An Academic/Government Partnership to Provide Technical Assistance with Pandemic Influenza Planning to Local Health Departments in North Carolina

In 2006, the North Carolina Division of Public Health (NC DPH) required all 85 local health departments (LHDs) in North Carolina to develop a pandemic influenza plan. Because few LHDs had experience in developing such plans, NC DPH engaged in a unique partnership with an academic center, the North C...

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Published in:Public health reports (1974) 2010-11, Vol.125 (5_suppl), p.92-99
Main Authors: Rosselli, Richard T., Davis, Meredith K., Simeonsson, Kristina, Johnson, Morgan, Goode, Brant, Casani, Julie, MacDonald, Pia D.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antivirals
Completeness
Cooperative Behavior
Data Collection
Diamond pyramid hardness
Disease Outbreaks
Education
Emergency preparedness
Health care policy
Health planning
Health Planning Technical Assistance
Health Workforce
Humans
Immunization
Influenza
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype
Influenza, Human - epidemiology
Influenza, Human - prevention & control
Local Government
Needs Assessment
North Carolina - epidemiology
Online courses
Pandemics
Partnerships
Planners
Population planning
Populations
Practice Articles
Public health
Public Health Practice
Standardization
Surveillance
Technical assistance
Technical support
Universities
Vaccination
Variability
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Summary:In 2006, the North Carolina Division of Public Health (NC DPH) required all 85 local health departments (LHDs) in North Carolina to develop a pandemic influenza plan. Because few LHDs had experience in developing such plans, NC DPH engaged in a unique partnership with an academic center, the North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness (NCCPHP), to provide technical assistance to local planners. This article describes the technical assistance program implemented by NCCPHP, the use of technical assistance by local planners, subsequent completeness of local pandemic influenza plans, and lessons learned throughout the program. We discuss selected topic areas (surveillance, vaccine/antiviral, and vulnerable populations) observed within local pandemic influenza plans to highlight the variability in planning approaches and identify potential opportunities for state and local standardization.
ISSN:0033-3549
1468-2877
DOI:10.1177/00333549101250S513