Platte County Health Department
Division of Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Public Information
What we are doing…
• Partnership with local Emergency Management
• Daily Avian Flu situation reports• Community Readiness Challenge with
Ready in 3• Integrated pandemic flu plan• Isolation/Quarantine Planning
Partnership with Emergency Management
• Discussed avian flu impact in Platte County• Performed security analysis of POD site(s)• Attend trainings and exercises to strengthen
standing partnership• Discussions on how to utilize Mid-America
Medical Reserve Corp (MAMRC) as well as CERT for volunteer recruitment
Avian Flu Situation Reports• Researched and prepared by Public Information
Officer (PIO) at the Platte County Health Dept• Includes background, symptoms, appropriate
PPE, and new vaccine/treatment technology• Daily (up to three months) tracking of suspected,
probable, and confirmed cases• Contact Dawn Moore (
[email protected]) to be added to the distribution list
Community Readiness Challenge• Based on foundations established by the Ready-in-
3 program• Promotes personal preparedness within Platte
County• Provides ‘starter items’ for individual personal
emergency ‘go’ kits• Teaches citizens the fundamentals of how to be
prepared for a man-made or natural disaster• Publicly credits all participants
Integrated Pandemic Flu Plan• Pandemic Flu mitigation,
preparedness, and response concepts are integrated into the all-hazard PCHD Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan
• Plan has been shared and reviewed with response partners in Platte County and greater KC
• PCHD staff is consistently trained and exercised on plan principles
• Proposes a single POD site to provide prophylaxis to community due to resource limitations
Isolation and QuarantinePlanning, Preparedness, and Issues to Consider
Definitions• Isolation – Individual separation
for the duration of communicability• Quarantine – Individual or group
separation of persons not infected, but at risk after exposure
• Social Distance – Planned social, economic, and geographic measure to reduce spread and/or communicability of disease
Health Department Options
• Quarantine– Voluntary
• Individual• Group• Business/Industry
– Work Quarantine– Mandatory
• Individual• Group• Business/Industry (de facto)
• Isolation
Possible Requested Actions (General Guidelines)
• Reduce hours of operation• Wear PPE (masks) in facility• Make alcohol-based sanitary wipes
or gel available• Increase cleaning intervals for
public/shared bathroom facilities• Limit public bathroom use• Consider closing
Possible Request Actions (Industry Specific)• Restaurants/Bars
– Initiate curbside or delivery service• Banks
– Use only drive-thru service– Minimize number of office staff
• Tourism (Casinos, parks, tours, etc.)– Eliminate public tours and gatherings
(including games)– Strategically increase space between
persons– Increase sanitation intervals on shared or
common areas– Eliminate direct service options (cocktail
waiting)
Possible Request Actions (Industry Specific)• Gas Stations
– Closed one side of pumps to increase person to person distance
– Eliminate cash service– Eliminate access to convenience building
• Offices with shared ventilation systems– Allow telecommuting– Reduce number of employees or clients
allowed in building at any given time• Transportation Facility
– Reduce capacity in transport mechanism– Eliminate eating or socializing areas
Business Preparedness Checklist of Pandemic Flu• Plan for the Impact of Pandemic on
your Business• Plan for the Impact of Pandemic on
Employees and Customers• Establish Policies to be Implemented
during Pandemic• Allocate Resources to Protect
Employees and Customers• Communicate to Educate Your
Employees• Coordinate with External Organizations
and Help Your Community
That’s All Folks!!!That’s All Folks!!!
Susan HoskinsSusan HoskinsHealth Services/Emergency Response ManagerHealth Services/Emergency Response ManagerPlatte County Health DepartmentPlatte County Health Department212 Marshall Road212 Marshall RoadPlatte City, MO 64079Platte City, MO [email protected]@lpha.dhss.mo.gov816-858-2412816-858-2412816-935-3602 (cell)816-935-3602 (cell)
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