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Archive for 30. April 2008Guest Article: Home Care Guide For Pandemic Flu30. April 2008 by Dan Verton.
Providing for the Public’s Health at Home During Pandemic Flu by Marty Fenstersheib, MD, MPH Health Office, Santa Clara County Public Health Department, Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System As public health professionals and leaders, so much of our job every day involves anticipating, planning and preparing for potential public health epidemics and emergencies. Often, it seems as if we are asking ourselves and our colleagues hypothetical or theoretical questions; the proverbial “What if?” With a number of questions in mind - What if pandemic flu comes to our community? What if healthcare and others essential workers can’t come to work? What if we gave them information so that they could be better prepared at home, would that help? - the Santa Clara County Public Health Department developed a home care guide for pandemic flu preparedness. Posted in Pandemic Influenza, Guest Article | Print | 1 Comment » Corp. Emergency Prep Plans Lack Certification30. April 2008 by Dan Verton.
The majority of U.S. companies have a formal, written plan for emergency preparedness, according to a report released today by The Conference Board. But a widely adopted certification standard for such plans does not exist yet. Three-quarters of the 302 senior corporate executives surveyed in mid-2007 said that an emergency preparedness plan exists in their companies. The analysis was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as part of an ongoing research project to assess the effectiveness of security in American companies. Posted in Private Sector, Security Studies, Editor's Notes | Print | 1 Comment »
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