{"id":19,"date":"2016-08-31T14:22:42","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T19:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/emergency\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2016-08-31T14:22:42","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T19:22:42","slug":"avian-influenza-response","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/emergency\/avian-influenza-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Avian Influenza Response"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Pre Planning up to and including confirmed cases of human-to-human transmission of avian flu.<\/li>\n
  2. Suspected case(s) on Campus or suspected\/confirmed cases in Huntington area.<\/li>\n
  3. Confirmed case(s) on Campus (Only essential personnel required to report to campus.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    <\/th>\nLevel 1<\/th>\nLevel 2
    \n(in addition to Level 1 actions)<\/th>\n    		Level 3
    \n(in addition to Level 2 actions)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    1. Assessment Team (FMS, EH&S, Health Center and University Police)<\/td>\n\n
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    1. Bringing in Director of Health Center as Incident Commander<\/li>\n
    2. Monitoring situation<\/li>\n
    3. Contact Media Relations<\/li>\n
    4. Bringing in House\/Dining for quarantine planning<\/li>\n
    5. Essential personnel receive fit test & training on respiratory protection from Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
    		Essential personnel receive N95 respirators from EH&S<\/td>\n\n
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    1. Maintain contact amongst Assessment team.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2. Incident Commander (Director of Health Center)<\/td>\n\n
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    1. Communicate with Cabell County HealthDepartment and Wayne County Health Department and University Physicians and Surgeons regarding planning and surveillance<\/li>\n
    2. Communicate and benchmark other college Health Services and EH&S Depts.<\/li>\n
    3. Alert Advisory Group Coordinator<\/li>\n
    4. Establish communication with deans regardingthe status of preparedness.<\/li>\n
    5. Update emergency action plan with Assessment Team & Advisory Group Coordinator as situation evolves.<\/li>\n
    6. In conjunction with the Advisory Group Coordinator, issue communication(s) to campus community regarding status of disease spread, self protection and university response. (e-mail, website, town meetings)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
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    1. Notify Cabell Huntington Health Department and Wayne County Health Department.<\/li>\n
    2. Notify Student Affairs and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)<\/li>\n
    3. Notify Housing & Dining on number of potential contacts that may require isolation.<\/li>\n
    4. Compose communications with Media Relations an the Advisory Group Coordinator for the campus community Regarding signs\/symptoms, protocol for referral of suspected cases.<\/li>\n
    5. Essential personnel receive N95 respirators from EH&S<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
    		\n
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    1. Advise Advisory Group Coordinator to activate Emergency Operations (EOC)<\/li>\n
    2. Recommend temporary closure of Building(s) and suspension of student and academic activities to Advisory Group Coordinator.<\/li>\n
    3. Implement Emergency action Plan with Assessment Team & Advisory GroupCoordinator.<\/li>\n
    4. Ensure that each Operations Group function is covered.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      <\/th>\nLevel 1<\/th>\nLevel 2
      \n(in addition to Level 1 actions)<\/th>\n      		Level 3
      \n(in addition to Level 2 actions)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
      3. University Police<\/td>\n\n
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      1. Health Center trains dispatchers, security, and police on avian flu.<\/li>\n
      2. Alert Student Health Center if encountering individual(s) with flu-like symptoms.<\/li>\n
      3. Essential personnel receive fit test and training on respirator protection from EH&S<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
      		\n
        \n
      1. Implement policy on transporting individual to hospitals.<\/li>\n
      2. Essential personnel receive N95 respirators from EH&S<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
      		\n
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      1. Secure buildings and post signage<\/li>\n
      2. Assist Health Center<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      4. Facilities Management<\/td>\n\n
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      1. Identify building ventilations systems.<\/li>\n
      2. Essential personnel receive fit test and training on respiratory protection from EH&S<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
      		Essential personnel receive N95 respirators from EH&S<\/td>\n\n
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      1. Stand by to shut off utilities as directed by Incident Commander, if necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      5. Env. Health & Safety<\/td>\n\n
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      1. Assess respiratory protection plan and resources.<\/li>\n
      2. Contact with hazardous material company for professional cleanup.<\/li>\n
      3. Train and fit essential personnel for respirators.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
      		\n
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      1. Arrange for additional medical waste pickups.<\/li>\n
      2. Distribute N95 to essential personnel.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
      		\n
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      1. Assist w\/notification of Emergency Coordinators<\/li>\n
      2. Assist Heath Care Center<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      6. President’s Office Advisory Group Coordinator<\/td>\n\n
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      1. Receive information from Incident Commander<\/li>\n
      2. Review content of internal and external public information bulletins and announcements. Work with Media Relations to select appropriate university spokesperson(s) for media reporting.<\/li>\n
      3. Essential personnel receive fit test and training on respiratory protection from EH&S<\/li>\n
