The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) has announced the release of “At-Risk Populations and Pandemic Influenza: Planning Guidance for State, Territorial, Tribal, and Local Health Departments.” This guidance is the product of nearly a year spent reviewing relevant publications and plans, assembling subject matter expert work groups, and convening public and stakeholder engagement meetings to provide key input during the drafting process.
Under a cooperative agreement with CDC, ASTHO was asked to develop model guidance on the protection of at-risk populations in an influenza pandemic; it is ASTHO’s hope that the culmination of this important project will assist public health officials in their pandemic influenza planning efforts.
For more information, including a downloadable toolkit, visit http://www.astho.org/?template=at_risk_population_project.html.