Federal toolkit to promote local pandemic preparedness

CIDRAP which has been recommended before points to a new effort of the US government to get local governments busy participating in community preparedness.

HHS offers tools to promote local pandemic preparedness, http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/panflu/news/dec0407toolkit2.html

He said the gap between what public health experts know and what the public knows about pandemic planning is still very large, and more work is needed, particularly on community mitigation efforts that may be needed in a severe pandemic, such as school closures and student dismissals.

One component that seems to be missing from the HHS toolkit is a plan for distributing it to community leaders who are well positioned to use the materials, Dworkin said. “As of right now, they are available online, but who knows about them? How will community leaders, school boards, and others learn about their existence?” he asked.

Answer: readers please talk this up among your tribal councils and churches. Maybe eventually the school districts and regional hubs (such as Bethel) will get busy.

HHS pandemic planning toolkit for community leaders
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/takethelead/index.html

“Tools
Talking Points Fact Sheets
Pandemic Flu Preparedness (PDF - 53.05 KB) Pandemic Flu Basics (PDF - 59.75 KB)
How to Get Your Peers Involved (PDF - 58.56 KB) Community-Based Interventions (PDF - 51.42 KB)

Checklists Sample Newsletter Articles
Pandemic Flu Preparedness (PDF - 64.29 KB) Pandemic Flu Preparedness (PDF - 44.54 KB)
Stocking Food and Supplies (PDF - 65.27 KB) Stocking Food and Supplies (PDF - 67.04 KB)
Food and Supplies Drive (PDF - 66.72 KB) Good Health Habits (PDF - 55.05 KB)
How to Get Involved (PDF - 45.5 KB)
Sample E-mails
Pandemic Flu Preparedness (PDF - 46.71 KB) Posters
Stocking Food and Supplies (PDF - 65.27 KB) Cover Your Cough (PDF - 90.72 KB)
Good Health Habits (PDF - 46.96 KB) Food Drive Template (PDF - 51.8 KB)
How to Get Involved (PDF - 45.15 KB)
‘Chain’ E-mail (PDF - 50.39 KB)

Resources
Incentive Ideas (PDF - 49.2 KB)
Links to Internet Resources (PDF - 47.93 KB)

Complete ‘Take the Lead’ Toolkit (PDF - 377.34 KB)”
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/takethelead/index.html

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Clean Hands Week: How will you celebrate?

[deadline September 16-22 2007]

Handwashing for Life has three interesting, but different websites to explore.
http://www.handwashingforlife.com/UK/english/index.htm UK website
http://www.handwashingforlife.com/node USA website
http://za.handwashingforlife.com/ South Africa website

Clean Hands Week Puts Focus on Scrubbing

Listen to this story…

All Things Considered, September 16, 2007 · As National Clean Hands Week begins, Jim Mann, president and founder of Handwashing for Life , gives suggestions for what to do if you spot people leaving restrooms without washing their hands. He says it helps to work with an accomplice.

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Give germs the boot, not our babies: unwashed hands make everyone sick
New employer business preparedness resource
Auto handwash timer
Excerpts hearings on Alaska influenza devastation
Behavioral Hygiene Promotion Research Grants
Getting Sick Stinks!
Tips that can help you avoid avian influenza (Bird Flu), WHO SE Asia
Surviving the New Killer Bug (MRSA)
Officials give tips on dealing with dead birds
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September dates

September is National Preparedness Month
For more info on National Preparedness Month visit www.ready.gov or
www.citizencorps.gov.

I don’t know of any Citizen Corps in the Unorganized Borough, do you?

As September approaches Citizen Corps and Ready.gov are gearing up for the fourth annual National Preparedness Month. National Preparedness Month is a nationwide effort meant to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses and schools. Throughout September, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will work with over 1,000 organizations to highlight the importance of emergency preparedness and promote individual involvement through events and activities across the nation.

“Get a kit, make a plan, be informed and get involved.”

Sign up as a Coalition member and get involved through your Citizen Corps Council. To learn more,
visit: http://www.ready.gov/america/npm07/index.html.

