DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: PANDEMIC INFLUENZA OUTBREAK

Vanessa Tatoy

COH 440

WHAT IS A PANDEMIC INFLUENZA OUTBREAK?What causes a pandemic influenza

outbreak?

Vulnerable Populations

Economic/Geographic

PURPOSE: PANDEMIC FLU OUTBREAKS THROUGHOUT HISTORYFlu

Pandemic of 1918-

1919: AKA Spanish

Flu. H1N1500 million

infected50-100 million deaths

1957-1958: Identified in the Far

East. Came to the US. H2N2 2 million deaths

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1968-1969: Hong Kong. Similar to strain that causes flu pandemic in 1957. H3N2 1 million deaths

209-2010: H1N1(Swine Flu)

New H1N1 strain

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Create coalitions between CDC, public emergency and medical care organizations

Education

RISK ASSESSMENT:IRAT: Influenza Risk Assessment Tool

Assess potential pandemic risk that currently present in animals and not humans.

Risk of ability to spread easily.

Severity of human disease caused by virus(deaths/hospitalizations)

Burden to society (missed workdays, strain on hospital..etc.)

EMERGENCY PLANNING FRAMEWORK

National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan. Homeland Security Council. May 2006

• Health and Human Service Agency(ND). Pandemic influenza. http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/pandemic_influenza/pandemic.html

National Strategy

•Preparedness and communication•Surveillance and detection•Response and containment

San Diego County

•Get educated•Protect your health•Develop preparedness plans

IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORKPREPAREDNESS:

Before

•Education•Vaccination

During•Avoid close contact•Stay home if symptoms appear, if you are sick.•Cover mouth and nose when coughing/sneezing•Hand washing•Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth•Practice good health behaviors

After•Obey and follow quarantine protocol•Develop vaccine•Outcome evaluation

ORGANIZATIONS

• Federal/State/Local Government

• CDC

• WHO

• Red Cross

• Hospitals

• Military

• NIH

• FEMA

MITIGATION

Social Distancing, recovering cough/sneeze, hand washing, household ventilation

Known public measures

Decrease severity in illnessAntiviral treatment

Can take 2-6 months to makePandemic Vaccine

World Health Organization

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(2014).Influenza Risk Assessment Tool(IRAT) Retrieved from:http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/tools/risk

New York State Department of Health.(2011),Pandemic influenza frequently asked questions.Retrieved from:https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable

Federal Emergency Management Agency(2014).Pandemic.Retrieved from:http://ready.gov/pandemic

U.S Department of Health and Human Services(1996).Pandemic Flu History.Retrived from:http://flu.gov/pandemic/history

World Health Organization(2011).Pandemic Influenza Preparedness(PIP) Framework.Retrived from http://www.who.int/influenza/pip/en/