Who are the lead agencies for what during a flu event? We also are under the UN direction since the declared Level 6 .
Don’t forget the get your Freedom Packs Ready and No Constitutional No Trespassing Signs up and ready for ‘visitors’. Have some way to copy or reproduce individual identification to accompany the Public Servant Questionnaire.
DEPARTMENTS LEADING REVIEW GROUPS
Priority # Priority Title Lead Department
1 Mass Vaccination   HHS/CDC
2 Public Health Continuity of Operation Plan  HHS/CDC
3 Surveillance and Laboratory  HHS/CDC
4 Communication  HS/CDC
5 Community-Wide Healthcare Coalitions to meet Patient Surge Expected from Pandemic Influenza    HHS/ASPR/HRSA
6 Facilitating Medical Surge HHS/ASPR/HRSA
7 Fatality Management HHS/ASPR/HRSA
8 Antiviral Drug Distribution Plan – submitted separately HHS/CDC
9 Community Containment Plan – submitted separately  HHS/CDC
10 Policy Process for School Closure and the Communication Plan for this Decision ED
11 Education and Social Services in the Face of School Closures ED
12 Sustain/Support 17 Critical Infrastructure Sectors & Key Assets DHS
13 Working with the Private Sector to Ensure Continuity of Operations for Critical Essential Services so that Critical Infrastructure Operations are as “Near Normal” as Possible for Social and Economic Well-Being DHS
14 State Plans Must Conform to all NRP/NIMS Requirements  DHS
15 Mitigate the Impact of an Influenza Pandemic on Workers in the State DHS
16 Assisting Employers in the State  DHS
17 Employment Policies during an Influenza Pandemic DHS
18 Human Resource Policies for State Employees DHS
19 Coordination of Law Enforcement DOJ
20 Critical Essential Function for Food Safety USDA, HHS/FDA
21 Operational Status of State-Inspected Slaughter and food Processing Establishments Including Talmadge Aiken Plants USDA, HHS/FDA
22 Communication Strategy for Interface with USDA food Safety Inspection Service and FDA’s Federal State Relations  USDA, HHS/FDA
23 Ensure Adequate Reporting Systems Regarding Food Safety USDA, HHS/FDA
24 State Advisories Regarding Diplomatic Missions DOS
From the trenches,
Celeste