Organizational Resilience: Guidance Documents and Toolkits
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| APHA's Prescription for Pandemic Flu
American Public Health Association |
American Public Health Association prepared this Policy Summary to strengthen pandemic flu readiness; recommendations include incorporating mental health into pan flu preparedness and response. |
| Arizona Influenza Pandemic Response Plan -Supplement 11: Workforce Support - Psychosocial Considerations and Information Needs
Arizona Department of Health Services |
Planning guide concisely presents rationale for and strategies to facilitate workforce resilience programs for responders and their families. |
| Building Community Resilience for Children and Families
Terrorism and Disaster Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, and National Child Traumatic Stress Network |
Guidebook describes how a community can improve its capacity for resilience following disasters by addressing the emotional well-being of its residents. |
| Communicating in a Crisis: Risk Communication Guidelines for Public Officials Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
Pocket guide/Primer on the basics of communicating information to the public, working with the news media and message delivery so as to inform without frightening and to educate without alarming. |
| Crimando, Steven M. (May, 2009) Anticipating the Emotional and Behavioral Challenges of Pandemics and other Complex Public Health Emergencies
Extreme Behavioral Risk Management |
Planning guide/White Paper offers planners and emergency managers evidence-informed assumptions about the emotional and behavioral challenges associated with a pandemic. |
| Crimando, Steven M. and Simeone, Cynthia L. (February, 2009) Tracking Human Factors in the Financial Crisis: Lessons for Pandemic Planning
Extreme Behavioral Risk Management |
Planning guide/White Paper utilizes the parallels between the recent global financial crisis and a pandemic event to inform planning for a pandemic and its psychosocial implications. |
| (A) Guide to Managing Stress in Crisis Response Professions
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
Guide offers general principles of understanding and managing stress and practical strategies to promote a positive workplace environment. |
| Helping to Heal: Behavioral Health Planning and Response to Public Health Emergencies
Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services |
Manual encompasses comprehensive discussion of public health emergencies overall to include in-depth treatment of managing worker stress in Module 9. |
| Mental Health and Behavioral Guidelines for Response to a Pandemic Flu Outbreak
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress in collaboration with the Mental Health Section of the American Public Health Association |
Report outlines the anticipated mental health impact of a pandemic influenza and stipulates the public mental health measures required to promote health protective behaviors and pro-social health response behaviors. |
| Mental Health Disaster Preparedness as a Public/Private Partnership; pp. 4-7 in The Dialogue: A Quarterly Technical Assistance Bulletin on Disaster Behavioral Health.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Winter, 2005. |
Article sets forth, to be truly crisis ready, organizations must plan for the human impact aspect of disaster/public health emergencies to keep employees healthy, willing and able to return to work. |
| Pandemic Influenza Plan - Supplement 11 Workforce Support: Psychosocial Considerations and Information Needs
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
HHS Pan Flu Plan Supplement outlines strategies for psychosocial support to responders to maximize personal resilience/professional performance during a pandemic. |
| Pandemic Influenza: Quarantine, Isolation and Social Distancing: Toolbox for Public Health and Public Behavioral Health Professionals
Colorado Department of Human Services - Division of Mental Health |
Field manual for public health/behavioral health workers caring for people with infectious disease and dealing with the stressors of a quarantine/isolation event. |
| Pandemic Planning and Response: Critical Elements for Business Planning Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress |
Fact sheet discusses importance of "human continuity" (employee health/mental health/productivity) in order to maintain business continuity during a pandemic. |
| Promoting Emotional Resilience for Disaster and Emergency Incidents: Guidance for Local Public Health Response - pp. 3-5 in The Dialogue: A Quarterly Technical Assistance Bulletin on Disaster Behavioral Health. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Spring, 2007. | Article provides introductory guidance to public health professionals on incorporating behavioral health and emotional resilience elements into local disaster planning initiatives. |
| Psychological and Social Support for Essential Service Workers during an Influenza Pandemic
US Department of Health and Human Services |
Posted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, this guidance is scheduled to replace the current Supplement 11 for the HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan. For more info, visit http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/h1n1flu/#panflu. |
| Reissman, Dori B., Watson, Patricia J., Klomp, Richard W., Tanieliean, Terri L., Prior, Stephen D. (2006) Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Adaptive Responses to an Evolving Challenge. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 3(2), Article 13. | Article discusses the importance of incorporating behavioral and emotional countermeasures into planning for a pandemic event in order to promote adaptive behaviors, positive public health outcomes and resilient recovery. |