      4. Consider restricting movement on and off campus for activities\/athletic events.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
      		\n
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      1. Advise Executive Management on response options.<\/li>\n
      2. Activate EOC3. Receive N95 respirators from EH&S<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
      		\n
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      1. Provide oversight for student, staff and faculty family notifications if appropriate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      President’s Office Executive Management<\/td>\n\n
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      1. Based on U.S. State Department recommendations, University recommends campus community not to travel toaffected countries.<\/li>\n
      2. Receive fit test and training on respiratory protection from EH&S<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
      		\n
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      1. Evaluate information on institutional effects of the incident and set response priorities as appropriate.<\/li>\n
      2. Essential personnel receive N95 respirators from EH&S<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
      		\n
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      1. Authorize temporary suspension of classes or closure.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
        <\/th>\nLevel 1<\/th>\nLevel 2
        \n(in addition to Level 1 actions)<\/th>\n        		Level 3
        \n(in addition to Level 2 actions)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
        7. Media Relations<\/td>\n\n
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        1. Draft internal and external bulletins and announcements, with the Advisory Group Coordinator.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
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        1. Appoint liaison to interface with the Advisory Group.<\/li>\n
        2. Write and record bulletins and up dates on the University’s Emergency Information Hotlines.<\/li>\n
        3. Write scripts for phone tree with approval from Advisory Group Coordinator.<\/li>\n
        4. Request to campus that faculty and staff and their families to report all flu cases to Incident Commander.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
        		\n
          \n
        1. Organize phone banks, if necessary (phone banks can refer callers to emergency services, take messages, support rumor control)<\/li>\n
        2. Establish a Media Relations Center: coordinate press releases and manage news teams and interviews etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        8. Emergency Coordinators<\/td>\nNOT APPLICABLE<\/td>\n\n
          \n
        1. Watch MU front page and disseminate information to Floor Marshals.<\/li>\n
        2. Remain available for further instructions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
        		Same as Level 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        9. Student EMS<\/td>\n\n
          \n
        1. Health Center trains EMS on avian flu.<\/li>\n
        2. Notify Health Center if suspected cases are encountered.<\/li>\n
        3. Essential personnel receive fit test and training on respiratory protection from EH&S<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
        		NOT APPLICABLE<\/td>\nNOT APPLICABLE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        10. Radio Club<\/td>\nNOT APPLICABLE<\/td>\nNOT APPLICABLE<\/td>\nNOT APPLICABLE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        11. Parking<\/td>\nNOT APPLICABLE<\/td>\nNOT APPLICABLE<\/td>\nClear Marshall University Parking lot for medical staging area.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
        <\/th>\nLevel 1<\/th>\nLevel 2
        \n(in addition to Level 1 actions)<\/th>\n        		Level 3
        \n(in addition to Level 2 actions)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
        12. Housing and Dining<\/td>\nEnact Planning for Quarantine of students:<\/p>\n
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        1. Health Center trains essential personnel on risks and response.<\/li>\n
        2. Identify potential rooms and\/or buildings to be used for quarantined students. Update by semester based on current occupancy.<\/li>\n
        3. Notify current occupants in spaces that will be needed of the potential or need for them to move.<\/li>\n
        4. Ensure emergency response menu is planned for various degrees of need.<\/li>\n
        5. Stockpile additional food stuffs and water.<\/li>\n
        6. Ensure food delivery process is planned and delivery supplies are on hand.<\/li>\n
        7. Essential personnel receive fit test and training on respiratory protection from EH&S<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
        		Enact plan for quarantine of students:<\/p>\n
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        1. Set up Housing and Dinning command center and recall essential personnel.<\/li>\n
        2. Enact emergency phone contact tree.<\/li>\n
        3. Identify meal delivery need and method for quarantined students.<\/li>\n
        4. Communicate situation and needs to owners and landlords of rental properties.<\/li>\n
        5. Identify roles of essential staff: leadership, communications, food production, food delivery, maintenance and housekeeping.<\/li>\n
        6. Essential personnel receive N95 masks from EH&S<\/li>\n
        7. Activate emergency locator tracker on housing website for use by displaced students to report their temporary addresses.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
        		\n
          \n
        1. Activate plan from level 2 to quarantine students in conjunction with the guidance from the Cabell Huntington Health Department.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        13. Dining Services<\/td>\nSEE ABOVE<\/td>\nSEE ABOVE<\/td>\nSEE ABOVE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        14. Risk Management<\/td>\n\n
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        1. Identify risk exposure for which insurance can and cannot be obtained including associated financial impact.<\/li>\n
        2. Identify steps that must be taken to monitor and protect insurance coverage.<\/li>\n
        3. Benchmark risk management response and insurance coverage options with peer universities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
        		\n
          \n
