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Pandemic Influenza: What Business and Organization Leaders Need to Know About Pandemic Influenza Planning
"Health officials are concerned that the 'bird flu' emanating from Asia could mutate to a new strain of flu that humans have no natural immunity against, causing a pandemic flu. A pandemic flu would spread rapidly and easily from person to person, affecting all age groups. It would cause illness in a high proportion of those infected. The World Health Organization warns that a flu pandemic could infect between 25 and 30 percent of the world's population. This brochure offers guidance on how business and organization leaders can: Prepare for a flu pandemic to maintain continuity of operations, help protect employees' health, and work with health officials to minimize disruptions."
Alaska. Department of Health and Social Services
2006-03
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'Please Remain in Your Seat': The Federal Government's Role in Quarantine
"State health departments or health officials typically have primary quarantine authority. However, the federal government has jurisdiction over foreign and interstate quarantine. Quarantine is the 'the restriction of movement of a healthy person who has been exposed to a communicable disease in order to prevent contact with unexposed persons,' according to a definition favored by an attorney writing for Congressional Research Service. Quarantine is 'separation and restriction of movement of well persons presumed to have been exposed to contagion, according to a definition favored by a Centers for Disease Control quarantine public health officer, who hastens to add that quarantine 'may occur at home or residential facility, and may be voluntary or mandatory.'"
Suburban Emergency Management Project (U.S.)
2006-02-26
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SEMP Biot #334: 'Please Remain in Your Seat': The Federal Government's Role in Quarantine
"State health departments or health officials typically have primary quarantine authority. However, the federal government has jurisdiction over foreign and interstate quarantine. Quarantine is the 'the restriction of movement of a healthy person who has been exposed to a communicable disease in order to prevent contact with unexposed persons,' according to a definition favored by an attorney writing for Congressional Research Service. Quarantine is 'separation and restriction of movement of well persons presumed to have been exposed to contagion, according to a definition favored by a Centers for Disease Control quarantine public health officer, who hastens to add that quarantine 'may occur at home or residential facility, and may be voluntary or mandatory.'"
Suburban Emergency Management Project (U.S.)
2006-02-26
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Nebraska Pandemic Influenza Prevention and Control Guidelines
"Influenza viruses are unique in their ability to cause sudden infection in all age groups on a global scale. The infamous 'Spanish flu' of 1918-19 was responsible for more than 20 million deaths worldwide, primarily among young adults. Mortality rates associated with the more recent pandemics of 1957 and 1968 were reduced, in part, by antibiotic therapy for secondary bacterial infections and more aggressive supportive care. However, both of these later pandemics were associated with high rates of morbidity and social disruption. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services System (NEHHSS) in cooperation with the Governor's Pandemic Influenza Committee, and public, private, federal, state and local partners, has developed the Nebraska Pandemic Influenza Prevention and Control Guidelines to outline strategies by which pandemic influenza-related morbidity, mortality, and social disruption may be reduced. The Guidelines should be read and understood prior to an influenza pandemic. This is a dynamic document that will be updated to reflect new developments in the understanding of the influenza virus, it's spread, treatment and prevention."
Nebraska Health and Human Services System
2006-02-21
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Government's Response to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2005-06 on Pandemic Influenza
"This Command Paper sets out the [United Kingdom (UK)] Government's response to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committees fourth report of Session 2005-06, on pandemic influenza. The Government regards planning to combat an influenza pandemic as one of its top emergency planning priorities. To drive planning forward and ensure effective cross-government co-ordination, a Cabinet Committee on Influenza Pandemic Planning (MISC32) has been created, and the Secretary of State for Health has been designated as the lead Government Minister. Planning for a Cabinet Committee specifically on pandemic influenza was initiated in October 2005 and the Committee was formally announced in early December 2005. As the Science and Technology Committee recognises, it may not be possible to prevent a pandemic occurring, but with good planning and preparation we can reduce its impact on the health of our population and consequently minimise the disruption to normal life and essential services. To that end, a considerable amount of work has been going on across central and local government and the NHS to prepare for a pandemic."
