Pandemic influenza preparedness and response among public-housing residents, single-parent families, and low-income populations.
During the early stages of an influenza pandemic, a pandemic vaccine likely will not be available. Therefore, interventions to mitigate pandemic influenza transmission in communities will be an important component of the response to a pandemic. Public-housing residents, single-parent families, and low-income populations may have difficulty complying with community-wide interventions. To enable compliance with community interventions, stakeholders recommended the following: (1) community mobilization and partnerships, (2) culturally specific emergency communications planning, (3) culturally specific education and training programs, (4) evidence-based measurement and evaluation efforts, (5) strategic planning policies, (6) inclusion of community members as partners, and (7) policy and program changes to minimize morbidity and mortality.
Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Office of the Chief of Public Health Practice, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mail Stop E-67, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. keh2@cdc.gov
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D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control*; D032541:Mass Vaccination; D011203:Poverty; D011638:Public Housing; D020954:Single-Parent Family; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D035862:Vulnerable Populations