What is the Oklahoma State Department of Health doing to prepare for a pandemic of influenza?
• The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has formed a Pandemic Influenza Committee, which has developed a management plan to address the public health response to a pandemic influenza event. It is intended to be a resource document for public health preparedness at the state, regional and local level to help maximize and distribute ouravailable resources. The plan undergoes an annual review and revision. More information on the plan may be found on the Oklahoma Pandemic Influenza Management Plan page. • The OSDH monitors influenza activity working with many community partners. During influenza season, OSDH works with 30 physicians from 27 Oklahoma counties and ten laboratories regionally distributed throughout the state to record influenza activity and spread. • During influenza season, OSDH publishes weekly influenza activity reports on its website. • The OSDH Public Health Laboratory (PHL) receives specimens from physicians throughout the state to test for influenza and other
