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Review of the Worker and Public Health Activities Program Administered by the Department of Energy and the Department of Health and Human Services
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2005 Federal Pandemic Influenza Plan: Bush Administration Health and Human Services Department Strategic Plan for Potential Avian Flu ? Bird Flu Outbreaks, Public Health Guidelines
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This is a complete reproduction of the vital Federal Pandemic Influenza Plan announced by Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt in November 2005. ¡ÈOne of the most important public health issues our Nation and the world faces is the threat of a global disease outbreak called a pandemic. No one in the world today is fully prepared for a pandemic ? but we are better prepared today than we were yesterday - and we will be better prepared tomorrow than we are today. This HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan provides a blueprint from which to prepare for the challenges that lie ahead of us. Being prepared and responding effectively involves everyone: individuals, communities, businesses, States, Federal agencies, international countries and organizations. Here at home, we can use this Plan to create a seamless preparedness network where we are all working together for the benefit of the American people. In the century past, we have experienced influenza pandemics three times: as recently as 1968 and 1957 and what has been called the Great Influenza in 1918, a pandemic that killed 40-50 million people worldwide. At some point in our nation¡Çs future another virus will emerge with the potential to create a global disease outbreak. History teaches us that everything we do today to prepare for that eventuality will have many lasting benefits for the future. We will realize important advances in healthcare, and we will be better prepared for other types of emergencies. I am humbled by the enormity of the challenge that the global community confronts should there be a pandemic. Public cooperation and global partnerships will be essential tools in fighting back and creating a constant state of readiness. If together we take the steps necessary, we will be able to save the lives of millions of people in our country and all around the world.¡É Contents include: Executive Summary * PART 1 - STRATEGIC PLAN * The Pandemic Influenza Threat * Planning Assumptions * Doctrine for a Pandemic Influenza Response * Key Pandemic Influenza Response Actions and Key Capabilities for Effective Implementation * Roles and Responsibilities of HHS Agencies and Offices * HHS Actions for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response * Appendices ? A. National Response Plan * B. Pandemic Influenza Background * C. WHO Pandemic Phases * d. NVAC/ACIP Recommendations on Use of Vaccines and NVAC Recommendations * on Pandemic Antiviral Drug Use * E. Legal Authorities * F. Current Key HHS Activities * G. HHS Research Activities * H. International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza * I. Acronym List. * J. Internet Resources on Pandemic Influenza * PART 2 - PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE FOR STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS * Supplement 1: Pandemic Influenza Surveillance * Supplement 2: Laboratory Diagnostics * Supplement 3: Healthcare Planning * Supplement 4: Infection Control * Supplement 5: Clinical Guidelines * Supplement 6: Vaccine Distribution and Use * Supplement 7: Antiviral Drug Distribution and Use * Supplement 8: Community Disease Control and Prevention * Supplement 9: Managing Travel-Related Risk of Disease Transmission * Supplement 10: Public Health Communications * Supplement 11: Workforce Support: Psychosocial Considerations and Information Needs Adequate planning for a pandemic requires the involvement of every level of our nation, and indeed, the world. The ubiquitous nature of an influenza pandemic compels federal, state and local governments, communities, corporations, families and individuals to learn about, prepare for, and collaborate in efforts to slow, respond to, mitigate, and recover from a potential pandemic. The development, refinement, and exercise of pandemic influenza plans by all stakeholders are critical components of preparedness. This document, the HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan, serves as a blueprint for all HHS pandemic influenza preparedness planning and response activities. This plan updates the August 2004 draft HHS Pandemic In

2006 Fundamental Guide to Bird Flu: Vital Government Plans and Checklists to Help You Prepare for an Influenza Pandemic--Avian Flu and H5N1 Threat
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This up-to-date compendium of major documents federal government and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides essential information on bird flu (avian flu) and the risk of pandemic influenza. It includes indispensable information on every aspect of the bird flu pandemic threat: Challenges, Preparation, Prevention, Treatment Planning Checklists for Individuals and Families Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklists for: Business, Home Health Care, State and Local Governments, School Districts, Medical Offices and Clinics, and Faith-based and Community Organizations Science-based Message Maps with Answers to common questions on: Pandemic flu, Preparedness, H5N1 Virus, Antiviral medications, Vaccines, Response, Mental Health issues The latest Pandemic Planning Update including disease monitoring, vaccines, antivirals, coordinating federal, state, and local preparations, outreach and communications planning. An influenza pandemic is a global outbreak of disease that occurs when a new influenza A virus appears or ¡Èemerges¡É in the human population, causes serious illness, and then spreads easily from person to person worldwide. Pandemics are different from seasonal outbreaks or ¡Èepidemics¡É of influenza. Seasonal outbreaks are caused by subtypes of influenza viruses that are already in existence among people, whereas pandemic outbreaks are caused by new subtypes or by subtypes that have never circulated among people or that have not circulated among people for a long time. Past influenza pandemics have led to high levels of illness, death, social disruption, and economic loss. There are many different subtypes of Influenza or ¡Èflu¡É viruses. The subtypes differ based upon certain proteins on the surface of the virus (the hemagglutinin or ¡ÈHA¡É protein and the neuraminidase or the ¡ÈNA¡É protein). Pandemic viruses appear (or ¡Èemerge¡É) as a result of a process called "antigenic shift,¡É which causes an abrupt or sudden, major change in influenza A viruses. These changes are caused by new combinations of the HA and/or NA proteins on the surface of the virus. This change results in a new influenza A virus subtype. The appearance of a new influenza A virus subtype is the first step toward a pandemic, but the new virus subtype also must spread easily from person to person to cause a pandemic. Once a new pandemic influenza virus emerges and spreads, it normally becomes established among people and moves around or ¡Ècirculates¡É for many years as seasonal epidemics of influenza. Information in this publication is not a substitute for professional medical advice; of course, readers are urged to consult with a professional health care provider for any suspected illness.