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Health: Pandemics and Pandemic Planning
A Pandemic is a sudden and in most cases severe outbreak of a disease or virus that spreads across regions and around the globe. Pandemic planning is an attempt to prepare and coordinate systems, resources and communications in an effort to ameliorate the impact of the spread of virulent disease. As a form of disaster management, pandemic planning should involve four stages: Prevention, Preparation, Response and Recovery. In any given context, pandemic planning may be undertaken by government, communities and service providers. One of the challenges to effective pandemic planning is the coordination of plans and responses amongst interconnected institutions, such as police, hospitals, health care and other service providers, for instance.

Pandemic planning is particularly challenging in the context of homelessness. In the event of a pandemic, it is not clear whether the infrastructures to address homelessness, public health or the health-care system in g...eneral will be prepared to adequately respond to the risks faced by the homeless population. For a number of reasons, people who are homeless may be more vulnerable to the spread of infectious disease. At the same time, the configuration of homelessness services (the fact that people are often required to sleep, eat, rest and hang out in large group settings) may make the containment of infection challenging.

AUTHOR: Gaetz, Stephen, (2008) Homeless Hub. [Show More][Show Less]
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Bridging the Preparedness Divide: A Framework for Health Equity in Ontario's Emergency Management Programs
British Columbia Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan
Clinical Decision Making Algorithm for Adults/Adolescents
Effective Health Risk Communication about Pandemic Influenza for Vulnerable Populations
Eliminating Injustice Toward Disadvantaged Populations During an Influenza Pandemic
Guidance for the Prevention and Management of Influenza like Illness in Shelters during the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009
Homelessness and the Response to Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Lessons from SARS
Influenza A H1N1 and the Homeless: Information for Shelter Facilties
Influenza like Illness among Homeless Persons
Influenza Planning Guide for Alberta's Vulnerable Populations and Shelter Serving Agencies
Nova Scotia Health System: Pandemic Influenza Plan
Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic
Ottawa's Interagency Influenza Pandemic Plan
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Response Plan
Pandemic Influenza Guidance For Homeless Shelters and Homeless Service Providers
Pandemic Influenza Planning in the United States from a Health Disparities Perspective
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Mitigation in Refugee and Displaced Populations
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response: A WHO Guidance Document


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