title: Business continuity management and pandemic influenza.
abstract: Pandemic influenza planning presents challenges for both government and businesses. Effective cooperation and communication before and during a pandemic will help mitigate the major threats to societal function. The major challenges for government include communicating a realistic estimate of pandemic risk, managing community anxiety, communicating the need for rationing of vaccines and antiviral medications, setting standards for preparedness, and gaining the trust of essential service workers. For businesses the challenges are tailoring generic planning guides to local use, and making links with local and regional partners in pandemic planning.
authors.affiliation: Hunter New England Population Health, Hunter New England Health Service.
authors.forename: Craig B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Dalton
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000600:supply & distribution; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003132:Commerce / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005544:Forecasting; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000600:supply & distribution; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011635:Public Health Administration
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007252:Influenza Vaccines