Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium Keeping Your Doors Open

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium Keeping Your Doors Open • Where Are the People? • Building a C-A-R-E Team • Creating a S-A-F-E Place

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium Where Are the People? • From Full to Empty • Doing More with Less

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium From Full to Empty • Impact on Membership • Potential 40% of the estimated Faith Community (200,000 to 250,000 people) within Knox County Impacted. • Impact on Faith Community • 2 out of 5 Places of Worship May Not Survive

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium Doing More . . . • 119,775 - Illness • 59,890 – Outpatient Care • 1,200 – 13,175 – Hospitalized • 180 – 1,975 – ICU • 240 – 2,395 - Deaths

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium With Less . . . • Attack Rate – 30% • Higher Among Children and Elderly • 20% of Working Population • 6-8 Week Outbreak • Possible Closing of Public Assemblies if Severe

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium Building a C-A-R-E Team • C – Congregational Expertise • A – Assess Risk • R – Response Plan • E – Educate Congregation & Community

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium Creating a S-A-F-E Place • S – Services • A – Assemblies • F – Finances • E – Extending Boundaries

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium Services • Evaluate All Services to Congregation and Community • Reduce or Eliminate Services and Activities • Adjust Day-Care and Weekday Preschool Ministries • Cross-Train Staff Members

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium Services • Train Volunteers • Worship Ministries • Teaching Ministries • Pastoral Care Ministries • Hospital Ministry • Grief Ministry • Counseling Ministry

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium Services • Benevolent Ministries • Administrative Ministries • Communication Ministries

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium Assemblies • Consider Alternative Greeting Practices • Consider Alternative Communion Practices or Postpone • Consider Alternative Baptism Practices or Postpone

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium Assemblies • Implement Food Safety Policies and Practices • Implement Sanitization Policies and Practices • Restroom Facilities • Childcare Facilities • Restrict Public Drinking Fountains

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium Assemblies • Consider Meeting in Smaller Groups or Homes • Consider “No Audience” Services • Audio/Video Recordings Mailed • Internet: Streaming Video or Podcast

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium Finances • Offering Envelope System by Mail • Direct Deposit • On-Line Electronic Giving • Financial Reserves • Volunteers Trained in Receiving and Disbursing Funds

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium Extending Boundaries • Beyond Congregational Lines • Beyond Denominational Lines • Beyond Religious Beliefs Lines • Other Religions • Other Agencies and Organizations

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium Keeping Your Doors Open • Do What You Best! • Build a C-A-R-E Team • Create a S-A-F-E Place

Knox County Health Department/American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Symposium