, and support home management of illness, including providing access to antiviral medications to symptomatic callers that meet certain criteria. Project partners include poison control centers, health insurers, physician and nursing professional societies, and a private-sector technology vendor."
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (U.S.); National Association of County & City Health Officials (U.S.)
2012-05
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Evacuation and Shelter in Place Guidance for Healthcare Facilities: Part III: Tabletop Exercises
"Evacuation of a healthcare facility may be necessary following an emergency such as a facility fire or damage from a natural disaster such as an earthquake or flooding. The decision to evacuate a healthcare facility will be based on the ability of the facility to meet the medical needs of the patients/residents and/or the ability to ensure life safety of patients/residents, personnel, and visitors. Immediate threats to life, such as internal fires or unstable structures, will require emergent evacuation, while other situations may require a shelter‐in‐place or allow for a planned and phased evacuation. […] The purpose of this exercise is to provide an open environment for participants to have an opportunity to identify key response activities and identify resource and planning needs as they pertain to shelter in place and/or evacuation. In addition, it is an opportunity to better understand the roles, relationships, and responsibilities, and expectations of facility departments (or community response partners, if engaging outside agencies), and to coordinate and integrate plans."
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Emergency Medical Services Agency
2012-04-17
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Improving Protection Against Viral Aerosols Through Development of Novel Decontamination Methods and Characterization of Viral Aerosol
From the Thesis Abstract: "Although respirators and filers are designed to prevent the spread of pathogenic aerosols, a stockpile shortage is anticipated during the next flu pandemic. Contact transfer and reaerosolization are also concerns. An option to address these potential problems is to decontaminate used respirators/filters for reuse. In this research a droplet/aerosol loading chamber was built and used in decontamination testing to proved a fair comparison of the performance of different decontamination techniques, including antimicrobial chemical agents, microwave irradiation and ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, which were incorporated into filtration systems and tested. The inactivation efficacy of dialdehyde cellulose and starch filters s biocidal filters was investigated. In sufficiently humid conditions both media showed higher removal efficiency and better disinfection capability at lower pressure drop than conventional media."
Air Force Research Laboratory (Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida). Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
Woo, Myung-Huei
2012-04-16
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Department of Defense Instruction 1035.01: Telework Policy, April 4, 2012
"1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD [Department of Defense] Directive 5124.02 (Reference (a)), this Instruction: a. Reissues DoD Instruction 1035.01 (Reference (b)). b. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for implementing DoD telework programs. c. Implements the provisions of sections 6501 through 6506 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.), as added by Public Law 111-292 (also known as the 'Telework Enhancement Act of 2010') (Reference (c)); section 359 of Public Law 106-346 (Reference (d)); and sections 101 and 206 of title 37, U.S.C. (Reference (e)). 2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to: a. OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the 'DoD Components'). b. Employees (as defined in the Glossary) and Service members where indicated in the Instruction and at the discretion of the Heads of the OSD and DoD Components. […] 4. POLICY. It is DoD policy that telework shall be: a. Actively promoted and implemented throughout the DoD in support of the DoD commitment to workforce efficiency, emergency preparedness, and quality of life. Telework facilitates the accomplishment of work; can serve as an effective recruitment and retention strategy; enhance DoD efforts to employ and accommodate people with disabilities; and create cost savings by decreasing the need for office space and parking facilities, and by reducing transportation costs, including costs associated with payment of transit subsidies."
United States. Department of Defense
2012-04-04
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North American Plan for Animal and Pandemic Influenza
"Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 was the first public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) declared under the International Health Regulations (2005) [IHR (2005)] and the first influenza pandemic in more than 40 years. Canada, Mexico, and the United States recognize that the risk of another pandemic has not diminished and that the world faces an ongoing threat posed by the emergence and spread of influenza viruses with the potential to cause a human influenza pandemic. The three countries continue to work together to strengthen their preparedness in anticipation of a highly contagious influenza virus or other pandemic either originating in or spread to this continent. […] The 'North American Plan for Animal and Pandemic Influenza' (NAPAPI) retains the key elements of the 2007 version, while incorporating the lessons learned from the North American response to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, including recognizing that a pandemic influenza virus may emerge in our region and expanding the focus on animal influenza viruses to incorporate both avian and non-avian species. The NAPAPI outlines how the three countries intend to strengthen their emergency response capacities as well as our trilateral and cross-sectoral collaborations and capabilities in order to assist each other and ensure a faster and more coordinated response to future outbreaks of animal influenza or an influenza pandemic. [… ] In brief, the NAPAPI is a comprehensive cross-sectoral regional health security framework developed mainly with the input of the health, agriculture, security, and foreign affairs sectors to protect against, control and provide a public health response to animal and pandemic influenza in North America, while avoiding unnecessary interference with international travel and trade."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
2012-04-02
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Point of Dispensing (POD) Guidance Template for Outpatient Centers
"The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for a primary care center on setting up a point of dispensing (POD) at their site. The initial intent of the full POD is for use during an emergency; however, the components of the POD can also be used in non-emergency settings (e.g. community screenings or influenza open houses). [...] This document was reviewed and vetted in 2008 by four NYC Community Health Centers (CHCs), who utilized the document to plan and execute influenza vaccination PODS. The document was then updated based on findings from these PODS. In 2009, the document was used by Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) in cooperation with NYC DOHMH to train 19 NYC health centers to act as PODs for H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccine. It was updated in spring 2010 based on those experiences and the health centers after action reports. The document was again used in fall 2010 to train 15 NYC health centers to act as PODs for seasonal flu vaccine. It was updated again in the spring of 2011 based on the experiences of these health centers and a half day debrief workshop attended by health centers that had used the document over the past two years."
