Pandemic Preparedness Resources

Florida State Courts Pandemic Influenza Planning Template. This template is an additional planning tool to help local courts prepare for a possible influenza pandemic.
- Find Florida's pandemic strategy, benchguide, best practices and more here.

Pandemic Preparedness. These sections are excerpted from the KANSAS SJI Project
Conducted by NCSC- Court Consulting Services Division.

Epidemics and the California Courts.

CDC's Public Health Law Program. This site focuses on legal preparedness issues.

BJA - Information on Public Health Emergencies

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) recognizes that public health emergencies, whether an epidemic or pandemic influenza, biological terrorist attack, or natural disaster with public health implications can threaten America's justice system and place the rule of law at risk. BJA has undertaken a broad-scope initiative to identify the critical planning and response objectives for local justice systems and to identify lessons learned and promising approaches in preparing the justice system for such emergencies.

BJA Pandemic Planning for Courts

Video:
The Honorable John M. Cleland
A Judicial Perspective on Pandemic Flu Planning: But, Will It Work in Your Neighborhood?
Unit 1 (Video and Audio or Audio Only) (Time 16:36)
Unit 2 (Video and Audio or Audio Only) (Time 19:41)
Dr. William S. Smock
LEO Protection: Recommendations for Contact with Influenza H5N1 Infected Individuals

Featured resources:

A Framework for Improving Cross-Sector Coordination for Emergency Preparedness and Response: Action Steps for Public Health, Law Enforcement, the Judiciary and Corrections

Coordinated Implementation of Community Response Measures (Including Social Distancing) to Control the Spread of Pandemic Respiratory Disease: A Guide for Developing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Public Health, Law Enforcement, Corrections, and the Judiciary

BJA, with support from the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), developed and released The Role of Law Enforcement in Public Health Emergencies: Special Considerations for an All-Hazards Approach, designed to guide law enforcement planning efforts related to public health emergencies.

Preparing the Justice System for a Pandemic Influenza Resources

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

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Last updated [04/30/09 ]