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... 55 chapter five Findings, ConClusions, and FuRtheR ReseaRCh Findings Appendix G, Checklist for Airport Communicable Disease Response Planning, presents the major find­ ings from the surveys, interviews, case examples, and literature review done for this synthesis. The checklist is designed to inform the largest airports with passengers arriving on flights from out­ side the United States and Canada, but it is scalable and adaptable for use by airports of all types and sizes.
From page 56...
... 56 Planning Outcomes The ideal outcome for an effective communicable disease response plan is the one seen in Case 5, about Boston Logan International Airport, which reports that a well­written, well­practiced plan was carried out with the result that the incident lasted less than 3 hours, the airport's operations were not disrupted, and there was no panic despite the heightened tension around Ebola in October 2014. Effective Practices A clear consensus among airports and local health departments points to five effective practices: 1.
From page 57...
... 57 Mitigation The key aspects for mitigating the impacts of a communicable disease incident at an airport are isola­ tion, clear communications among responders and to the passengers and the public, proper personal protective equipment (PPE) for airport responders, and a coherent decontamination strategy.
From page 58...
... 58 of communicable disease response plans are an ideal to be pursued, despite that fewer than 25% of airports and barely one in five local health departments test their plans annually. Preliminary conclusions and topics for future research were subjected to expert validation that involved interviews with five senior health officials from U.S., Canadian, and international agencies.
From page 59...
... 59 d. A joint information center (JIC)

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