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Business Forum on Pandemic Flu Public Health - Seattle & King County October 3rd, 2005

Business Forum on Pandemic Flu Public Health - Seattle & King County October 3rd, 2005. Today’s Topics. Public Health’s Goals and Role in a Flu Pandemic Local Impacts of a Pandemic Pandemic Preparedness Public Health’s Planning Role and Activities What We Heard From You

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Business Forum on Pandemic Flu Public Health - Seattle & King County October 3rd, 2005

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  1. Business Forum onPandemic FluPublic Health - Seattle & King County October 3rd, 2005

  2. Today’s Topics • Public Health’s Goals and Role in a Flu Pandemic • Local Impacts of a Pandemic • Pandemic Preparedness • Public Health’s Planning Role and Activities • What We Heard From You • What We Need From you

  3. Public Health Goals in a Pandemic: Protecting the Public’s Health • Limit death and illness • Preserve continuity of essential government and business functions • Minimize social disruption • Minimize economic losses

  4. Public Health’s Role in a Pandemic • Disease Tracking and Control • Environmental health response • Health System Coordination • Mass fatality response • Communications • Laboratory services

  5. Pandemic Impact: Health Care System • Extreme staffing shortages • Shortage of beds, facility space • Shortage of key supplies (ventilators, drugs) • Hospital morgues, Medical Examiner and mortuary services overwhelmed • Extreme demands on social and counseling services • Demand will outpace supply for months

  6. Pandemic Impact: Infrastructure • Significant disruption of transportation, commerce, utilities, public safety and communications • Limited to no assistance from State and Federal governments due to nation-wide impact

  7. Pandemic Impact: Businesses • High absenteeism • Challenges getting to/from worksite • Psychological impacts on workforce will be extreme • Social distancing efforts may dramatically change hours of operation or close businesses temporarily • Economic losses – small businesses at greatest risk

  8. Pandemic Preparedness Means: • Decision-making and coordination, including communication between responders • Surveillance: Recognition & reporting of cases, monitoring impact on community • Vaccine and antiviral drug management

  9. Pandemic Preparedness Means: • Healthcare delivery system preparedness • Maintenance of essential community services: Continuity of Government, Business Continuity • Implementation of social distancing measures • Public education and communication

  10. Essential Partnerships for Preparedness • Hospitals and health care providers • First responders / Infrastructure Agencies • Elected officials and government partners • Businesses • Schools, community based organizations • Port of Seattle

  11. Planning Underway • Engaging business community • Educating partners • Forming a healthcare coalition • Enhancing capacity to communicate information to the public • Developing capacity to rapidly vaccinate large populations • Identifying social distancing measures

  12. What We Learned From You • Business Continuity Planning • No pandemic flu continuity plans in place • Human Resources Management - No policies or plans addressing impact of pandemic flu • Communications - Need for accurate, consistent, up-to-date information

  13. Our Commitment to You • Planning Guidance (Checklist for Business) • No-Cost Risk Communications Training • Up-To-Date Information via Website: www.metrokc.gov/health • Ongoing support through partnerships

  14. What We Need From You • Engage in business continuity planning • Share resources and capabilities • Share information about absenteeism to support tracking of disease • Cooperate with social distancing measures • Partner with us

  15. Planning to Stay in Business • Allene Mares, Moderator (Public Health-Seattle & King County) • Margaret Read (Cingular Wireless) • Marianne Short (Seattle Mariners) • Jo Ellen Warner (Public Health – Seattle and King County

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