Pandemic influenza planning for children and youth: Who's looking out for our kids ?
Recent worldwide attention on influenza pandemics has mainly focused on planning and preparation. Some published plans appear to have missed some unique considerations relevant to children and youth, leaving a serious and potentially devastating gap in our pandemic response. This paper highlights th...
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Published in | Healthcare management forum Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 20 - 24 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Los Angeles, CA
Elsevier Inc
2007
SAGE Publications |
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Recent worldwide attention on influenza pandemics has mainly focused on planning and preparation. Some published plans appear to have missed some unique considerations relevant to children and youth, leaving a serious and potentially devastating gap in our pandemic response. This paper highlights those unique considerations and encourages health administrators and policy-makers to rise to the challenge and demonstrate leadership by ensuring that all institutions consider children and youth in their pandemic planning.
La planification et la préparation de la lutte contre une pandémie de grippe à l’échelle mondiale ont fait l'objet d'une attention considérable. Certains plans publiés semblent avoir omis des considérations particulières aux enfants et aux jeunes, laissant présager une lacune qui pourrait être grave et dévastatrice dans notre réaction à une pandémie. Cet article met en relief ces considérations uniques et encourage les administrateurs et les décideurs en santé à relever le défi et faire preuve de leadership en assurant que tous les établissements tiennent compte des enfants et des jeunes dans leur planification de la lutte contre une pandémie. |
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ISSN: | 0840-4704 2352-3883 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0840-4704(10)60254-2 |