Great Britain. Department of Health
2006-02-16
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Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Summary of the Pandemic Influenza School System Tabletop Exercise
"On August 3, 2005, a pandemic influenza tabletop exercise was held in Ellicott City, Maryland. Sponsored by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH), Maryland Partnership for Prevention (MPP), and the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), the exercise addressed school system participation in a simulated response to pandemic influenza, and represents the first statewide joint school system/public health exercise on this topic...The purpose of the Maryland Pandemic Influenza Tabletop School System Exercise was to explore school-related issues, response roles, and decision-making in the context of a simulated event....The tabletop exercise demonstrated the active interest among school system, public health, and other agencies, in furthering pandemic influenza preparedness using a coordinated, collaborative approach. This approach builds on several unique assets that support close cooperation on matters relating to school health. Among these is the DHMH school health liaison to MSDE, two MSDE school health services specialists, a MSDE safety specialist, the Maryland State School Health Council, regulations supporting joint local planning on school health issues, and the presence of school nurses in every jurisdiction, some of which are employed by the local public health agency. The tabletop exercise also demonstrated that much work remains to be done in order to ensure that school systems are prepared to respond to a pandemic influenza event, and exercise participants offered substantive insight into ways in which this can be accomplished."
Maryland. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Taylor, Jean
2006-02-10
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Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Pandemic Influenza Plan
The purpose of this plan is: "To provide an effective response to Pandemic Influenza resulting from natural causes or a terrorist release. This response will reduce the impact on public health (i.e. reduce illness and save lives) and maintain essential services while minimizing economic loss. The following response plan will be implemented after a novel influenza strain begins to spread readily from person to person, and it is geared toward action and specific responsibilities, and designed to complement existing DHSS emergency response plans. […] Epidemics of influenza occur annually in the United States, and the Department of Health and Senior Services runs an ongoing program of education, surveillance, control and prevention to minimize the effects of these epidemics. […] If an unexpected epidemic should occur as a result of a known circulating strain of influenza, parts of the pandemic flu plan would be implemented to minimize the outbreak. The parts implemented would depend upon the specifics of the outbreak and would be determined in consultation with CDC, DHSS experts, local public health agencies, and local and state elected officials."
Missouri. Department of Health & Senior Services
2006-02-09
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Secure & Prepared [February 07, 2006]
This is the February 07, 2006 issue of Secure & Prepared, which is published by the Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management Division. Found in this issue are articles titled: "Iowa Hosts Pandemic Flu Summit"; "Department of Homeland Security Launches Ready Kids"; and "Hazardous Materials Transportation Workshop Coming to Ankeny April 4".
Iowa. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division
2006-02-07
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New York State Department of Health Pandemic Influenza Plan
"The purpose of the New York State Department of Health Pandemic Influenza Plan is to assist public health officials and health care providers in preparing for and responding rapidly and effectively to an influenza pandemic, consistent with national guidance. The New York State guidance document was developed using the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Pandemic Influenza Plan, issued November 2005 (http://www.dhhs.gov/nvpo/pandemicplan/). Part two of the federal plan, Public Health Guidance for State and Local Partners, outlined the key planning and preparedness issues to be considered by state and local public health officials."
New York (State). Department of Health
2006-02-07
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Franklin Community Health Network: Pandemic Influenza Plan
This plan has been designed to ensure that Franklin Memorial Hospital and Franklin Community Health Network are prepared to implement an effective response before a pandemic arrives, throughout a response if an outbreak occurs, and after the pandemic is over. The overall goal of pandemic preparedness and response is to minimize serious illness and overall deaths. The plan is intended to be dynamic and interactive; it consists of components that are consistent with international, federal, and state guidelines as well as general principles of emergency response. It utilizes the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS).
Franklin Community Health Network
2006-02-06
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Yolo County Health Department Pandemic Flu Drill, January 31 - February 2, 2006
"Concerns about the risk of an impending influenza pandemic or other large-scale disease outbreak are foremost in public health emergency planning. It is estimated that up to 35% of the population may become ill with more than 35,000 deaths in California depending on the infectivity of a pandemic influenza virus and its disease-causing potential. This level of disease activity would disrupt all aspects of society. In January 2006, The Yolo County Health Department conducted its second pandemic flu drill with the aim of further exercising and refining early pandemic response activities."
