How have public health officials prepared for an influenza pandemic?
A. Over the past several years, all federal, state, and local health departments have been developing plans to address public health emergencies, including an influenza pandemic. In fact, public health workers are continually monitoring the health of each community and responding each day as needed. As a result, they have systems in place that can be intensified to respond to a public health emergency. Health departments also work closely with essential partners (such as disaster officials, hospitals, and other health-care providers) to plan a coordinated response to the challenges a pandemic would present. Although a flu pandemic would present many challenges for our citizens and health-care system, the goal of our planning is to minimize the impacts of pandemic disease on Montanans.
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