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Section 1 Helping Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) Prepare to be Healthy
FBOs Response to Disaster • Hurricane Katrina: • A response of care
A Response of Care • Hurricane Katrina elicited: • People and resources from all levels • Both long and short term help • Emotional and spiritual support • Medical, financial, and housing assistance
A Response of Care • The faith-based community: • Mobile kitchens and recovery sites • Shelters • “Pop-up” shelters • Relief funds • Medical relief efforts FBOs were the “foot soldiers and the armies of compassion.”
Transition from Katrina to Pandemic Influenza • FBOs played an important role during the aftermath of Katrina • FBOs will play an important role before and during a pandemic
Section 1: Goals • By the end of this session, you will be able to: • Correctly describe pandemic-related terms • Discuss and perform basic public health pandemic influenza interventions
Objectives • By the end of this session, you will be able to : • Identify pandemic influenza terms • List four public health interventions • Identify materials to use to reinforce properly covering coughs and sneezes
Objectives • Demonstrate cough & sneeze etiquette • Correctly order hand washing steps • 6. Demonstrate hand washing steps
Why is Pandemic Influenza Important? Photo Credit: National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C., Image NCP 1603
Important Terms • Influenza • Pandemic • Pandemic Influenza Influenza Virus Classification: Orthomyxoviridae Structure: seg., lin., ssRNA-, helical, env. Photo Credit: College of Medicine, University of Florida
Influenza • Influenza (a.k.a. “flu”): • A respiratory illness caused by a virus • Seasonal
Pandemic • Pandemic: • A global disease outbreak
Pandemic Influenza • Pandemic influenza: • A global outbreak of influenza. • Easily spread from person-to-person around the world.
Pandemic Influenza • New strain = potential outbreak • H5N1 is of concern today
Pandemic Influenza • More severe than seasonal flu: • Similar symptoms • Virus more rapid and severe • Little to no immunity
Transmission • Mode: • Respiratory droplets • Touching • Mouth • Nose • Eyes • Infection time: • 1 day prior to symptoms • Up to 5 days following onset of symptoms
Practice Quiz • Influenza is a: • global disease outbreak. • respiratory illness, caused by a virus. • global outbreak of a respiratory illness caused by a virus for which there is little or no immunity.
Practice Quiz • A pandemic is a: • global disease outbreak. • respiratory illness, caused by a virus. • global outbreak of a respiratory illness caused by a virus for which there is little or no immunity.
Practice Quiz • Pandemic influenza is a: • global disease outbreak. • respiratory illness, caused by a virus. • global outbreak of a respiratory illness caused by a virus for which there is little or no immunity.
Answers to Practice Quiz • Influenza • Respiratory illness, caused by a virus • Pandemic • Global disease outbreak • Pandemic Influenza • Global outbreak of a respiratory illness caused by a virus; little or no immunity
Pandemic Outbreak: The Wave #1 #2 No intervention Daily Cases With intervention #3 Days since First Case
Pandemic Outbreak: 1918 Wave #1 #2 City 1 Daily Cases City 2 #3 Days since First Case
Infection Control & FBOs • FBOs serve people and communities. • FBOs may remain open to provide some essential services to serve people and communities.
Public Health Interventions • Staying home voluntarily • Voluntary Isolation & Quarantine • Limiting contact with others • Social Distancing • Covering coughs & sneezes properly • Cough and Sneeze Etiquette • Washing hands frequently • Hand Hygiene
Stay Home • Stay home when you are sick • Stay home when someone in your household is sick • Can reduce the spread of illness within the communities that you serve • Can keep your staff healthy and your critical functions operating
Stay Home FBO Leaders can do the following: • Encourage people to stay at home • one-on-one conversations with individuals • distributed materials (flyers, bulletins, and mass mailings) • Establish non-penalizing sick leave policies
Limiting Contact • Social Distancing < 3-6 feet
Limiting Contact • Social Distancing > 3-6 feet
Limiting Contact • Consider: • Educational and recreational events • Worship services • Other faith-based gatherings with large numbers of people • How could they be altered to limit contact?
Covering Coughs and Sneezes • Pandemic Influenza • May spread without properly covering one’s mouth and nose. • Use cough & sneeze etiquette.
Covering Coughs and Sneezes • Cover mouth and nose with: • Tissue (best choice) • Upper sleeve (next best choice)
Covering Coughs and Sneezes • Even when following the “best choice”… • Is it OK not to shake hands? • Yes!
Covering Coughs and Sneezes • Worst choice • Covering mouth and nose with hands • Go directly to:
Covering Coughs and Sneezes • Upper Sleeve Demonstration • Click Here
Covering Coughs and Sneezes • It’s your turn!
Covering Coughs and Sneezes • FBO leaders can help by: • Displaying “Cover Your Cough” Posters • Placing “Cover Your Cough” flyers in newsletters and bulletins
Covering Coughs and Sneezes • “Cover Your Cough” materials • Available at: www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/covercough.htm
Every time you cough or sneeze! When should you cover your cough and sneeze?
Frequent Hand Washing • Stops the spread of germs that make you and others sick.
Frequent Hand Washing • Routine hand washing: • Protects against influenza • Prevents the spread of influenza • No soap and water? • Use hand sanitizer.
Frequent Hand Washing • When should you wash your hands? Public Service Announcement • Click Here
Frequent Hand Washing • Washing with Hand Sanitizers • Place hand sanitizer in accessible areas • Can you think of some areas? • Ensure soap/hand sanitizer is in restroom facilities • Encourage 20 second hand washing • Enough time to sing the Happy Birthday song twice
Frequent Hand Washing • Hand Washing Demonstration • Remember… • Clean hands save lives.
Frequent Hand Washing • Now, let’s see you do it. • Remember… • + x 2 • = Pandemic Influenza Prevention
Frequent Hand Washing Now, put hand washing steps in the correct order…