New York (N.Y.). Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Primary Care Emergency Preparedness Network
2012-03-23
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Crisis Communications Planning: The Keystone of Disaster Recovery Response [presentation]
These slides describe the importance of crisis communications planning for small businesses. From the description on the website: "During an emergency, it is imperative that those within your organization know how to communicate effectively. This includes both internal and external communications. Join the Small Business Administration and co-sponsor of the Prepare My Business webinar series, Agility Recovery as we share the steps and best practices for developing your emergency communication strategy."
Agility Recovery; United States. Small Business Administration
Boyd, Bob
2012-02-14?
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Crisis Communications Planning: The Keystone of Disaster Recovery Response [video]
This webinar describes the importance of crisis communications planning for small businesses. From the description on the website: "During an emergency, it is imperative that those within your organization know how to communicate effectively. This includes both internal and external communications. Join the Small Business Administration and co-sponsor of the Prepare My Business webinar series, Agility Recovery as we share the steps and best practices for developing your emergency communication strategy."
United States. Small Business Administration; Agility Recovery
Boyd, Bob
2012-02-14
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Incorporating Telework into Continuity Planning [video]
This is the seventh installment of National Continuity Programs (NCP) Continuity Webinar Series titled "'Incorporating Telework into Continuity Planning'. This webinar will introduce the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Telework program, discuss what the Federal requirements are and provide guidance to state, local, territorial, tribal, and the private sector. We will also introduce a speaker from FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] NCP to provide direction for Federal Department and Agencies and a speaker from the state and local level to share lessons learned when incorporating Telework into a Continuity Plan. "
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Artis, Lontina; L'Etoile, Marie; Reddy, Pyreddy
2012-02-01
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Preparing Your ICU for Disaster Response
From the Foreword: "One cannot plan when disaster will strike, but you should be prepared when it does. Is your ICU [intensive care unit] ready? Where do you begin? What are the necessary tasks and priorities? How do you optimally manage the incoming flow of critically ill and injured patients? The Society of Critical Care Medicine recognizes that many ICUs lack a systems approach to forecast response to an external disaster that effects their unit. To ensure a smooth response, ICU professionals must take into account resource utilization, staffing, triaging patients, communications strategies, and other important issues for their ICU so that surge capacity planning strategies are accurate and timely. Preparing Your ICU for Disaster Response was developed to answer these needs. This guidebook will help ICU professionals assess their current levels of ICU preparedness, as well as provide resources for strategizing and implementing a standing plan for disaster preparedness. The information included will help to align your ICU disaster response within your institutional disaster preparedness plan. It also offers tips regarding how to translate your ICU plan to accommodate specific resource needs in the event of a critical care surge."
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Farmer, J. Christopher; Wax, Randy S.; Baldisseri, Marie R.
2012?
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Closed Point of Dispensing Site Planning Workbook
"Closes Point of Dispensing Site (CPODS) will play an important role in any situation where it is necessary to provide emergency medications to large groups of people. Traditional medical providers, such as hospitals and medical clinics, will likely be overwhelmed during a large-scale public health emergency. The open PODS established to support the public will also be highly stressed in a situation where the entire population needs medication within a short time frame. CPODS will help relieve some of the pressure by reaching specific portions of the community. As a result, long lines and public anxiety can be reduced and resources can be used more efficiently. By partnering with public health and operating a CPODS, your staff members and their family members will receive medications at your facility, which reduces the likelihood of having to visit the open PODS. This will provide peace of mind during this crisis because they know that their organization has taken the 'extra step' and conducted the necessary coordination and planning prior to an event to provide an alternative method to protect them during an emergency where medications must be dispensed."
Summit County (Ohio). Health Department
2012
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Standardized Mass Prophylaxis Point of Dispensing (POD) Field Operations Guide (FOG)
From the Overview: "The purpose of this document is to provide a standardized point of dispensing (POD) field operating guide (FOG) for use in POD planning by counties and tribes in the state of Oregon. The POD FOG describes how to set up and manage points of dispensing (PODs) that are scalable, adaptable in the field, and meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) guidance standards. The information in the FOG may be: 1) adopted by counties and tribes that do not have a POD section in their emergency response plan, 2) used by counties and tribes to amend existing POD plans, and 3) used by State, county, and tribespersonnel to stand-up a POD anywhere in Oregon. The FOG assumes that POD staff will be working under the Incident Command System (ICS), which is a widely-used management tool for organizing and coordinating a response. This document is designed to address both mass dispensing of prophylactic antibiotics and mass vaccination of a given population."