Coalition members agree to distribute emergency preparedness information and sponsor activities across the country that will promote emergency preparedness. Membership is open to all public and private sector organizations. Groups and individuals can register to become National Preparedness Month Coalition members…

… the Home Safety Council (HSC) will distribute its popular Get Ready with Freddie! disaster preparedness kit this month. The campaign is geared toward teachers and students in the nation’s 65,000 elementary schools. The kit will be delivered in late August to an estimated 13 million teachers, students and their families to teach them about preparedness. HSC is also sponsoring a national Kids Prepare America Contest to showcase how students are driving family preparedness efforts at home. One student winner will be chosen from each of the 10 FEMA regions for a Grand Prize trip to Washington, D.C., in June 2008, accompanied by an adult family member, his or her teacher, and a local safety partner. Citizen Corps members are invited to join the HSC Expert Network to receive a free copy of the Get Ready with Freddie! program and contest rules. To register please visit www.homesafetycouncil.org/expertnetwork

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Top 50 reading list for emergency management

This list comes from FEMA through the Episcopal Emergency Network a news group at Yahoo!.

• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EpiscopalEmergencyNetwork/

For more information about church groups and preparedness (not just for Episcopalians) contact Richard F. Ohlsen, Director of Domestic Disaster Preparedness and Response, Episcopal Relief and Development, 815 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017, Phone: 212-716-6360 or through the Yahoo! group.

As mentioned several times here, the churches and clergy will be / have been significant to any recovery from or coping with a disaster, whether pandemic or physical. Alaska History reading list

• More questions to ask: church responsibilities in case of pandemics - http://ykalaska.wordpress.com/2007/02/17/questions-to-ask-church-responsibilities/

Emergency Management Top 50 Reading List Recommended For Collegiate Educators, Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM, April 18, 2007 Draft Additional information at FEMA EMI Higher Education Project

1. Auf Der Heide. Disaster Response: Principles of Preparation and Coordination. St. Louis: Mosbe, 1989.

2. Benjamin, Daniel, and Steven Simon. The Age of Sacred Terror. New York: Random House, 2002.

3. Brower, David J. and Charles C. Bohl. Principles and Practice of Hazards Mitigation. Emmitsburg, MD: FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project College Course, April 2000. At: http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/HMPrinciple.asp

4. Bullock, Jane, George Haddow, Damon Coppola, Erdem Ergin, Lisa Westerman, and Sarp Yeletaysi. Introduction to Homeland Security. Amsterdam and other cities: Elsevier, Butterworth Heinemann: 2005.

5. Burby, Raymond J., et al. Building Disaster Resilient Communities. Emmitsburg, MD: FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project College Course, May 2002. Accessed at:
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/downloads/BuildingDRCdoc.doc

6. Burby, Raymond. Cooperating with Nature: Confronting Natural Hazards with Land-Use Planning for Sustainable Communities. Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press, 1998.

7. Canton, Lucien G. Emergency Management: Concepts and Strategies for Effective Programs. Hoboken NJ: Wiley Inter-Science, 2007.

8. Cutter, Susan L. (Ed.). American Hazardscapes: The Regionalization of Hazards & Disasters. Wash DC: Joseph Henry Press, 2001.

9. Department of Homeland Security. National Response Plan. Washington, DC: DHS, May 25, 2006 Revision.
http://www.dhs.gov/xprepresp/committees/editorial_0566.shtm

10. Drabek, Thomas E. and Gerard J. Hoetmer (eds.). Emergency Management: Principles and Practice for Local Government. DC: International City Managers Association, 1991.

11. Drabek, Thomas E. Strategies for Coordinating Disaster Responses. Boulder, CO: Program on Environment and Behavior, Monograph 61, University of Colorado, 2003.

12. Drabek, Thomas E. Social Dimensions of Disaster, 2nd Edition.
Emmitsburg, MD: FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project College Course, April 2004. Accessed at:
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/sdd.asp

13. EMAP Standards (Emergency Management Accreditation Program). NEMA

14. Enarson, Elaine, et al. A Social Vulnerability Approach to Disasters. Emmitsburg MD: FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project College Course, May 2003. Accessed at:
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/completeCourses.asp

15. FEMA. Guide For All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning (State and Local Guide (SLG) 101). Washington DC: FEMA, September 1996.

16. FEMA Independent Study IS-1, Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position.

17. FEMA. Multi Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment - A Cornerstone of the National Mitigation Strategy. Washington, DC: FEMA. 1997. Accessed at:
http://www.app1.fema.gov/mit/tsd/dl_mhira.htm

18. Flynn, Stephen. The Edge of Disaster: Rebuilding A Resilient Nation. NY: Random House, 2007.

19. Godschalk, David R., with the Assistance of David Salvesen. Breaking the Disaster Life Cycle: Future Directions in Natural Hazard Mitigation. FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project College Course, March 2004. Accessed at
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/breakingcycle.asp

20. Godschalk, David R., Timothy Beatley, Philip Berke, David Brower, and Edward Kaiser. Natural Hazard Mitigation: Recasting Disaster Policy & Planning. Island Press. 1999.

