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Industry Brief Industry Brief Apr 07Apr 07

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OutlineOutline

How is Alberta preparing?How is Alberta preparing? Alberta’s Health Response Alberta’s Health Response Alberta’s Operational Response Alberta’s Operational Response

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How is Alberta How is Alberta Preparing?Preparing?

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Preparedness StrategyPreparedness Strategy

A ‘health’ emergency that can turn into a A ‘health’ emergency that can turn into a ‘general’ emergency – impact to society ‘general’ emergency – impact to society as a wholeas a whole

A cross-ministry response is required to A cross-ministry response is required to ensure the Government of Alberta (GOA) ensure the Government of Alberta (GOA) and the province is adequately prepared and the province is adequately prepared and able to respond to a pandemic.and able to respond to a pandemic.

How is Alberta Preparing?

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Plan ObjectivesPlan Objectives Coordination & synchronization of health and non-Coordination & synchronization of health and non-

health sector plans, including coordination of legislative health sector plans, including coordination of legislative changes.changes.

Coordination of business continuity planning of GOA, Coordination of business continuity planning of GOA, essential industry services, health system and local essential industry services, health system and local governments.governments.

Communications and awareness to all segments, of Communications and awareness to all segments, of Alberta’s society (businesses/organizations, health Alberta’s society (businesses/organizations, health system, local government, individuals and other GOA system, local government, individuals and other GOA ministries).ministries).

Development and delivery of a provincial pandemic Development and delivery of a provincial pandemic influenza awareness program to GOA, Municipalities / influenza awareness program to GOA, Municipalities / RHAs and Industry to validate our preparedness RHAs and Industry to validate our preparedness planning.planning.

How is Alberta Preparing?

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Health ResponseHealth Response

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Health Response Key Health Response Key PlayersPlayers

LocalLocal Regional Health Regional Health Authority (9)Authority (9)

Pandemic Pandemic Influenza Influenza Emergency Emergency Response PlansResponse Plans

ProvincialProvincial Alberta Health & Alberta Health & WellnessWellness

Pandemic Pandemic Influenza PlanInfluenza Plan

FederalFederal Health Canada – Health Canada – Public Health Public Health Agency of CanadaAgency of Canada

Canadian Canadian Pandemic Pandemic Influenza PlanInfluenza Plan

InternationaInternationall

World Health World Health OrganizationOrganization

Alberta’s Health Response

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Role of Regional Health Role of Regional Health AuthoritiesAuthorities

Coordination and delivery of all health Coordination and delivery of all health services services

RHA-specific communication to the RHA-specific communication to the public and health professionalspublic and health professionals

Vaccine and antiviral delivery, tracking, Vaccine and antiviral delivery, tracking, reportingreporting

Regional surveillance data collection Regional surveillance data collection and reporting – illness, vital statistics, and reporting – illness, vital statistics, health care utilizationhealth care utilization

Coordination with municipal and local Coordination with municipal and local stakeholdersstakeholders

Alberta’s Health Response

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Government of Alberta’sGovernment of Alberta’sOperational Response PlanOperational Response Plan

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Alberta Pandemic Alberta Pandemic OperationsOperations

Follows the provinces current Follows the provinces current Emergency Management Structure Emergency Management Structure as identified in the Alberta as identified in the Alberta Emergency Plan.Emergency Plan.

Goal of AB PlanningGoal of AB Planning Minimize sickness and deathMinimize sickness and death Minimize the impact on societyMinimize the impact on society Assist with the recoveryAssist with the recovery

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Operational Response Key Operational Response Key PlayersPlayersLocalLocal Municipalities, industry, Municipalities, industry,

individualsindividualsEmergency Emergency Response PlansResponse Plans

ProvincialProvincial Emergency Management Emergency Management Alberta Operations Alberta Operations Centre (involves all GOA Centre (involves all GOA Ministries)Ministries)

GOA Pandemic GOA Pandemic Influenza Influenza Operations Plan Operations Plan & Business & Business Continuity PlansContinuity Plans

FederalFederal Public Health Agency of Public Health Agency of Canada, Public Safety Canada, Public Safety Canada, DND, RCMPCanada, DND, RCMP

Canadian Canadian Pandemic Pandemic Influenza Plan – Influenza Plan – Emergency Emergency ResponseResponse

InternationInternationalal

US, other US, other agreementsagreements

Alberta’s Operational Response

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Emergency Management Emergency Management AlbertaAlberta

Facilitating PI planning with municipalities since Facilitating PI planning with municipalities since 1999.1999. Each municipality by legislation must have a Municipal Each municipality by legislation must have a Municipal

Emergency Plan – PI is a new hazard Emergency Plan – PI is a new hazard Coordinating and leading Business Continuity Coordinating and leading Business Continuity

Planning for a pandemic with ministriesPlanning for a pandemic with ministries Each ministry by legislation must have an annually Each ministry by legislation must have an annually

updated BCPupdated BCP Leading the development of GOA PI Operations PlanLeading the development of GOA PI Operations Plan

Work began in October 2005 with the first draft completed Work began in October 2005 with the first draft completed in March 2006.in March 2006.