Oregon. Public Health Division
2012
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Preparing for the 2009 Pandemic Flu, Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, First Session, September 15, 2009
From the statement of Henry A. Waxman: "Today's hearing on the 2009 pandemic H1N1 flu is a continuation of this committee's ongoing interest in learning more about and staying on top of this developing and continuing situation. The hearing builds on the work of Chairman Pallone's Health Subcommittee, which held an initial hearing on the issue earlier this year. From then until now, one thing has become crystal clear, even as events continue to evolve. As a Nation, we must be prepared for whatever the H1N1 virus brings in its path, to fight it as best we can, and to ensure adequate and appropriate resources to treat those who fall seriously ill. […] When the Health Subcommittee first met 6 months ago, there was much we did not know about H1N1 virus. We didn't know how dangerous the virus was. We didn't know if there would be a vaccine available. We didn't even know if the virus would return in the fall. Many of those questions have now been answered." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Rick Boucher, Cliff Stearns, Bart Stupak, John Shimkus, Doris O. Matsui, Lee Terry, Henry A. Waxman, Marsha Blackburn, Zachary T. Space, Donna M. Christensen, Anna G. Eshoo, G. L. Butterfield, Joe Barton, John D. Dingell, Greg Walden, Lawrence E. Strickling, and Jonathan S. Adelstein.
United States. Government Printing Office
2012
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Real-Time Assessment of the Federal Response to Pandemic Influenza, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, First Session, October 27, 2009
From the opening statement of Yvette D. Clarke: "The Homeland Security Committee has long been concerned with the state of our preparedness to deal with pandemics. Today, our subcommittee turns its attention to the Federal response to the reemerging threat of pandemic influenza. Over the weekend, President Obama declared a National emergency with respect to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. This action underscored the gravity of the situation. Although we went into this pandemic better prepared than we had been in the past, we were not fully prepared to meet the pandemic when it started this year. Going into this pandemic, we knew that, No. 1, our early warning and detection systems were inadequate; No. 2, some key planning activities were incomplete; No. 3, we didn't have a good approach to provide health care under pandemic conditions; and, No. 4, our levels of preparedness for pandemic influenza were unclear. Unfortunately, our failure to develop these systems, activities, and policies cost us during the response. For instance, the pandemic started in North America, the one place we were not looking for it. We did not have an early warning. The alarm sounded only when people started to die. We did not have the luxury of time to observe the virus before the pandemic started; and, to the surprise of the community, the virus turned out to be H1N1, not the H5N1 virus that causes avian influenza." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Yvette D. Clark, Daniel E. Lungren, Bennie G. Thompson, Laura Richardson, Alexander Garza, Nicole Lurie, Richard Serino, and Marcy Forman.
United States. Government Printing Office
2012
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Inferring Infection-Spreading Links in an Air Traffic Network
From the Document: "The objective of this paper is to present a network-based optimization method for identifying links in an air traffic network responsible for carrying infected passengers into previously unexposed regions. The required data include individual infection reports (i.e., when the disease was first reported in a region), travel pattern data, and other geographic properties. The network structure is defined by nodes and links, which represent regions (cities, states, countries) and travel routes, respectively. The proposed methodology is novel in its attempt to replicate an outbreak pattern atop a transportation network by exploiting regional infection data. The problem parallels a related problem in phylodynamics, which uses genetic sequencing data to reconstruct the most likely spatiotemporal path of infection."
Sage Publications
Gardner, Lauren Marie; Fajardo, David; Waller, S. Travis
2012
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Pandemic Influenza Plan - Psychosocial Services Preparedness
"The response to an influenza pandemic will pose substantial physical, personal, social and emotional challenges to healthcare providers, public health workers, emergency responders, and the general public. The risk most likely will remain elevated for as long as the pandemic continues in the community. Prior experience with disaster relief efforts indicates that enhanced workforce support activities can help them remain effective during emergencies. A practical plan to address psychological aspects of pandemic is needed to ensure that hospitals, public health agencies, emergency responders, and providers of essential services are prepared to help their employees in strengthening personal resilience and professional performance. An essential part of this planning effort involves creation of alliances with community-based organizations and nongovernmental organizations with expertise in and resources for psychosocial support services or training. The Mental Health Response section addresses the needs of public health and healthcare workers, emergency personnel, their families, and the general public."
Missouri. Department of Health & Senior Services
2011-12
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Pandemic Influenza Plan -- Psychosocial Services Preparedness
This document describes the physical, personal, social, and emotional challenges that healthcare providers, public health workers, emergency responders, and the general public can experience during an influenza pandemic. Hospitals, public health agencies, emergency responders, and providers of essential services should develop a plan addressing the psychological aspects of a pandemic. The document includes guidelines for the prepandemic and pandemic period.
Missouri. Department of Health & Senior Services
2011-12-01?
