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Community PanFlu Planning:
Faith-Based/CommunityBased Organizations
Objectives
Review PanFlu Planning Checklist
Facilitate development of your Internal
Disaster Plan:
Planning and Coordination
Organizational Operations
Infection Control
Communications
Pandemic Flu Checklist
Specific to each
organization
Used in conjunction
with guidance from
HHS Pandemic
Influenza Plan
Can be adapted to
meet unique needs
of each organization
Establishing a Planning Structure
PanFlu Committee
PanFlu Coordinator
Point of Contact
Written Plan
Continuity of Operations
Develop alternative procedures for
worship/operations in event of social
distancing
Telephone trees (prayer chains)
Small groups
Develop plan for essential office functions
Payroll
Cross-training of staff/volunteers
Ongoing communication with clients, families, and
staff
Infection Control
Educate staff, congregations and families on
how to limit spread of infection
Implement infection control policies and
procedures
Provide sufficient infection prevention
supplies
Establish sick leave policies (strictly excluding
the sick until at least one week from onset of
symptoms)
Encourage staff and others to get annual
influenza vaccine
Communications Planning
Assess readiness to meet communication
plans
Develop a process in which to communicate
with staff, clients, and families
Develop and test communication platforms
(phone trees, hotlines, websites, media)
Email
Develop alternative communication systemslayered mechanisms
Communication Planning
Advise staff, clients, and families where to
locate up-to-date and reliable pandemic info
Disseminate pandemic plan and infection
control info
Keep staff, clients, and families contact info
current
Develop and maintain contact info of key
public health stakeholders
Attending Other Meetings…
Business Meeting: June 13, 7:30 am-
Auditorium
Internal Disaster/Continuity of Operations
planning
Occupational Health planning
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