It’s the time of year when seasonal influenza and a bunch of other respiratory diseases move through your community and people you have contact with. How well you, your family, friends and organization do will depend on the effort you’ve expended getting ready. For example, has your risk management or resiliency team had a discussion on\u00a0the overall goal of your organization\u2019s or community\u2019s seasonal and pandemic influenza mitigation plan? Is it comprehensive enough to including the role of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions? If you haven\u2019t I\u2019m guessing you\u2019re waiting for the World Health Organization (WHO) or Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) to hold your hand. Good luck with that. \u00a0Need a hint, how about \u201cPromote a healthy and productive work environment for employees\/volunteers and operations by mitigating to the extent possible the impact of seasonal and\/or pandemic influenza.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Have you stopped to consider the\u00a0benefits to your organization of reducing seasonal influenza infections annually as an exercise in pandemic preparedness? If not it tells me:<\/p>\n So what are some of the tangible benefits of being\u00a0Influenza Ready<\/em><\/strong>?<\/p>\n For healthcare organizations the collateral benefits of seasonal influenza strategy and vaccination campaign are many:<\/p>\n Is any of this obtainable? Yes it is. The chart below looks at the\u00a0relationship between actions you should initiate internally and local, state and federal recommendations. At each emergency action trigger point there is a set of corresponding actions. The key is you need to have your own\u00a0s<\/b>urveillance activities that serve as a determinant for implementation, adjustment and curtailment of various interventions in your operation.![\"\"](\"http:\/\/abetteremergency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/B9320686663Z.1_20160127152854_000_G7DD9JJPN.1-0.jpg\")
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