21. Haddow, George D. and Jane A. Bullock. Introduction to Emergency Management (2nd Ed.). Burlington, MA: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006.

22. Kincaid, J. Peter. Research and Analysis Methods in Emergency Management. Emmitsburg, MD: FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project College Course, December 1998. Accessed at: http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/raem.asp

23. Laws, Ordinances, Regulations, Plans Establishing, Affecting & Guiding EM

24. Lindell, Michael K., Carla Prater, Ronald W. Perry. Fundamentals of Emergency Management. Emmitsburg MD: FEMA Emergency Management Hi-Ed Project, 2006.

25. Lustic, Ian S. Trapped in the War on Terror. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006.

26. May, Peter J, et al. Environmental Management and Governance: Intergovernmental Approaches to Hazards and Sustainability. London & NY: Routledge, 1996.

27. McEntire, David A. Disaster Response Operations and Management. Emmitsburg, MD: FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project College Course, September 2005. Accessed at:
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/drom.asp

28. Mileti, Denis. Disasters by Design: A Reassessment of Natural Hazards in the U.S. Washington, DC: Josephy Henry Press, 1999.

29. Mueller, John. Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security Threats, and Why We Believe Them. Free Press, 2006.

30. National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. The 9/11 Commission Report (Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States; Authorized Edition). New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2004.

31. National Research Council. Facing Hazards and Disasters: Understanding Human Dimensions. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2006.

32. National Fire Protection Association. NFPA 1600: Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuinty Programs, 2007 Edition. Quincy, MA: NFPA, 2007. At:
http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/PDF/CodesStandards/1600-2007.pdf or http://www.nfpa.org/catalog/product.asp?pid=160007&src=nfpa&order_src=A292

33. National Incident Management System (NIMS) materials, including FEMA IS-700.

34. Noji, Eric K. (Ed.). The Public Health Consequences of Disasters. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.

35. Perrow, Charles. 1999. Normal Accidents: Living With High-Risk Technology. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

36. Pine, John. Hazard Mapping and Modeling. Emmitsburg MD: FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project College Course, November 2006. Accessed at:
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/hmm.asp

37. Pine, John C. Technology and Emergency Management. Emmitsburg MD: FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project College Course, February 1999. Accessed at:
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/techem.asp

38. Platt, Rutherford H. Disasters and Democracy: The Politics of Extreme Natural Events. Washington, DC: Island Press, 1999.

39. Quarantelli, E.L. (ed.) What is a Disaster - Perspectives on the Question. London and New York: Routledge, 1998.

40. Rodrigeuz, Havidan, Enrico L. Quarantelli, and Russell R. Dynes. Handbook of Disaster Research. Springer, 2006.

41. Rottman, Steven J. Individual and Community Disaster Education Course. Emmitsburg, MD: FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project College Course, March 2000. Accessed at:
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/icde.asp

42. Shaw, Greg. Business and Industry Crisis Management, Disaster Recovery, and Organizational Contiuity. Emmitsburg MD: FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project College Course, November 1999. Accessed at:
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/busind.asp

43. Shaw, Gregory. Hazards Risk Management. Emmitsburg, MD: FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project College Course, January 2004. Accessed at:
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/hram.asp

44. Smith, Gavin. Holistic Disaster Recovery: Creating a More Sustainable Future. Emmitsburg MD: FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project College Course, September 2004. Accessible at:
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/sdr.asp

45. Sylves, Richard T., and William L. Waugh, Jr. Disaster Management In The U.S. and Canada - The Politics, Policymaking, Administration and Analysis of Emergency Management (2nd ed.).
Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1996.

46. Tierney, Kathleen J, Michael K. Lindell and Ronald W. Perry. Facing the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the United States. Joseph Henry Press, 2001.

47. Tobin, Graham A. and Burrell E. Montz. Natural Hazards: Explanation and Integration. New York and London: The Guilford Press, 1997.

48. Waugh, William L. Living With Hazards/Dealing With Disasters-An Introduction To Emergency Management. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2000.

