1. Pandemic Business Planning
Jackson County Health Department
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2. Which Disaster? Short term (a few days) Tornados Winter Storms
Power Outages
Long Term (1 week or more)
Pandemic Illness
Terrorist Attack
Labor Actions
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3. Short Term Less than a week of shut down
What are your inventory needs?
Can you support your labor force?
What are your re-start up costs?
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4. Long Term More than 7 days shut down… What are your inventory needs?
Can you support your labor force?
What are your re-start up costs?
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5. Avian Influenza The “Bird Flu”
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6. Pandemic Definition - WHO
There must develop a novel virus that the world has never seen before (and humanity has absolutely no immunity).
The virus must demonstrate an ability to sicken or kill people.
The virus must become transmissible among humans.
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7. Impact on Jackson County…
Characteristic
Moderate (1957/68-like)
Severe (1918-like)
Number of Ill
40,907
57,270
Number of Outpatients
16,987-31,243
40,474
Number of Hospitalizations
2,033-7,092
Number of Deaths
64-186
734-2,138
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8. Impact on Jackson County
Lost Workdays:
Age Group 0-19yrs 20-64yrs 65+
Population 40,422 93,475 19,057
Total Workdays Lost:
Most Likely Scenario 98,433
Minimum Scenario 83,169
Maximum Scenario ,811
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9. Impact on Jackson County
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10. Seasonal Influenza October to April People should get flu vaccine
Children and elderly most prone
~36,000 deaths annually in U.S.
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11. Losing 40% of your labor…
The difference between Can-Not and Will-Not come to work.
Do you want them to come to work sick?
Breadwinner becomes the care-giver
Family first?
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12. Is your business “essential”?
Who depends upon delivery of your goods or services?
Will a shut-down of your business cause loss of life or just loss of revenue?
In a disaster can your revenue be recovered?
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13. Transportation stands still…
Loss of delivery of just-in-time inventory
Loss of non-essential materials
If nothing comes in or goes out…
Loss of transportation of food or medicine…
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14. What is COOP (Continuity of Operations Planning)?
Assess the Risks to your business
Identify what are the essential functions of your business
Identify those items you require to do the essential parts of your business
Practice the plan
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15. Changing our “mind-set” about disaster planning…
Re-defining our sick and personal leave policies
Who are and aren’t essential personnel?
Taking care of the families first.
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16. Plan! Review your needs Make a list of essential items
Put together a contact list of alternative sources
Put it in writing…(who knows?)
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17. Prepare!! Stockpile non-perishable essentials or inventory
Train your personnel: What is required of them in response to a disaster?
Make sure others know your plan
Rotate your stocks as time goes on to keep it all fresh
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18. PRACTICE!!! Exercise your plan at least once per year
Re-examine your plan based on its performance in an exercise
Fix what is broken
Streamline what works pretty well
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19. Practice it Again!!!
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20. On the home front… Store up food and water for 30 days
Store essential medications for 30 days or longer if possible
Have things to do if you are stuck in the home for 30 days or longer…
Don’t forget essentials for the pets!
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21. What is the Jackson County Health Department doing?
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22. Planning
We have in place an “all hazards plan” which details our response to health disasters that might occur
We continue to collaborate with our Federal, State and Local partners to re-evaluate our plans and streamline them to work cooperatively
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23. Preparing
Training our personnel to respond to emergencies that have scope beyond our usual business
Informing the public of the need for preparation and supplying them with lists of potential needs
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24. Practicing!!!
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25. Practicing
We schedule at least one exercise per year to test our planning and maintain our skills
We participate in Regional and State exercises to learn from our partners
We re-evaluate our plans based on the results of our exercises
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27. Remember: You are not alone!
Plan!
Prepare!!
Practice
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28. For More Information… Jim Freeman Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
1715 Lansing Ave.
Jackson, MI 49202
(517)
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