Pandemic Influenza Plan - Questar III

Section 1: Command and Control
personnel may also be needed to accomplish a mass vaccination in a timely
fashion (see Appendix 1-F: Use of Unlicensed Volunteers to Administer Influenza
Vaccine).
VI.
Activities by Pandemic Period
Interpandemic Period
State Health Department:
• Activate the Interagency Taskforce on Influenza Preparedness
State and Local Health Departments:
• Ensure that pandemic plans are developed, either as an annex or supplement to the
existing All Hazard Emergency Operations Plans, or as stand-alone plans.
• Identify, address and resolve crucial gaps in infrastructure and resources, laws
and/or statutes which may interfere with an effective response.
• Identify partner organizations that must have access to the NYSDOH E
Commerce system and initiate outreach for all organizations to gain access and
accounts for all key staff members.
• Develop and maintain lists, including contact information, of partners, resources,
and facilities using the NYSDOH communication directory.
• Establish and maintain relationships with, and contact information for, key
communications partners; facilitate risk communication training for the same.
• Coordinate planning activities with bordering jurisdictions and unique populations
as appropriate. This may include bordering counties, states, Native American
nations, new immigrant populations, and certain religious enclaves and other
countries (such as Canada and Mexico) to support optimal planning and response
efforts.
• Review, exercise, and modify the plan on a periodic basis.
Pandemic Alert Period
State Health Department:
• Activate the Interagency Taskforce on Influenza Preparedness and meet with state
agency partners to review and modify plan as necessary.
• Activate enhanced surveillance and communications plans.
State and Local Health Departments:
• Meet with appropriate partners and stakeholders and review major elements of the
plan and evaluate level of preparedness
• Modify the plan as needed
• Use NYSDOH E Commerce Notification tool and the Health Alert Network
(HAN) for critical communications and notifications with key partners.
• Coordinate with other counties, states, federal agencies and bordering
jurisdictions as appropriate.
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