49. Waugh, William L. Jr. Terrorism and Emergency Management. Emmitsburg, MD: FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project College Course, September 2000. Accessed at:
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/tem.asp

50. Wisner, Ben, Piers Blaikie, Terry Cannon, and Ian Davis. At Risk: Natural Hazards, People’s Vulnerability and Disasters (2nd Ed.). London and New York: Routledge, 2004.

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CIDRAP Business Source

I have been reading a free trial of CIDRAP Business Source. There is an emailed newsletter and a special website. Much of the information is freely available on the web or their free site. However, I think the paid subscription is worth the annual fee which

includes a single-user account, which gives you 24/7 access to the site and e-mailed issues of the Weekly Briefing. Please call us toll-free at 1-866-395-0017 to inquire about purchasing accounts for multiple users.

A discounted rate is available for government agencies, educational institutions, and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.

This is because the information is packaged in a quickly accessible area. It is relevant to organizations, such as churches, and to businesses or business groups, and to governments. Because the information is readily accessible, it is suitable for the person suddenly charged to look into this “bird flu business”. The quality of information is high.

• http://www.cidrapsource.com

About CIDRAP Business Source
The mission of CIDRAP Business Source is to be an international leader in driving worldwide business preparedness for pandemic influenza and other infectious disease or public health crises. We will accomplish this by providing authoritative, comprehensive, timely, and actionable information through our Web site and Weekly Briefing newsletter and by facilitating planning among the private, public, and public health sectors aimed at saving lives and preserving enterprises. (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy [CIDRAP], founded in September 2001, is part of the Academic Health Center at the University of Minnesota.)

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New employer business preparedness resource

from The Coming Influenza Pandemic? (see sidebar)

The Canadians have a very useful site, especially for the workplace or business preparedness.

• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
  http://www.ccohs.ca/pandemic/

I urge everyone to investigate their tools. Can your business answer these? Can your employees? Can the residents of your tribal government or municipality? Let me know what you have come up with and I can share it with others.

• 5 Ways A Business Can Help Their Employees
  http://www.ccohs.ca/pandemic/documents/5ways.html

• “Do all employees know of your plan for a pandemic? Tell the workforce about the threat of pandemic flu and the steps the company is taking to prepare for it. Clear and frequent communication is essential.”
  http://www.ccohs.ca/pandemic/documents/10steps.html

• “Know what steps your workplace has in place for a pandemic. Ask if there is a business continuity plan. Find out what role you have in this plan”
  http://www.ccohs.ca/pandemic/documents/6things.html

These tools will help get your business ready…

• http://www.ccohs.ca/pandemic/tools.html

* Business Continuity Plan
* Slow the Spread! Poster
* Handwashing Posters
at the sink
when using sanitizing gels
* 10 Steps You Can Take - A Checklist for Business Pandemic Planning
* 5 Ways A Business Can Help Their Employees
* 6 Things Employees Need to Know

Their hand sanitizer poster is quite good (in pdf file, right click image to download pdf file). Every city office, grocery store, post office, school building, health clinic, rippy palace, bingo hall, Lions Clubhouse, etc. should have the poster next to a dispenser at the entrance/exit. See also, ==> Hands washing, sanitizers Maybe get a | sleeve sneeze | poster, too.

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Business related backlog

Commuters Won’t Be Travelling When Avian Flu Hits
20/03/2007
In the build up to next week’s “Business Continuity Awareness Week which hosts Business Continuity Expo, it may surprise employers to know that 40% of their workforce won’t be turning-up for work if Avian Flu hits the UK, nor will they be travelling into work if there are rumours of an imminent terrorist attack…. employers still need to look at what their critical mass of functionality is and question whether they could survive with half their workforce. It is clearly critical to consider what strategies and contingency plans they need to put in place in order to survive a possible pandemic or imminent terrorist attack.

• http://www.onrec.com/newsstories/15870.asp

Pandemic would hurt states big on tourism

By KEVIN FREKING, The Associated Press
Published: March 23, 2007

Alaska, Wyoming, Nebraska and Louisiana also stand to take hits of greater than 6 percent in their gross domestic product.

