Influenza Pandemic: DOD Combatant Commands' Preparedness Efforts Could Benefit from More Clearly Defined Roles, Resources, and Risk Mitigation

Abstract

COCOMs have taken numerous management and operational actions to prepare for an influenza pandemic, and the COCOMs' efforts are evolving. Each of DOD's nine COCOMs has established or intends to establish a working group to prepare for an influenza pandemic. Additionally, eight of he nine COCOMs have developed or are developing a pandemic influenza plan. Half of the COCOMs have conducted exercises to test their pandemic influenza plans and several are taking steps to address lessons learned. Five of the nine COCOMs have started to use various media, training programs, and outreach events to inform their personnel about pandemic influenza. Each of the geographic COCOMs has worked or plans to work with nations in its area of responsibility to raise awareness about and assess capabilities or responding to avian and pandemic influenza.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA470342

Entities

People

  • Aaron M. Johnson
  • Davi M. D'agostino
  • Hilary Murrish
  • Mark A. Pross
  • Nicole Gore
  • Simon Hirschfeld
  • Susan Ditto

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Health Services
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Health
  • Quarantine
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology