Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's smallpox vaccination program implementation : Letter report # 5

Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's smallpox vaccination program implementation Letter report # 5

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). (author)
Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation, author, issuing body (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington (DC) : National Academies Press (US) 2003.
Subjects:
Smallpox > Vaccination.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009820265406719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Description of the Public Health Preparedness Project
  • Committee tasks
  • General parameters of four scenarios to assess smallpox readiness indicators
  • Utility of smallpox scenarios
  • Learning from real-life experiences and hypothetical scenarios
  • Purpose, development, and use of four smallpox scenarios
  • Description of smallpox scenarios used to assess readiness indicators
  • Caveats to consider in proposed scenarios
  • Applicability of scenarios to specific local circumstances
  • Little variability in types of planning activities across scenarios
  • Applicability of scenarios to decision-making and management structure of a smallpox response
  • Comments about the draft readiness indicators
  • Continuous quality improvement
  • Purpose of the indicators
  • Dual purpose in developing indicators
  • Distinct indicators needed for federal, state, and local jurisdictions
  • Framework for readiness indicators
  • Elements not reflected in the readiness indicators
  • Collaboration and communication
  • Collaboration and communication among federal agencies with health responsibilities
  • Training and education
  • Issues related to surge capacity
  • Selected gaps and needs of public health preparedness identified by stakeholders
  • Panelist comments about training and education
  • Panelist comments about resources (e.g., human, equipment and supplies, communication)
  • Panelist comments about surge capacity
  • Panelist comments about mental health
  • Panelist comments about populations with special needs
  • Draft smallpox indicators and suggested criteria
  • Summary of recommendations
  • Essential capabilities needed for preparedness.

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