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STATE COURT COOP PLANS

	Arizona Supreme Court “Preparing for the Unthinkable: A Report to the Arizona Judicial Council.” December 2003.

	Florida Supreme Court Working Group on Emergency Preparedness “Keep the Courts Open.” March 2002.

	Louisiana District Judges Association “2006 Disaster Recovery Template.”

ICM Course, Emergency Management: A Road Map for the Courts

KIS CourTopic, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

A Comprehensive Emergency Management Program

If you would like additional help in undertaking COOP planning, please contact NCSC's Court Services Operation Manager Laura Klaversma at lklaversma@ncsc.dni.us.

STATE COURT PANDEMIC/PUBLIC HEALTH PLANS


	California Administrative Office of the Courts “Epidemics and the California Courts.” October 2006.

	Florida Unified Supreme Court/Branch Court Emergency Management Group. “Florida State Courts Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: Keeping the Courts Open in a Pandemic.” March 2006.

	Pennsylvania Administrative Office of the Courts “Courthouse Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies: Critical Issues for Bioterror/Biohazard Preparedness Planning.” January 2006.

	"Guidelines for Pandemic Emergency Preparedness Planning: A Road Map for Courts" April 2007

The Bureau of Justice Assistance offers access to online presentations that introduces the importance of pandemic influenza preparedness and planning.

Avian and Pandemic Flu: The Delaware Experience. This presentation introduces the State of Delaware’s Department of Safety and Homeland Security's experience with an outbreak of avian influenza in the poultry industry in 2005 and the plans in place for their state.

Secretary David B. Mitchell
Unit 1 (Video and Audio or Audio Only) (Time 7:28)
Unit 2 (Video and Audio or Audio Only) (Time 8:10)
Unit 3 (Video and Audio or Audio Only) (Time 22:23)

A Judicial Perspective on Pandemic Flue Planning: but, Will It Work in Your Neighborhood? This presentation is a judicial perspective from a rural Pennsylvania county and outlines the preparations that should be taken by the courts.

The Honorable John M. Cleland
Unit 1 (Video and Audio or Audio Only) (Time 16:36)
Unit 2 (Video and Audio or Audio Only) (Time 19:41)

Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Protection: Recommendations for Contact with Influenza H5N1 Infected Individuals is a presentation on the medical perspective for those coming into contact with individuals infected with influenza H5N1 and is presented by Dr. William S. Smock.

Judicial Roles in a Pandemic: Session 1 and Session 2. This presentation, given by Linda L. Chezem, J.D., discusses judicial obligation in a pandemic outbreak in the protection of the health of the community and the protection of the rule of law.

Preparing the Justice System for a Pandemic Influenza and Other Public Health Emergencies

American University: Pandemic Influenza Preparedness