The business of handling national disasters is crisis management on a large scale. Currently, the Department of Health and Human Services is gearing up for a possible pandemic of avian flu. Predicted by many scientists, the timing of this pandemic is unknown. The government has done the right thing and prepared for the worst, stockpiling influenza vaccine and readying antiviral medications. Of course, public reaction must be taken into consideration as part of any crisis prevention or response plan and officials are concerned about the fact that our response will be slow because we as a society are “over-warned” – numbed to warnings for major events because we are exposed to so many minor warnings daily. This article from DisasterNews explains the issue and the actions being taken to combat it.
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Jonathan Bernstein
www.bernsteincrisismanagement.com