Yolo County (Calif.). Health Department
2006-02-02
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Reopening Shuttered Hospitals to Expand Surge Capacity
"Greater Boston and Massachusetts were used as prototypes to evaluate the feasibility of, and requirements for, reopening a shuttered hospital to expand surge capacity during an urban mass casualty event. Massachusetts health planners previously identified the need for 150-250 additional beds for a surge event; this is the scale of operation explored in this project. Other communities may be considering this option as well. Our objective was to develop tools to help planners determine whether this option is feasible in their local communities and to carry out the advance planning and preparation that would be required. After considering several candidate facilities, conducting careful walk-throughs and assessments of two candidate facilities, and discussing options with the owners of several others in the greater Boston area, we concluded that the following factors would help emergency planners evaluate candidate shuttered hospitals and determine the most likely candidates for surge capacity expansion. A completely abandoned hospital that has been vacant for many years would likely have been stripped of anything saleable and will no longer have working utilities, fire and life safety systems, or even possibly water and sanitation fixtures. Thus a totally shuttered facility cannot safely be converted to inpatient care in a timely manner. Location and the relative local value of the real estate involved may indicate the likelihood that a facility will remain empty and available or be converted to other purposes such as condominiums or assisted living."
United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Hassol, Andrea; Zane, Richard D.
2006-02
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Global Macroeconomic Consequences of Pandemic Influenza
"This paper explores the implications of a pandemic influenza outbreak on the global economy through a range of scenarios (mild, moderate, severe and ultra) that span the historical experience of influenza pandemics of the twentieth century. An influenza pandemic would be expected to lead to: a fall in the labour force to different degrees in different countries due to a rise in mortality and illness; an increase in the cost of doing business; a shift in consumer preferences away from exposed sectors; and a re-evaluation of country risk as investors observe the responses of governments. The paper finds that even a mild pandemic has significant consequences for global economic output. The mild scenario is estimated to cost the world 1.4 million lives and close to 0.8% of GDP (approximately $US330 billion) in lost economic output. As the scale of the pandemic increases, so do the economic costs. A massive global economic slowdown occurs in the 'ultra' scenario with over 142.2 million people killed and a GDP loss of $US4.4 trillion. The composition of the slowdown differs sharply across countries with a major shift of global capital from the affected economies to the less affected safe have economies of North America and Europe."
Lowy Institute for International Policy
Sidorenko, Alexandria A.; Mckibbin, Warwick J.
2006-02
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Connecticut Draft Pandemic Influenza Response Plan
The Connecticut Draft Pandemic Influenza Response Plan provides guidance to state agencies and departments to counter the anticipated impact of a pandemic influenza outbreak.
Connecticut. Department of Public Health
2006-02
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Exercise Development Guide for Validating Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plans: Interim February 2006
"Any plan requiring coordinated action by a number of players, which has not been validated through a process of practice, is simply a collection of ideas and concepts waiting for translation into action. The process of 'practising a plan' is universally known as an 'exercise'. The primary purposes of an exercise are to train the users of the plan and to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan itself, not the participants in the exercise, who are intended to be engaged in activities and roles identified for them in the plan. Valuable results of an exercise include enhanced knowledge and understanding of the plan by those who use it and identification of gaps, weaknesses and opportunities to improve the effectiveness of the plan. In this context, an exercise is not the end point of the planning process, but a vital component of it. Practice is the process that brings life to a plan and keeps it fresh in the minds of those who will use it. This guide describes and encourages the use of a widely accepted approach to the development of exercises for the validation of influenza pandemic preparedness plans. The approach is generic and can be easily adapted for the evaluation of emergency management plans for a broad range of hazards and threats. It is assumed that most users of this guide will have limited experience with emergency exercises. The guide has been written for those that may have limited experience and resources."
World Health Organization
2006-02
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British Columbia Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan: Managing Pandemic Influenza a Guide for B.c. Industry and Commerce
"With the threat of pandemic influenza so prominent in today's news, there can hardly be a single business owner who doesn't wonder about how they would cope with such an event. Widespread absenteeism, loss of suppliers, building closures, and long-term changes to the marketplace are potential issues that organizations should address in any business continuity plan to address pandemic influenza."
British Columbia. Ministry of Health
2006-02
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Exercise Development Guide for Validating Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plans
"This guide describes and encourages the use of a widely accepted approach to the development of exercises for the validation of influenza pandemic preparedness plans. The approach is generic and can be easily adapted for the evaluation of emergency management plans for a broad range of hazards and threats. It is assumed that most users of this guide will have limited experience with emergency exercises. The guide has been written for those that may have limited experience and resources. A glossary of terms is in Annex A."