        1. Communicate with insurance carriers on evolving campus issues.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
        		\n
          \n
        1. Assess actual risk\/insurance claim issues.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          <\/th>\nLevel 1<\/th>\nLevel 2
          \n(in addition to Level 1 actions)<\/th>\n          		Level 3
          \n(in addition to Level 2 actions)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
          15. Medical Services<\/td>\n\n
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          1. Post entry door notifying patients with influenza profile and have traveled to (or have been visited by persons from effected counties to call SHS (691-1176)<\/li>\n
          2. Isolated exam room<\/li>\n
          3. Arrange for negative pressure machines<\/li>\n
          4. Standard precautions in place<\/li>\n
          5. Respiratory protection equipment in place<\/li>\n
          6. In-service training for avian flu<\/li>\n
          7. Follow State and County protocol for patient testing<\/li>\n
          8. Monitor Health Care workers<\/li>\n
          9. Essential personnel receive fit test and training on respirator protection from EH&S<\/li>\n
          10. 10. Policy on transporting individual to hospital.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
          		\n
            \n
          1. Isolate and monitor suspected cases.<\/li>\n
          2. Identify contacts of suspected case.<\/li>\n
          3. Communicate with parents of suspected cases and explain procedure<\/li>\n
          4. Initiate prophylaxis of contacts based on strength of patient presentation<\/li>\n
          5. Update Incident Commander<\/li>\n
          6. Establish phone triage lines for Student Health Services and CAPS<\/li>\n
          7. CAPS initiate pre-event counseling for essential personnel<\/li>\n
          8. Initiate poster, e-mail, campaign on self protection<\/li>\n
          9. Essential personnel receive respirators from EH&S<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
          		\n
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          1. Isolation room in Health Center (negative pressure)<\/li>\n
          2. Locating people contacted by patient.<\/li>\n
          3. Arrange for screening of people who have had contact.<\/li>\n
          4. Arrange for counseling services.<\/li>\n
          5. Contact Coroner’s office if necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          16. Computing and Telecommunications<\/td>\n\n
            \n
          1. Assess supplemental telecomm.\/computing hardware\/software needs:\n
              \n
            • Student Affairs<\/li>\n
            • Health Services<\/li>\n
            • Public Relations<\/li>\n
            • Counseling Center<\/li>\n
            • Human Resources<\/li>\n
            • Telecommunications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
            • Assess needs for webpage support<\/li>\n
            • Develop plan for adding volunteers to public e-mail addresses<\/li>\n
            • Develop plan for distributing telephone calls to homes or phone banks<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
          		\n
            \n
          1. Purchase \/ contact for supplemental telecommunications \/ computing hardware \/ software needs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
          		\n
            \n
          1. Add additional phone lines to EOC, quarantine areas, and functional groups.<\/li>\n
          2. Publish message from Public Relations on a periodic basis on Marshall University web’s front page.<\/li>\n
          3. Assist with email messages distribution<\/li>\n
          4. Set up podium and microphones for media center<\/li>\n
          5. Provide guidance for forwarding phones and setting up “bounce messages.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
            <\/th>\nLevel 1<\/th>\nLevel 2
            \n(in addition to Level 1 actions)<\/th>\n            		Level 3
            \n(in addition to Level 2 actions)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
            17. Student Affairs & Housefellows<\/td>\n\n
              \n
            1. Health Center trains; Office International Studies (OIS), CAPS, and housefellows. Resident Advisors and other offices within the Division on avian flu.<\/li>\n
            2. OIS monitors student travelers entering from effected regions and assists with communication to international students and with their families.<\/li>\n
            3. OIS formulates and rehearses plan to address needs\/support for graduate and commuter students.<\/li>\n
            4. Housefellows-formulate and rehearse plan to address needs\/support for undergraduates<\/li>\n
            5. Student Life-Formulate and rehearse plan to address needs\/support for Greek organizations.<\/li>\n
            6. Identify division personnel available for telephone support work.<\/li>\n
            7. Receive fit test and training on respiratory protection from EH&S.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
            		\n
              \n
            1. Arrange for monitoring\/delivery of medications, other goods and services to isolated cases.<\/li>\n
            2. Assist with relocation of students for quarantine<\/li>\n
            3. Assist with telephone consultation and support<\/li>\n
            4. Essential personnel receive respirators from EH&S<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
            		\n
              \n
            1. Identify student events where confirmed patients have attended.<\/li>\n
            2. Residential staff assists Health Center.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            18. Human Resources<\/td>\n\n
              \n
            1. Identify essential personnel<\/li>\n
            2. Monitor faculty and staff travelers entering from effected regions<\/li>\n
            3. Prepare a call-off policy<\/li>\n
            4. Identify personnel available for telephone support work<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
            		Same as Level 1<\/td>\nActivate call-off policy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Pre Planning up to and including confirmed cases of human-to-human transmission of avian flu. Suspected case(s) on Campus or suspected\/confirmed cases in Huntington area. Confirmed case(s) on Campus (Only essential personnel required to report to campus. Level 1 Level 2 (in addition to Level 1 actions) Level 3 (in addition to Level 2 actions) 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":376,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}