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Dec 30, 2015
Building Hope:Understanding the Potential
Impact of Pandemic Influenza and Creating a Plan
Section 2
Section 2: Goals
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
List pandemic influenza impacts
Develop a basic pandemic influenza preparedness and response plan
Your Role is Essential
Characteristics of your FBO:Represent a cross-section
Provide community outreach
Facilities, resources, assets
A Moment Caught in History
The 1918 Pandemic Communication low
A questionable understanding
Tracking poor
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From 1918 to Today
Today’s StandardsCommunication immediate
In-depth understanding
Advanced tracking
DrawbacksAirplane travel
Population density
A Possible Pandemic Influenza
Prediction of pandemic influenza…
Impossible.
But, the threat is real.
Potential Impacts
High levels of illness and death lead to:Social disruption
Economic loss
Everyday life would be disrupted
Potential Impacts - General
General Impact – What is it?Issue dealt with by every state and community
Potential Impacts - General (cont.)
Impacts from disruption and loss:Public gatherings halted
Lost public transportation
No food delivery
No one is exempt:30% or higher could become sick
20% adults infected
40% school-age children infected
Potential Impacts - General (cont.)
Review:Public gatherings halted
Lost public transportation
No food delivery
30% or higher could become sick
Potential Impacts - General (cont.)
Identifying:Unique impact on community
Unique impact on organization
Areas of vulnerability
These include the following…
Community/Organizational Impacts
Community/Organizational (cont.)
High rate of infection leads to:Hospitalizations and deaths
Impact on high-risk groups• Infants• Elderly• Pregnant women• Poor• Persons w/ chronic medical
conditions
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Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Consider the “30-20-40 Rule”
Your Community:Total population x 30%
Your Organization:Total number of adults x 20%
Community/Organizational (cont.)
Waves of a Pandemic:Could last for 6 – 8 weeks
Occur any time of year
Take place multiple times throughout a year or more
Community/Organizational (cont.)
40% Absenteeism during peak weeksSick employees
Sick family members
Fear of illness
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Community/Organizational (cont.)
Your Place of Worship in a Pandemic Many members affected
Counseling and support needed
Standard services halted
Community/Organizational (cont.)
Cost to minimize spread Disrupt normal functions/activities
Transform/Suspend services, classes, activities
Community/Organizational (cont.)
Potential Economic Consequences:Budget reductions
Loss of productivity
Increased costs
Community/Organizational (cont.)
Review:Increased hospitalizationsImpact on high-risk groups“30-20-40 Rule”6 – 8 week pandemic waves40% absenteeism
Community/Organizational (cont.)
Many members affectedCounseling/ Support servicesActivities disruptedBudgets restrictedProductivity lossIncreased costs
Keep in Mind…
Specific demands may include: Expanded electronic/communications capabilities
Expanded health activities
Expanded community-outreach activities
Planning Overview
Primary planning steps:Assign key staff
Determine potential impacts
Develop contingency plans
Planning Overview (cont.)
Contingency plans will:Maintain all critical functions
Extend timely and factual information
Deliver crisis communications
Coordinate with external organizations and agencies
Planning Overview (cont.)
Share your plan with: Staff
Organizational members
External organizations and agencies
Persons in communities you serve
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Step 1 (cont.)
Committee make up – based on knowledge of:
Finances
Volunteer base / paid staff
Services
Local resources
Step 2
Goal: List critical activities and services
To do:List all primary functionsDetermine critical functions
Step 2 (cont.)
Primary vs. Critical FunctionsPrimary - Worship Services, Youth Education, Counseling Services, Weddings
Critical - Worship Services, Counseling Services
Step 3
Goal: Develop contingency plans.
Include:Name and description
List of personnel
Impact of social distancing
Needs and opportunities to cross-train
Alternative approaches
Step 5
Goal: Develop communications plan
To provide:Identification of key contacts
Chain of communications
Track and communicate organization and employee status
Step 5 (cont.)
To provide:Employees / Volunteers
Organization leaders
Organization members
Public
Government
Vendors
Step 5 (cont.)
Telephone Call Tree ProcedureSample Telephone Call Tree Protocol
Position/Title NamePhone
NumberOrder of Call
Down
Person Initiating Call
Down
Person Terminating Call Down
Primary Pan. Flu Manager
1 X
Secondary Pan. Flu Manager
2
Staff A 3
Staff B 4
Staff C 5
Staff D… 6 X
Step 6
Goal: Identify special needs
Of: Elderly
Disabled
Poor
Limited English speakers
Reading/Learning impaired
Step 7
Goal: Coordinate with others
With external orgs and agencies: Existing plans
Use of your facilities
Your potential involvement
Review
Potential general impacts of a pandemic include:
Public gatherings halted
Lost public transportation
No food delivery
30% or higher could become sick
Review
Potential community/organizational impacts of a pandemic include:
Increased hospitalizationsImpact on high-risk groups“30-20-40 Rule” 6 – 8 week pandemic waves40% absenteeismMany members affected…
Review
Community/organizational impacts continued…
Counseling/Support services needed
Disruption of normal activities
Budget restrictions
Loss of productivity
Increased costs
Review
A planning committee should be made up with individuals knowledgeable in:
Finances
Volunteer base / paid staff
Services
Local resources
Review
Examples of primary and critical functions:
Primary - Worship Services, Youth Education, Counseling Services, Weddings
Critical - Worship Services, Counseling Services
Review
Contingency plans include:Name and description
List of personnel
Impact of social distancing
Needs and opportunities to cross-train
Alternative approaches