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This is the second pandemic document that has been released by Niagara Region Public Health. It includes Niagara's response to the H1N1 Influenza pandemic that occurred in 2009, and additionally, provides implications for future influenza pandemics.
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| Chapter 1 | Background - Historical context for influenza pandemics during the 20th century - Goals and objectives of pandemic planning |
| Chapter 2 | pH1N1 Influenza Pandemic - Science - Background science for pandemic H1N1 influenza - Influenza virus basics, pandemic alert phases, pH1N1 epidemiology |
| Chapter 3 | Incident Management System - Establishing a pandemic steering committee to respond to the plan - Aligns with the Incident Management Model - Roles and responsibilities for each group |
| Chapter 4 | Surveillance - Niagara's H1N1 surveillance data - All surveillance strategies we used are addressed in this chapter |
| Chapter 5 | Public Health Measures - Use of non-medical interventions (e.g. quarantine) to slow or halt the spread of a disease - Public Education, Social Distancing, Case Management, Travel Restrictions |
| Chapter 6 | Education - Tools used during pandemic to provide educational materials |
| Chapter 7 | Health Services and Assessment Centres - Care of H1N1 influenza patients was focused on community based care - Establishing influenza assessment centres to ease the burden on emergency care centres |
| Chapter 8 | Immunization - Strategies used during the mass immunization clinics - Clinic statistics |
| Chapter 9 | Communications - Communication objectives, principles and accountabilities during an influenza pandemic - Use of multiple communication activities - Ensuring information is transparent, accurate and up-to-date |
| Chapter 10 | Human Resources - Responding effectively in a crisis situation - Staff redeployment, work hours, training, labour relations |
| Chapter 11 | Evaluation - Focus groups, surveys, reflection on experience - Responses from staff, citizens, community stakeholders |