World Health Organization
2006-02
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DEMHS Advisor [February 2006]
This February 2006 newsletter produced by the Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) provides information to ensure the safety of the citizens of Connecticut. This issue includes information on the Critical Infrastructure Unit, Pandemic Flu Summit held by Governor Jodi M. Rell's, upcoming events, and others.
Connecticut. Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
2006-02
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Connecticut Department of Public Health Pandemic Influenza Response Plan
"The Department of Public Health (DPH) is the lead administrative and planning agency for public health initiatives, including public health emergency preparedness. The DPH works with federal, state, regional, and local partners to improve the state's ability to respond to public health emergencies. The Connecticut Public Health Emergency Response Plan (Connecticut PHERP) identifies the DPH response activities during a public health emergency. The plan supports the public health and medical care component, emergency support function #8, in existing state disaster and emergency plans. The Connecticut Pandemic Influenza Response Plan is an annex to the Connecticut Public Health Emergency Response Plan. The objective of the Pandemic Influenza Response Plan is to provide a framework for government agencies and private organizations to work together to mitigate the consequences of pandemic influenza. This is a working draft document and, as such a is subject to revision. The plan will be reviewed periodically to ensure that the plan's provisions are up to date with current public health knowledge."
Connecticut. Department of Public Health
2006-02
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Department of Defense Influenza Pandemic Preparation and Response Health Policy Guidance
"The prospect of an influenza pandemic affecting our nation and, in particular, the readiness posture of our military is untenable. While it is far from certain that the current avian flu virus, the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain, will result in a pandemic, we must be well prepared for the eventuality that a pandemic flu virus will affect this country at sometime in the future."
United States. Department of Defense
2006-01-25
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Pandemic Influenza Plan Lead Agency for ESF-8
Rhode Island's Pandemic Influenza Plan provides guidance to state agencies and departments on preparedness and response activities to counter the impact of a pandemic influenza outbreak. LLIS Core Capability: Public Health; Community Preparedness; Emergency Management
Rhode Island. Department of Health
2006-01-25
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Rhode Island Department of Health Pandemic Influenza Plan
This plan outlines Rhode Island's comprehensive response to a pandemic influenza outbreak.
Rhode Island
2006-01-25
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State of Rhode Island Emergency Operations Plan: Pandemic Flu Annex - Version 1
"The Pandemic Flu Annex to the State Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) contemplates the implications of such an emergency on the plans and systems that are activated under the current version of the EOP. Some plans and systems will not change, but others will. Until the State EOP is officially revised as needed to meet the needs of a pandemic flu emergency, this Annex includes notes on the activities specific to pandemic flu response for some primary State agencies and their private sector partners."
Rhode Island
2006-01-25
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Guam Pandemic Influenza Plan
"The purpose of this plan is to provide a guide for the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) and other Territorial agencies for detecting and responding to an influenza pandemic. The plan describes disease surveillance, emergency management, vaccine and antiviral delivery, laboratory and communications activities, as well as how multiple agencies should work together to respond to such an event. If confronted with pandemic influenza, the priorities of the DPHSS will be to assure the continuation and delivery of essential public health services while providing assistance to meet emergency needs of the affected population. This plan establishes the framework and guidelines for ensuring that an effective system of health and medically related emergency management is in place to contain adverse outcomes of an influenza pandemic. The Guam Pandemic Influenza Plan represents an evolutionary process that must be periodically reviewed and updated when new information and guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) or the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are available to ensure that its assumptions, resources, priorities, and plans are consistent with current knowledge and changing infrastructure. In addition, in the event of a pandemic, the judgments of the public health leadership, based on the epidemiology of the current virus, and the extent of its spread within the population of Guam and the region, may alter or override anticipated strategies and plan."
