Transcript Pandemic Preparedness - The Center for Health Ethics

Pandemic Preparedness
and Response
An Open Community Dialogue
[Your Name(s) Here]
Definitions
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Epidemic
Pandemic
Infectious Disease
Communicable Disease
Public Health Emergency
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Public Health Emergencies
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Bioterrorism
Chemical Emergencies
Radiation Emergencies
Mass casualties
Natural disasters
Severe weather
Values of Emergency
Planning and Response
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Harm reduction, benefit promotion
Equal liberty, human rights
Distributive justice
Public accountability and transparency
Community strength and resiliency
Public health professionalism
Civic and personal responsibility
Pandemic Preparedness
and Response
• [NAME OF COMMUNITY] Public Health
Emergency Response Plan
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Emergency Preparedness
and Response
• Parties Involved
– Public Health Department
– Local hospitals, physicians offices, care centers
– Police and Fire Departments
– Churches
– Schools
Implications
• Some interventions may affect personal
freedoms.
– Isolating infected or ill citizens
– Quarantining citizens believed to be exposed
– Closing schools, canceling public events
– Closing or restricting access to public venues
– Modifying office and work-scheduling practices
– Limiting travel
Resource Distribution
• Complicated!
– Many goods are scarce, others are unobtainable
– Various parties are involved in allocation
– Not everyone will be able to receive the care they
believe they need
• Must devise a community plan.
Meeting Special Needs
• Some people are more likely than others to
contract a pandemic disease.
– Chronically ill or disabled, children, elderly, poor and
minority individuals who lack access
• Must provide appropriate information and
include them in planning considerations
Civic Rights
• To be provided with truthful complete
information regarding emergency response
• To participate in emergency planning
Civic Responsibilities
• What can I do to prepare, respond, and help
overcome a public health emergency?
1. Get an emergency supply kit together
2. Develop a family disaster plan
3. Stay Informed
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Understand community response
plans, quarantine, isolation
Learn how to shelter in place
Maintain a healthy state of mind
http://emergency.cdc.gov/preparedness
Questions,
Comments,
or Concerns?