A pandemic comparable to the most serious — in 1918— could sicken 90 million people and kill about 2 million. It could also last up to 18 months with spikes that last six to eight weeks each. [Alaska's 1918 flu hit in 1919. see the earlier post, ]

• http://www.adn.com/money/story/8731778p-8633498c.html

• Orange at The Coming Influenza Pandemic? [see sidebar] points out

The Trust for America’s Health estimates bird flu losses by state–and forecasts that the bird flu could cause a possible recession. The upshot is that the study says tourism states would be hit hardest–not a bad assumption. I’ve done something a little different here–I’ve linked to a Google search of this topic, because there are stories for many states.

• http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://hawaiihealthguide.com/healthtalk/display.htm %3Fid%3D554%26hhsid%3D0fc8e50ed5642edb9be62a83d3a84fda

• http://healthyamericans.org/ Trust for America’s Health

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Grocery industry and pandemic flu

Grocery industry prepares for pandemic bird flu

By TIMBERLY ROSS, Associated Press, Feb. 18, 2007

will fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, bread, milk and other household staples still be available if the U.S. is hit with an anticipated bird flu pandemic? If state and federal officials urge people to stay away from public places, like restaurants and fast-food establishments, will they be able to get the groceries they need to prepare food in their homes?…

the burden on individual supermarket chains and wholesalers to deal with a potentially large number of sick workers that could affect store operations and disrupt the food supply…. urging wholesalers and retailers to talk with their suppliers about alternative sources for their products and to anticipate what products will be in high demand in a pandemic situation, such as medicines and food staples [...]

Read it here

• http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/4562823.html

• Food Marketing Institute Avian Influenza
  http://www.fmi.org/foodsafety/avian_flu.htm

# Avian Influenza and Pandemic Preparedness: A Planning Resource For The Grocery Industry
En Espanôl
Japanese
# FMI’s Consumer Guide To Understanding Bird Flu, Seasonal Flu and Pandemic Flu (various formats for downloading)
# FMI’s Consumer Guide To Understanding Bird Flu, Seasonal Flu and Pandemic Flu — Brochure–High Resolution PDF (For Printing)
# Food Safety and Worker Concerns (Presentation from Dr. Michael Doyle, July 2006

• Food Marketing Institute, Disaster Response
  http://www.fmi.org/foodsafety/disaster.htm

# Disaster Planning, Recovery and Business Continuity - What We Learned From Katrina
# Hurricanes Excerpts from FMI’s Pre-Emergency Planning and Disaster Recovery Manual Source: Food Marketing Institute (2MB PDF File)
# Emergency Food & Water Supply Source: North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
# Resources for Food Safety and Storage in Emergency Situations Source: USDA National Agricultural Library
# National Recommendations for Disaster Food Handling Source: University of Tennessee
# Preparing for Food/Water Shortage Source: The National Food Safety Database, University of Florida
# What to do after Natural Disasters Source: North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service

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Business continuity and disaster recovery primer

The ABCs of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
tips from CIO magazine

These days, the list of potentially business-disrupting events seems almost endless: viruses, power blackouts, natural disasters and even terrorist events. Good business continuity plans will keep your company up and running — this primer helps make sure you’ve covered all the necessary bases.

* What’s the difference between disaster recovery and business continuity planning?
* What does a disaster recovery and business continuity plan include?
* How do I get started?
* Is it really necessary to disrupt business by testing the plan?
* What kinds of things have companies discovered when testing a plan?
* What are the top mistakes that companies make in disaster recovery?
* I still have a binder with our Y2K plan. Will that work?
* Can we outsource our contingency measures?
* How can I sell this business continuity planning to other executives?
* How do I make sure the plans aren’t overkill for my company?
* Related articles from CSO magazine

• http://www.csoonline.com/fundamentals/abc_continuity.html

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Business preparedness

Some of our local businesses are ahead in the readiness (see “Local Sources”) but the Chamber of Commerce is still shirking. I haven’t heard of any preparations of the business which is essential for nearly all others in our region, Lynden Air Cargo and Northern Air Cargo. They bring the supplies to the retail and wholesale businesses. What steps have the Village corporations taken in your community? What about Doyon and Calista?

New OSHA guidance targets pandemic flu

The US Department of Labor (DOL) has introduced workplace health guidelines to help businesses understand their pandemic influenza risks and what they need to do to prepare.
Read article…

Notable quotes from business summit on pandemic issues

Predictions and observations at this week’s conference on business preparedness for pandemic influenza ran the gamut from how fast a pandemic would circle the globe to how well the Internet would hold up, with many topics in between.
Read article…

• http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/
• Center for Infectious Disease Research Policy

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