Community-Based Planning

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Public health departments at the state and local level should work with healthcare facilities, public and private organizations, and local community leaders to prepare for a glanders emergency response in a way that integrates with the community’s overall emergency response plan and with state and federal plans. Two resources that can help to plan a community-based emergency response include:

Successful emergency planning will include people and organizations who bring specialized knowledge about the community or about laws, regulations, or other issues that could affect emergency response efforts. Some examples of people and organizations to include are those who:

  • Diagnose and treat sick patients
    • Private, public, and Laboratory Response Network (LRN) member laboratories
    • Hospitals
    • Urgent-care clinics
    • Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
    • Independent medical providers
  • Provide initial and ongoing response
    • Emergency response organizations, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), local 911 service providers
    • First responders, including local volunteer groups
  • Treat animals and provide veterinary response activities
    • Veterinarians with expertise in small and large animals
    • State or local agricultural departments
    • Veterinary schools
  • Provide expert guidance
    • State and federal public health preparedness officials
    • Infectious disease specialists
  • Can help the entire community cope with the emergency
    • Mental and behavioral health providers
    • Faith-based leaders and organizations
  • Currently work with people who might need functional, language, or cognitive assistance during an emergency
    • Social service non-profit organizations
    • Community leaders
    • Outreach and community health workers
    • Schools for the deaf and blind
    • Travelers’ aid groups
    • Group homes
Page last reviewed: October 20, 2017
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) , Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP)