Response is the part of your emergency plan when you put your plans for responding to a health pandemic or virus outbreak in your community into action. The response phase for health pandemics can be long term.
Use this health pandemic procedure checklist to guide your response:
Type of Emergency: Health Pandemic
A health pandemic is declared.
Health pandemic response plan is activated.
If program remains open:
- Activate your health pandemic procedures for maintaining a healthy environment
- Activate your plan for communication with local, state, and other regulatory agencies
- Follow guidance on symptom screening and self-report of symptoms
- Activate your family communication plan
- Activate your staff communication plan
- Activate your plan for supporting staff members
- Activate your plan for supporting families
If your program closes:
- Activate your health pandemic procedures for remote learning and services
- Activate your plan for communication with local, state, and other regulatory agencies
- Follow guidance on symptom screening and self-report of symptoms
- Activate your family communication plan
- Activate your staff communication plan
- Activate your plan for supporting staff members
- Activate your plan for supporting families
Last Updated: February 6, 2024