Influenza pandemic, further efforts are needed to ensure clearer federal leadership roles and an effective national strategy : report to Congressional requesters
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Influenza pandemic, further efforts are needed to ensure clearer federal leadership roles and an effective national strategy : report to Congressional requesters
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references
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federal national government publication
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no index present
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non fiction
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Influenza pandemic
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electronic resource
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bibliographydictionaries
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further efforts are needed to ensure clearer federal leadership roles and an effective national strategy : report to Congressional requesters
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
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Further efforts are needed to ensure clearer federal leadership roles and an effective national strategyLeadership and planning for a pandemic
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