MEDICAL: DISEASES: INFLUENZA: Pandemic Flu: Lessons From the Frontlines
David P. Dillard
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Pandemic Flu: Lessons From the Frontlines
June 2009
Trust for America's Health
<http://healthyamericans.org/reports/?reportid=64>
Trust for America's Health (TFAH), the Center for Biosecurity, and the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) analyze the initial response to the
H1N1 outbreak, Pandemic Flu: Lessons From the Frontlines, which found that
U.S. officials executed strong coordination and communication and an
ability to adapt to changing circumstances, but it also how quickly the
nation's core public health capacity would be overwhelmed if an outbreak
were more severe or widespread.
The Pandemic Flu: Lessons From the Frontlines report reviews 10 early
lessons learned from the response to the H1N1 (swine) flu outbreak, 10
ongoing core vulnerabilities in U.S. pandemic flu preparedness, and case
studies of challenges communities around the country faced when responding
to the outbreak. The 10 early lessons learned from the 2009 H1N1 outbreak
in the report were that:
Investments in pandemic planning and stockpiling antiviral medications
paid off;
Public health departments did not have enough resources to carry out
plans;
Response plans must be adaptable and science-driven;
Providing clear, straightforward information to the public was essential
for allaying fears and building trust;
School closings have major ramifications for students, parents and
employers;
Sick leave and policies for limiting mass gatherings were also
problematic;
Even with a mild outbreak, the health care delivery system was
overwhelmed;
Communication between the public health system and health providers was
not well coordinated;
WHO pandemic alert phases caused confusion; and
International coordination was more complicated than expected.
The report also identifies some surprises encountered during the H1N1
outbreak, including that much of the world's pandemic planning had
revolved around the potential threat of the H5N1 (bird) flu virus, which
had been circulating in Asia and elsewhere for nearly a decade. It also
reveals that planners anticipated there would be six weeks of lead time
between the time a novel flu virus was identified and its spread to the
United States.
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