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-- Pandemic Influenza Preparedness --
For Faith-Based Organizations
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Public health officials say we are overdue and under prepared for a pandemic.
While everyone in a community can serve a role in pandemic preparedness, faith-based organizations
(FBOs) provide unique characteristics to pandemic influenza preparedness. These include community
outreach efforts (i.e. counseling, ministry, aid) and available facilities and resources useful in a response. |
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The "Pandemic Influenza
Preparedness for Faith-Based
Organizations" course was designed by EDEN, in collaboration with
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to enable
congregations, synagogues,
mosques and other places of
worship to (1) protect the
health of their staff and
the communities in which
they serve and (2) fulfill
their mission during an
influenza pandemic. The
course is divided into two
sections:
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Section One: Participants will learn about pandemic influenza and infection control measures to use in their organization
to protect themselves and their community before and during a pandemic.
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Section Two: The course highlights organizational measures in which participants will learn about the potential impact
of pandemic influenza on their organization. They will also learn to write a basic pandemic
influenza preparedness and response plan
to maintain the critical functions of the organization.
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Course Basics
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Target Audience: |
Faith-based
organization
leaders, staff and
volunteers |
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Delivery Method:
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Interactive,
Classroom delivery* |
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Cost: |
EDEN
does not charge for
use of these
materials.
Cost will depend on
the local cost of
meeting space (if
offered in a
classroom setting)
and printing
handouts. |
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Course Length: |
Flexible 2-4 hours. |
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University
Credit: |
No |
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Other Credit: |
Certificate of
Completion |
Extension educators, public health officials, and others with an interest in teaching
FBOs to be better prepared for a pandemic can download all needed curriculum materials from the EDEN Web site.
Through instructional design, students
frequently will be tested on the material they are learning
and encouraged to begin writing their pandemic influenza preparedness and response plan.
*FBO leaders, staff members, or volunteers charged with pandemic influenza preparedness can also walk themselves
through the online materials, rather than taking it in a classroom setting, if they prefer.
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Course Announcement
Materials
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If you have questions, please contact Abigail Borron (IN).
EDEN acknowledges the thoughtful advice and assistance provided by Ashley Creagh, Michael Grayson, Cherryll Ranger, Scott Santibanez, and Andrew Lanza from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but EDEN is solely responsible for the content.
EDEN authors are: Abigail Borron (IN), Conne Burnham (MO), and Peter Marshall (WV)
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The EDEN Pandemic Influenza Preparedness for Faith-Based Organizations course and promotional materials were developed with funding from the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture under USDA Agreement No. 2005-37620-15609. |
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