Influenza pandemic : further efforts are needed to ensure clearer federal leadership roles and an effective national strategy : report to Congressional requesters.

An influenza pandemic is a real and significant potential threat facing the United States and the world. Pandemics occur when a novel virus emerges that can easily be transmitted among humans who have little immunity. In 2005, the Homeland Security Council (HSC) issued a National Strategy for Pandem...

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Corporate Author:	United States. Government Accountability Office
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2007]
Subjects:	Emergency management > United States. Epidemics > United States > Prevention. Health planning > United States. Influenza > Government policy > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS90085

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Summary:	An influenza pandemic is a real and significant potential threat facing the United States and the world. Pandemics occur when a novel virus emerges that can easily be transmitted among humans who have little immunity. In 2005, the Homeland Security Council (HSC) issued a National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza and, in 2006, an Implementation Plan. Congress and others are concerned about the federal government's preparedness to lead a response to an influenza pandemic. This report assesses how clearly federal leadership roles and responsibilities are defined and the extent to which the Strategy and Plan address six characteristics of an effective national strategy. To do this, GAO analyzed key emergency and pandemic-specific plans, interviewed agency officials, and compared the Strategy and Plan with the six characteristics GAO identified.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 11, 2007). "August 2007." Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548. "GAO-07-781." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	ii, 51 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet. Address as of 9/11/2007: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=gao&docid=f:d07781.pdf; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.