Pandemic Planning

 Content: Resources Available to Assist with Planning and Monitoring a Pandemic; Bert Chapman  Classic Military War Principles Applied to Pandemic Preparation; Will Shelby, J. Eric Dietz, and David R. Black  Local Leadership in a Pandemic Influenza; Andrew Branum, J. Eric Dietz, and David R. Black   Developing a Systematic Pandemic Influenza Program for Preparing a State; William A. Foley, Jr.  Pandemic Planning for Local Health Departments; Jennifer A. Smock, Jack Herrmann, V. Scott Fisher, and Bryan J. Damis  Developing a Prevention and Control Program with an Accompanying Simulation; J. Eric Dietz, Alok R. Chaturvedi, David R. Black, Julia E. Shaffner, Chih-Hui Hsieh, Steven Dunlop, Kara E. Leonard, and John F. Burr   Engaging Volunteer Organizations to Prepare for Pandemics; Steven Cain, Virginia Morgan, and Abby Lillpop  Lessons Learned from H1N1: Use of the Incident Command System in the Public Health Response; Connor D. Scott  All-Hazard Public Health: Business as Usual; Anne L. Drabczyk and Paul Etkind  The Future of Survey-Based Research: Exploring University Students\' Vaccination Decision; Julia E. Shaffner, David R. Black, and J. Eric Dietz  A Demonstration of Social Media Research Methods: Investigating the Public Opinion of the Flu Shot during the H1N1 Pandemic; Jennifer A. Smock, David R. Black, and J. Eric Dietz  Developing a Mission-Ready Influenza Epidemic Preparedness Strategy for Campus Public Safety Responders; Jefferson F. Howells, Kevin Ply, and William Newgent  Lessons Learned from Tabletop Exercises; David Hankins, Marti Burns, Pat Kuhlman, Tim Baldwin, Jennifer A. Smock, Andrew Bynum, Julie Shaffner, J. Eric Dietz, and David R. Black  Preparedness Planning: Five Motivating Dimensions; John F. Burr  Recovery Planning for Critical Pandemic-Associated Built Infrastructure; Randy R. Rapp  Index
 Abstract:             \'\'Offering research and evidence-based guidelines for strategic plan development, this book draws on the lessons learned over three years of pandemic preparedness exercises. Collaborating with national leaders and community stakeholders, the contributing authors examine preparedness across a variety of institutional levels and consider the issues and concerns that may arise throughout the process. The book details the threat of pandemic illness and the need and actions required for efficient and effective preparation, prevention, response, and recovery to a pandemic threat at all levels -- community, state, and regional\'\'--Provided by publisher.
\'\'Foreword The impact of an influenza pandemic can be measured in a variety of ways 50 million deaths in 1918 and 1919; hundreds of millions of individual cases of sickness in 1957; and an estimated three to four trillion dollars lost in global productivity in 2009. By their very nature, the characteristics and outcomes of future pandemics are extremely difficult to predict. This uncertainty, however, should not be viewed as a reason to avoid planning, but rather as a motivator to emphasize the necessity of thorough, complete, and flexible plans for the inevitable pandemics of the future. By improving the readiness of your organization to operate during a pandemic, the likelihood is increased that you will be able to respond quickly and appropriately to future events. Preparedness requires cooperation and collaboration on multiple levels. Individuals should protect themselves and their families; employers should enact policy changes to avoid the spread of illness in the workplace and in schools; healthcare providers and governmental bodies should exercise to test themselves and their communities. True preparedness requires multilevel commitments across geographic and organizational borders. Pandemics result in urgent needs and demands and resources will be limited. To be effective during the real event, this requires us to train and exercise the necessary skills and create plans before the crisis. It is imperative to develop and implement clear metrics for both individual and organizational performance. The ultimate purpose of planning and preparing for a pandemic is twofold: (a) to decrease the morbidity and mortality rates of the illness, and (b) to improve recovery time so that economic and social activities can be resumed at their normal levels\'\'--Provided by publisher