Homeland Security & Emergency Management
Pandemic & Bioterrorism Preparedness Planning
A solid plan is the foundation for successful preparedness, response, recovery,
and mitigation. Your plan should not only serve your specific needs, but it should
also integrate well with other state and local plans. GP has the proven expertise
to make that happen.
Whether we are identifying gaps, assessing and making recommendations for improvement
in your existing plan, or helping you develop a new one, GP considers all of the
variables of a bioterrorism attack or pandemic flu outbreak along with your specialized
requirements. We then produce a comprehensive and functional plan that is tailored
to your needs and your communities needs. With our depth of knowledge in state and
federal mandates, as well as the added value that comes from our lessons learned
and best practices, you won’t find a better resource for pandemic preparedness
than GP.
Currently, many funding opportunities are available for state and local public health
organizations to strengthen their preparedness to handle bioterrorism, pandemic
alerts, and each of the six pandemic phases as defined by the World Health Organization.
GP can help you achieve your preparedness goals with expert planning,
training, exercises, and public awareness
strategies.
Customize your bioterrorism and pandemic flu plan.
GP possesses the knowledge, expertise, and resources that will ensure the most comprehensive
and functional program available to support your pandemic flu and bioterrorism preparedness
efforts. GP’s capabilities are flexible enough to support each organization’s
unique set of needs, resources, and capabilities, while ensuring compliance with
all state and federal guidelines and regulations.
GP’s technical approach for pandemic influenza and bioterrorism planning is
typically organized into six modular steps that are applied in a flexible manner
to a client's unique requirements and culture:
- Review existing documentation.
- Develop a pandemic flu or bioterrorism preparedness plan.
- Provide public outreach services.
- Develop a community guide and toolkit.
- Conduct training seminars.
- Perform hands-on exercises.
Count on seasoned pandemic and bioterrorism expertise.
GP’s staff has extensive public health, emergency management, and homeland
security experience with government and commercial clients. Our project experience
includes:
- Planned, conducted, and evaluated strategic national stockpile tabletop and functional
exercises in the State of Massachusetts
- Provided state health department support for pandemic and bioterrorism preparedness
assessments, regional plans, training, and exercises in Texas, Tennessee, California,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Iowa, New York, New Jersey, Arizona, Maryland, North Dakota,
and Pennsylvania
- Provided statewide hospital bioterrorism (BT) preparedness support for Texas,
California, and Tennessee
- Provided anthrax decontamination management support and specialized consulting
services for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Trained tens of thousands of first responders and other personnel in thousands
of classes through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Domestic Preparedness
Equipment Training Program (DPETAP) on the use of equipment
to respond to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) attacks
- Provided support to the EPA counterterrorism and emergency preparedness program,
to include WMD training and exercises for emergency responders
- Conducted an assessment of public health preparedness and response capacity inventory
for the Louisiana Office of Public Health
- Conducted a statewide clinic preparedness assessment, developed a model clinic
emergency response plan, and provided clinic bioterrorism awareness and response
training for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, PA Forum for Primary Health
Care
- Developed a pandemic influenza annex for the Lee County, Florida, Office of Emergency
Management COOP
Contact us today to learn more about GP’s pandemic and bioterrorism planning
services: