Pandemic Preparedness and Response

An Open Community Dialogue

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Definitions

• Epidemic• Pandemic• Infectious Disease• Communicable Disease• Public Health Emergency• Emergency Preparedness and Response

Public Health Emergencies

• Bioterrorism• Chemical Emergencies• Radiation Emergencies• Mass casualties• Natural disasters• Severe weather

Values of Emergency Planning and Response

1. Harm reduction, benefit promotion2. Equal liberty, human rights 3. Distributive justice 4. Public accountability and transparency5. Community strength and resiliency 6. Public health professionalism 7. Civic and personal responsibility

Pandemic Preparednessand Response

• [NAME OF COMMUNITY] Public Health Emergency Response Plan– [BULLET LIST ELEMENTS HERE]

Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Parties Involved– Public Health Department– Local hospitals, physicians offices, care centers– Police and Fire Departments– Churches– Schools

Implications

• Some interventions may affect personal freedoms.– Isolating infected or ill citizens– Quarantining citizens believed to be exposed– Closing schools, canceling public events– Closing or restricting access to public venues– Modifying office and work-scheduling practices– Limiting travel

Resource Distribution

• Complicated!– Many goods are scarce, others are unobtainable– Various parties are involved in allocation– Not everyone will be able to receive the care they

believe they need

• Must devise a community plan.

Meeting Special Needs

• Some people are more likely than others to contract a pandemic disease.– Chronically ill or disabled, children, elderly, poor and

minority individuals who lack access

• Must provide appropriate information and include them in planning considerations

Civic Rights

• To be provided with truthful complete information regarding emergency response

• To participate in emergency planning

Civic Responsibilities• What can I do to prepare, respond, and help

overcome a public health emergency?1. Get an emergency supply kit together2. Develop a family disaster plan3. Stay Informed • Understand community response

plans, quarantine, isolation• Learn how to shelter in place• Maintain a healthy state of mind

http://emergency.cdc.gov/preparedness

Questions, Comments,

or Concerns?