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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency management--United States.

Emergency management.

Epidemics--United States--Prevention.

Epidemics.

Health planning--United States.

Health planning.

Influenza--Government policy--United States.

Influenza.

Epidemics--Prevention.

United States.

Physical Description:

ii, 51 pages : digital, PDF file

Other Title:

Further efforts are needed to ensure clearer federal leadership roles and an effective national strategy

Leadership and planning for a pandemic

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2007]

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.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Sept. 11, 2007).

"August 2007."

Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-07-781."

OCLC:

170921869