Local Planning
Unlike other emergencies such as hurricanes and floods, disease outbreaks can affect many parts of the world at once and last a long time. Because of this, much of the planning for an influenza outbreak is the responsibility of state and local governments. The State of Maine has been involved in many levels of careful preparations. Please visit the links below for more information on preparedness planning in Maine:
State of Maine pandemic influenza plan
Maine Emergency Management Agency Home Page
Weekly Pandemic/Avian Influenza Newsletter (Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness)
County Preparedness Agencies and Coordinators (MEMA)
Sample Hospital Preparedness Plan (Franklin Community Health Network)
National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza
Hospital Pandemic Influenza Planning Contacts
