Community Planning for Pandemic Influenza: Lessons From the VA Health Care System

Publisher： Cambridge University Press

E-ISSN： 1938-744x|2|4|251-257

ISSN： 1935-7893

Source： Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Vol.2, Iss.4, 2008-12, pp. : 251-257

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Abstract

Background: Coordination and communication among community partners—including health departments, emergency management agencies, and hospitals—are essential for effective pandemic influenza planning and response. As the nation’s largest integrated health care system, the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) could be a key component of community planning.

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