Recent Practices
Background Continuity of operations during an emergency is a particularly important aspect of planning for agencies that protect the safety and well-being of children. Prior to and during the H1N1...
Background Closing schools during an influenza outbreak can be a controversial decision with many unintended consequences for parents, teachers, and children. During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, several...
Background Radiological preparedness has become a significant issue for public health agencies planning ways to address a dirty bomb detonation or fallout from an industrial accident. Jurisdictions...
Background As experienced during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, health agencies and schools must work closely together when infectious disease outbreaks occur in their communities. Pre-school and school-...
Background More than half the US population lives in cities and metropolitan areas. If a public health emergency, such as a bioterrorist attack or a disease epidemic, were to affect one of these...
Recent public health emergencies in the United States, such as the H1N1 outbreak and Hurricane Katrina, highlighted the important role pharmacists and pharmacies can play in reaching medically at-...
Background The primary strategies for warding off influenza are considered to be vaccination, antiviral medication for infected and exposed individuals, and infection control and social distancing...
Background During many emergencies there is often limited time to either gather supplies before sheltering in place or to find important personal documents and belongings before evacuating. The best...
Background The United States has a unique legal relationship with Indian tribal governments as set forth in the US constitution, treaties, statutes, executive orders, and court decisions. Since the...
Background During an emergency health event, such as an influenza pandemic, health agencies must establish and staff public clinics as soon as vaccine is available. Oakland County Health Division (...
