Download or read book Influenza Pandemic Opportunities Exist to Address Critical Infrastructure Protection Challenges That Require Federal and Private Sector Coordination written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Influenza Pandemic written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An outbreak of pandemic flu would require close cooperation between the public and private sectors to ensure the protection of our nation's critical infrastructure, such as drinking water and electricity. Because over 85 percent of the nation's critical infrastructure is owned and operated by the private sector, it is vital that both sectors effectively coordinate to successfully protect these assets. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for coordinating a national protection strategy and government and private sector councils have been created as a collaborating tool. GAO was asked to assess how the federal and private sectors are working together at a national level to protect the nation's critical infrastructure in the event of a pandemic, the challenges they face, and opportunities for addressing these challenges. GAO reviewed 5 of the 17 critical infrastructure sectors. These 5 sectors are energy (electricity), food and agriculture, telecommunications, transportation (highway and motor carrier), and water.
Download or read book Influenza Pandemic written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An outbreak of pandemic flu would require close cooperation between the public and private sectors to ensure the protection of our nation's critical infrastructure, such as drinking water and electricity. Because over 85 percent of the nation's critical infrastructure is owned and operated by the private sector, it is vital that both sectors effectively coordinate to successfully protect these assets. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for coordinating a national protection strategy and government and private sector councils have been created as a collaborating tool. GAO was asked to assess how the federal and private sectors are working together at a national level to protect the nation's critical infrastructure in the event of a pandemic, the challenges they face, and opportunities for addressing these challenges. GAO reviewed 5 of the 17 critical infrastructure sectors. These 5 sectors are energy (electricity), food and agriculture, telecommunications, transportation (highway and motor carrier), and water.
Download or read book Influenza Pandemic written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO was asked to assess how the federal and private sectors are working together at a national level to protect the nation's critical infrastructure in the event of a pandemic, the challenges they face, and opportunities for addressing these challenges.
Download or read book Influenza Pandemic Opportunities Exist to Address Critical Infrastructure Protection Challenges That Require Federal and Private Sector Coordination written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Influenza Pandemic Gaps in Pandemic Planning and Preparedness Need to be Addressed written by Bernice Steinhardt and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the current H1N1 outbreak underscores, an influenza pandemic remains a real threat to our nation. Over the past 3 years, 12 reports have been issued and 4 testimonies to Congress have been held to help the nation better prepare for a possible pandemic. While a number of actions have been taken to plan for a pandemic, including developing a national strategy and implementation plan, many gaps in pandemic planning and preparedness still remain. This statement covers six thematic areas: (1) leadership, authority, and coordination; (2) detecting threats and managing risks; (3) planning, training, and exercising; (4) capacity to respond and recover; (5) information sharing and communication; and (6) performance and accountability. Illus.
Download or read book Influenza Pandemic Continued Focus on the Nation s Planning and Preparedness Efforts Remains Essential written by Bernice Steinhardt and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the recent outbreak of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus underscores, an influenza pandemic remains a real threat to our nation and to the world. While the previous admin. had taken a number of actions to plan for a pandemic, including developing a national strategy and implementation plan, much more needs to be done, and many gaps in preparedness and planning still remain. This statement covers six thematic areas: (1) leadership, authority, and coordination; (2) detecting threats and managing risks; (3) planning, training, and exercising, (4) capacity to respond and recover; (5) information sharing and communications; and (6) performance and accountability. Illustrations.
Download or read book Influenza Pandemic Opportunities Exist to Clarify Federal leadership Roles and Improve Pandemic Planning written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza written by and published by Executive Office of the President. This book was released on 2006 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza clarifies the roles and responsibilities of governmental and non-governmental entities, including Federal, State, local, and tribal authorities and regional, national, and international stakeholders, and provides preparedness guidance for all segments of society.
