Massachusetts Department of Public Health Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan

摘要

This planning document was developed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, with valuable assistance from the Massachusetts State/Local Pandemic Planning Committee using the document, Pandemic Influenza: A Planning Guide for State and Local Officials 2.1 (CDC, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services.) The first version of the Influenza Pandemic Planning Document was posted in April 2001. Massachusetts continues to make substantial progress in preparing to effectively respond to an influenza pandemic. This has been done through activities to enhance the annual influenza program and thereby reduce the annual toll from influenza, and through activities focused more generally on increasing preparedness for bioterrorism and other public health emergencies. The Massachusetts State/Local Pandemic Planning Committee and the Massachusetts Adult Immunization Coalition provide valuable feedback and guidance to MDPH on the influenza program. The Statewide Bioterrorism Preparedness Advisory Committee and the Hospital Preparedness Planning Committee, as well as statewide work groups focusing on laboratory preparedness, epidemiology and surveillance, the Health Alert Network, the strategic national stockpile, education and training, risk communication and hospital surge capacity, provide valuable expertise and assistance to MDPH in carrying out preparedness activities funded through the CDC Bioterrorism Cooperative Agreement. Version 2 of the Massachusetts Pandemic Preparedness Planning Document represents progress made in pandemic preparedness since 2001 and is based on updated guidance from the CDC Pandemic Influenza: A Planning Guide for State and Local Public Health Officials (Draft June 2004).