During emergencies, public health and/or emergency management staff establish a Joint Information Center (JIC) to track important information and communicate it to the public. Organizations...
Pandemic Influenza
The emergence of a new influenza A virus for which there is little to no immunity in the human population. Practices included in this category include activities developed in preparedness for an influenza pandemic, as well as practices developed in response to 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1).
New Hampshire is divided into 15 Public Health Regions, which are served by local partnerships. Greater Monadnock Public Health Region (GMPHR) represents a largely rural and forested portion of the...
Rural agricultural areas in the United States are key regions for influenza surveillance in wild and domesticated animals such as pigs and birds. Public health and veterinary agencies regularly...
A valuable large-scale, public engagement initiative focused on community control measures for pandemic influenza is represented in these reports. The initiative featured a host of collaborating...
In 2006, the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) compiled its Infectious Disease Emergency Response (IDER) plan. The IDER plan described how to integrate local emergency management and...
More than 70 US cities participate in the Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI), which is funded by CDC to develop programs that ensure medication is available to a city's entire population within 48...
Flu Facts is an educational campaign that informs the public about the importance of planning for a pandemic with a variety of tools designed to reach different populations. The tools include an...
This booklet is part of a statewide educational campaign that Massachusetts launched in the fall of 2007. These materials are particularly useful in the context of the novel H1N1 flu pandemic,...
The HEALTH model outlines the requirements, specifications, and resources needed for developing a public health emergency contact center. The practice takes advantage of existing poison control...
A robust and extensive guide describes mass casualty planning in the essential areas of emergency medical services, hospital/acute care, alternative care settings, palliative care, and legal/ethical...
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