Version 2 complete awaiting executive approval.Version 2 complete awaiting executive approval.

Alberta’s Operational Response

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Operations Plan Operations Plan BreakdownBreakdown

Internal to GovernmentInternal to Government MunicipalMunicipal IndustryIndustry

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Internal to GovernmentInternal to Government Plan Component Plan Component

Focused on Essential ServicesFocused on Essential Services EMA and Cross Government EMA and Cross Government

Coordination Team will work with Coordination Team will work with ministries to ensure that Critical and ministries to ensure that Critical and Vital services are maintained.Vital services are maintained.

Each ministry is expected to maintain its Each ministry is expected to maintain its link with its common stakeholders and link with its common stakeholders and discuss pandemic and the potential discuss pandemic and the potential impacts.impacts.

Maintain normal levels of service for as Maintain normal levels of service for as long as possiblelong as possible

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Role of Municipalities & Role of Municipalities & CommunitiesCommunities

Develop and train the community’s Develop and train the community’s emergency response planemergency response plan

Ensure local essential services are Ensure local essential services are maintainedmaintained

Coordinate pandemic planning with the Coordinate pandemic planning with the health authoritieshealth authorities

Support the local health response as Support the local health response as possiblepossible

Coordinate with GOA through usual Coordinate with GOA through usual emergency channelsemergency channels

Alberta’s Operational Response

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Municipal Engagement Municipal Engagement StrategyStrategy

Engage municipalities and municipal Engage municipalities and municipal associations through their District Officers associations through their District Officers or directly to:or directly to: Advise municipalities of latest AHW Advise municipalities of latest AHW

information & policy as regards Pandemic information & policy as regards Pandemic InfluenzaInfluenza

Advise municipalities of business continuity Advise municipalities of business continuity best practices as regards Pandemic Influenzabest practices as regards Pandemic Influenza

Encourage municipal / RHA joint planningEncourage municipal / RHA joint planning Encourage inter municipal pandemic planningEncourage inter municipal pandemic planning

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Municipal Engagement Municipal Engagement StrategyStrategy

Engage municipalities and municipal associations Engage municipalities and municipal associations through their District Officers or directly to:through their District Officers or directly to: Request municipalities advise GOA of:Request municipalities advise GOA of:

high risk issues in the provision of their services high risk issues in the provision of their services and pandemic contingency planning within their and pandemic contingency planning within their jurisdictionsjurisdictions

identify municipal services surpluses and identify municipal services surpluses and deficienciesdeficiencies

identify critical service interdependenciesidentify critical service interdependencies Raise municipal concerns to senior levels of Raise municipal concerns to senior levels of

Government in terms of preparation, response and Government in terms of preparation, response and recoveryrecovery

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Essential IndustriesEssential Industries Essential Industries

Electrical Production & Distribution Oil & Gas Production & Distribution Food Production & Distribution Transportation Water Control & Infrastructure Finance Telecommunications Mortuary Services

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Industry StrategyIndustry Strategy Engage essential industry associations Engage essential industry associations

through their individual stakeholder ministries through their individual stakeholder ministries to:to: Advise industry of latest AHW information & policy Advise industry of latest AHW information & policy

as regards Pandemic Influenzaas regards Pandemic Influenza Encourage industrial business continuity best Encourage industrial business continuity best

practices as regards Pandemic Influenzapractices as regards Pandemic Influenza Request industry advise GOA of:Request industry advise GOA of:

high risk issues in the provision of their services and high risk issues in the provision of their services and pandemic contingency planning within the industrypandemic contingency planning within the industry

Identify critical industry interdependenciesIdentify critical industry interdependencies Raise industry concerns to senior levels of Raise industry concerns to senior levels of

Government in terms of preparation, response and Government in terms of preparation, response and recoveryrecovery

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QUESTIONSQUESTIONS