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<br />7, Address Health Care Worker Safety Issues <br />Be certain that public health workers and emergency responders are trained about <br />transmission of infectious diseases and worker biosafety issues and provide <br />appropriate personal prole clive equipment and emergency prophylaxis, Advance <br />preparation for worker safety may help prevenl needed health care workers from <br />becoming ill or refusing to work during an epidemic, <br />8, Designate a spokesperson to maintain contact with the public <br />Identify a primary and back up spokesperson to inform and reassure the public, <br />interact with Ihe news media, and provide educational materials to the public, <br />Ensure that spokespersons are well informed and familiar with slate and local <br />procedures. <br />9. Become familiar with state and local laws relating to isolation/quarantine <br />Be certain that local officials are familiar with local and state health regulations <br />reslricting the movemenl of people exposed to communicable diseases, <br />10. Develop, maintain and practice an infectious diseases emergency response <br />plan <br />Develop, regularly update, and practice a written infectious diseases emergency <br />response plan thai details the local government's plans for managing infectious <br />disease outbreaks, This plan should include but not be limited to: appropriate and <br />currenl contacllists; identification oflocal government positions and their <br />responsibilities in any response effort; description of interaction between local, <br />state and federal governments in managing a biological incident; procedures for <br />maintaining and obtaining local stores of medications and supplies for use by first <br />responders; current treatment protocols; prearranged localions for trealing <br />casualties, if hospital space is exhausled; prearranged locations for counseling <br />"worried well" and dispensing prophylactic care; procedures for accessing state <br />and federal stockpiles of medications or supplies iflocal supplies are insufficient; <br />and procedures for obtaining additional health care workers, <br />11, Practice with surrounding jurisdictions <br />Consider testing Ihe infectious diseases emergency response plan by conducting a <br />practice exercise with surrounding jurisdictions. <br />12. Stay current <br />Keep aware of current developmenls, As this issue has reached Ihe "front <br />burner", developments will come more quickly, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />In rural or farming communilies, il is also important 10 remember thai biological <br />terrorism can also be directed at farm animals or crops, Unusual diseases or disease <br />clusters in animals or plants should also be evalualed and addressed, The local <br />gDverrunent should be certain Ihat veterinarians and farmers are alerted 10 this possibility <br />and told where to report any unusual outbreaks, <br /> <br />Resources and Sources of Additional Information <br /> <br />United States Department of Health and Human Services <br />Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <br /> <br />. <br />
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