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Checklist helps faith-based and community organizations prepare for influenza pandemic

Infection Control Monitor, January 20, 2006

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt has announced the release of the Faith-Based and Community Organizations Pandemic Influenza Checklist. This tool provides guidance for religious organizations, faith-based social service agencies, and community organizations to plan for the possible impact of a pandemic on their organization and mission.

The new checklist identifies steps faith-based and community organizations can take to prepare for a pandemic and other emergencies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed the checklist.

The release of this new tool builds on the administration's plan to increase pandemic preparedness. President Bush has outlined a coordinated government strategy that includes the establishment of the new International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, stockpiling of vaccines and antiviral medications, expansion of early-warning systems domestically and abroad, and new funding and initiatives for local and state level preparedness.

A copy of the Faith-Based and Community Organizations Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Checklist, other checklists and pandemic planning information is available online at www.pandemicflu.gov.

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