Guam. Division of Public Health
2006-01-25
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HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan (Presentation)
This presentation outlines the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services's Pandemic Influenza Plan. It provides a history of the plan as well as results achieved since its implementation in 2005.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2006-01-18
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U.S. and International Responses to the Global Spread of Avian Flu: Issues for Congress [Updated January 11, 2006]
"One strain of avian influenza currently identified in Asia and Europe is known as Influenza A/H5N1. Although it is a bird flu, it has infected a relatively small number of people - killing around 50% of those infected. Scientists are concerned that H5N1 may cause the next influenza pandemic. Flu pandemics have occurred cyclically, roughly between every 30 and 50 years. Since 1997, when the first human contracted H5N1 in Hong Kong, the virus has resurfaced and spread to more than a dozen countries in Asia and Europe - infecting more than 140 people and killing approximately half. Britain and Taiwan both reported avian flu cases of H5N1 in 2005. In the latter cases, the infected birds were identified as imports, and died in quarantine. A global influenza pandemic could have a number of consequences. Global competition for existing vaccines and treatments could ensue. Some governments might restrict the export of vaccines or other supplies in order to treat their own population. Some countries might face a shortage of vaccines, antiviral medication, or other medical equipment, because of limited global supply. Hospitality and airline industries, and international trade could be negatively impacted. If global travel and trade were to suddenly drop, there could be productivity losses and service disruptions. Essential workers might become ill or stay home out of fear of contracting the virus. Such workers could include law enforcement, medical personnel, mass transit drivers and engineers, and other crucial emergency personnel."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Chanlett-Avery, Emma; Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji
2006-01-11
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Faith-Based & Community Organizations Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Checklist
"The collaboration of Faith-Based and Community Organizations with public health agencies will be essential in protecting the publics health and safety if and when an influenza pandemic occurs. This checklist provides guidance for religious organizations (churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, etc.), social service agencies that are faith-based, and community organizations in developing and improving influenza pandemic response and preparedness plans. Many of the points suggested here can improve your organizations ability to protect your community during emergencies in general."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2006-01-09
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Impact of Globalization on Infectious Disease Emergence and Control: Exploring the Consequences and Opportunities, Workshop Summary - Forum on Microbial Threats
"As transborder mobility of humans, animals, food, and feed products increases, so does the threat of the spread of dangerous pathogens and infectious disease. While new global markets have created unprecedented economic opportunities and growth, the benefits have not been equally distributed, and the risks--especially the health risks--of our increasingly interconnected and fast-paced world continue to grow. Although the burden is greatest for the developing world, infectious diseases are a growing threat to all nations. However, the same globalizing forces that create such rampant opportunity for pathogens also can provide mechanisms for innovative, global efforts to control infectious diseases. A new network of international public health partners is emerging. Multinational partnerships are contributing to the increased availability of drugs and vaccines, the development of healthcare infrastructures in developing countries, and better public health education programs worldwide. The global proliferation of technology and information has the potential to improve the identification, surveillance, containment, and treatment of disease in both developed and developing countries. Growing international cooperation may lead to more robust and transparent reporting regarding disease outbreaks and control efforts. Distance learning, training, and research exchange programs are creating improved access for scientific and medical professionals."
National Academies Press (U.S.)
Knobler, Stacey; Mahmoud, Adel A.F.
2006
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Ensuring an Infectious Disease Workforce: Education and Training Needs for the 21st Century - Workshop Summary
"Infectious diseases continue to threaten individuals and societies worldwide, in industrialized and developing countries alike. The threats take a variety of forms. New diseases emerge, often being passed from animals to humans. Previously unrecognized diseases become apparent. Endemic diseases stage resurgence. Microbes that once were controlled with antibiotics evolve to become resistant to drugs. A number of chronic diseases are being found to have infectious etiologies. Biological agents may be used intentionally to cause harm. Thus, it is vital for the United States along with other nations, to develop and support a workforce that is sufficiently large, well trained, and strongly motivated to meet current and future challenges in detecting, controlling, and preventing microbial threats."
National Academies Press (U.S.)
Knobler, Stacey; Mahmoud, Adel A.F.; Burroughs, Thomas
2006
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Preparing the Justice System for a Pandemic Influenza and Other Public Health Emergencies: An Initiative of the Bureau of Justice Assistance
"The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) recognizes that public health emergencies, whether an epidemic or pandemic influenza, biological terrorist attack, or natural disaster with public health implications can threaten America's justice system and place the rule of law at risk. BJA has undertaken a broad-scope initiative to identify the critical planning and response objectives for local justice systems and to identify lessons learned and promising approaches in preparing the justice system for such emergencies. The goal of BJA's initiative is to ensure that the rule of law is upheld during any public health crisis, whether natural or manmade. This initiative's design parallels the major components of the justice system: law enforcement, courts, corrections, and communities. BJA's pandemic initiative is coordinated through a consortium that includes representatives from each project and component of the system and meets regularly to discuss findings and issues."
United States. Bureau of Justice Assistance
2006-01
