Collaborating with host-country and local public health agencies and/or emergency
responders, as well as other schools and community service providers, to share
your pandemic plans, understand their capabilities and plans, and improve
community response efforts.
Identifying priority channels of communication; delineating the network of
communications personnel, including lead spokespersons and persons trained in
emergency risk communication; and linking to other communication networks.
Identifying the authorities responsible for executing the operations plan, especially
those authorities responsible for case identification, isolation, quarantine,
movement restriction, healthcare services, emergency care and mutual aid for
students, teachers and staff. (e.g. School Nurse, School-Appointed Doctor,
Embassy Health Personnel, etc.)
Identifying any local authorities that have the power to declare a public health
emergency that will affect the school.
Developing and being prepared to implement a plan for enhanced surveillance once a
pandemic is detected in the community, to ensure recognition of the first cases
of infection in the school in time to initiate appropriate containment protocols,
and exercising this surveillance regularly.
Developing continuity-of-operations plan for essential departments and offices.
