Platte County Health Department

Platte County Health Department

Division of Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Public Information

What we are doing…

• Partnership with local Emergency Management

• Daily Avian Flu situation reports• Community Readiness Challenge with

Ready in 3• Integrated pandemic flu plan• Isolation/Quarantine Planning

Partnership with Emergency Management

• Discussed avian flu impact in Platte County• Performed security analysis of POD site(s)• Attend trainings and exercises to strengthen

standing partnership• Discussions on how to utilize Mid-America

Medical Reserve Corp (MAMRC) as well as CERT for volunteer recruitment

Avian Flu Situation Reports• Researched and prepared by Public Information

Officer (PIO) at the Platte County Health Dept• Includes background, symptoms, appropriate

PPE, and new vaccine/treatment technology• Daily (up to three months) tracking of suspected,

probable, and confirmed cases• Contact Dawn Moore (

moored3@lpha.dhss.mo.gov) to be added to the distribution list

Community Readiness Challenge• Based on foundations established by the Ready-in-

3 program• Promotes personal preparedness within Platte

County• Provides ‘starter items’ for individual personal

emergency ‘go’ kits• Teaches citizens the fundamentals of how to be

prepared for a man-made or natural disaster• Publicly credits all participants

Integrated Pandemic Flu Plan• Pandemic Flu mitigation,

preparedness, and response concepts are integrated into the all-hazard PCHD Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan

• Plan has been shared and reviewed with response partners in Platte County and greater KC

• PCHD staff is consistently trained and exercised on plan principles

• Proposes a single POD site to provide prophylaxis to community due to resource limitations

Isolation and QuarantinePlanning, Preparedness, and Issues to Consider

Definitions• Isolation – Individual separation

for the duration of communicability• Quarantine – Individual or group

separation of persons not infected, but at risk after exposure

• Social Distance – Planned social, economic, and geographic measure to reduce spread and/or communicability of disease

Health Department Options

• Quarantine– Voluntary

• Individual• Group• Business/Industry

– Work Quarantine– Mandatory

• Individual• Group• Business/Industry (de facto)

• Isolation

Possible Requested Actions (General Guidelines)

• Reduce hours of operation• Wear PPE (masks) in facility• Make alcohol-based sanitary wipes

or gel available• Increase cleaning intervals for

public/shared bathroom facilities• Limit public bathroom use• Consider closing

Possible Request Actions (Industry Specific)• Restaurants/Bars

– Initiate curbside or delivery service• Banks

– Use only drive-thru service– Minimize number of office staff

• Tourism (Casinos, parks, tours, etc.)– Eliminate public tours and gatherings

(including games)– Strategically increase space between

persons– Increase sanitation intervals on shared or

common areas– Eliminate direct service options (cocktail

waiting)

Possible Request Actions (Industry Specific)• Gas Stations

– Closed one side of pumps to increase person to person distance

– Eliminate cash service– Eliminate access to convenience building

• Offices with shared ventilation systems– Allow telecommuting– Reduce number of employees or clients

allowed in building at any given time• Transportation Facility

– Reduce capacity in transport mechanism– Eliminate eating or socializing areas

Business Preparedness Checklist of Pandemic Flu• Plan for the Impact of Pandemic on

your Business• Plan for the Impact of Pandemic on

Employees and Customers• Establish Policies to be Implemented

during Pandemic• Allocate Resources to Protect

Employees and Customers• Communicate to Educate Your

Employees• Coordinate with External Organizations

and Help Your Community

That’s All Folks!!!That’s All Folks!!!

Susan HoskinsSusan HoskinsHealth Services/Emergency Response ManagerHealth Services/Emergency Response ManagerPlatte County Health DepartmentPlatte County Health Department212 Marshall Road212 Marshall RoadPlatte City, MO 64079Platte City, MO 64079hoskis@lpha.dhss.mo.govhoskis@lpha.dhss.mo.gov816-858-2412816-858-2412816-935-3602 (cell)816-935-3602 (cell)