Download or read book Interagency Collaboration written by Janet A. St. Laurent and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While national security activities, which range from planning for an influenza pandemic to Iraq reconstruction, require collaboration among multiple agencies, the mechanisms used for such activities may not provide the means for interagency collaboration needed to meet modern national security challenges. This report addresses actions needed to enhance interagency collaboration for national security activities: (1) the development and implementation of overarching, integrated strategies; (2) the creation of collaborative organizations; (3) the development of a well-trained workforce; and (4) the sharing and integration of national security information across agencies. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Influenza Pandemic written by Bernice Steinhardt and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past several years there have been a number of reports to help the nation better prepare for, respond to, and recover from a possible influenza pandemic, which could result from a novel strain of influenza virus for which there is little resistance and which therefore is highly transmissible among humans. An influenza pandemic remains a real threat to our nation and the world. This report synthesized the results of 11 reports and two testimonies issued over the past 3 years using 6 key thematic areas: (1) leadership, authority, and coordination; (2) detecting threats and managing risks; (3) planning, training, and exercising; (4) capacity to respond and recover; (5) information sharing and communication; and (6) performance and accountability. Illus.
Download or read book Influenza Pandemic written by Marcia Crosse and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pandemic influenza poses a threat to public health at a time when the U.N.¿s World Health Organization has said that infectious diseases are spreading faster than at any time in history. The last major influenza pandemic occurred from 1918 to 1919. Estimates of deaths worldwide if a similar pandemic were to occur have ranged between 30 million and 384 million people. Individual countries and international organizations have developed and begun to implement a strategy for forestalling the onset of a pandemic. Antivirals and vaccines may help do so. This report examines: (1) constraints upon the use of antivirals and vaccines to forestall a pandemic; and (2) efforts under way to overcome these constraints. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Homeland Defense written by Davi M. D'Agostino and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2002, the DoD established the U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) to conduct homeland defense and civil support missions in and around the U.S. NORTHCOM must coordinate with the Nat. Guard Bureau (NGB), because NGB has experience dealing with state and local authorities during incidents and functions as NORTHCOM¿s formal link to the states. This report: determines the extent to which NORTHCOM has ongoing efforts to coordinate with the states and NGB in planning, exercises and other preparedness activities; and identifies the extent to which there are any gaps in this coordination. The author surveyed the state adjutants gen., the highest ranking guardsman in each state, and reviewed interagency coordination plans and guidance.
Download or read book Health Care Associated Infections in Hospitals written by Cynthia A. Bascetta and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the CDC, health-care-associated infections (HAI) are estimated to be 1 of the top 10 causes of death in the U.S. HAI¿s are infections that patients acquire while receiving treatment for other conditions. The author examined: (1) CDC¿s guidelines for hospitals to reduce or prevent HAI¿s and what the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) does to promote their implementation; (2) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services¿ (CMS) and hospital accrediting organizations¿ required standards for hospitals to reduce or prevent HAI¿s and how compliance is assessed; and (3) HHS programs that collect data related to HAI¿s and integration of the data across HHS. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Agriculture Rural Development Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2010 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agriculture Rural Development Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2010 2009 111 1 Hearings written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans written by United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101 provides guidelines on developing emergency operations plans (EOP). It promotes a common understanding of the fundamentals of risk-informed planning and decision making to help planners examine a hazard or threat and produce integrated, coordinated, and synchronized plans. The goal of CPG 101 is to make the planning process routine across all phases of emergency management and for all homeland security mission areas. This Guide helps planners at all levels of government in their efforts to develop and maintain viable all-hazards, all-threats EOPs. Accomplished properly, planning provides a methodical way to engage the whole community in thinking through the life cycle of a potential crisis, determining required capabilities, and establishing a framework for roles and responsibilities. It shapes how a community envisions and shares a desired outcome, selects effective ways to achieve it, and communicates expected results. Each jurisdiction's plans must reflect what that community will do to address its specific risks with the unique resources it has or can obtain.
