What will be the role of Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations (FBCOs) in helping their communities during an influenza pandemic?
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Answer:
FBCOs will be essential partners in protecting the public’s health and safety by helping to ensure that people in the most need are identified and given the help they need to cope with the health emergency.
FBCOs can help arrange child care for families that need help, provide emotional and spiritual support, offer their facilities to local or state governments as triage centers, distribution centers, etc., assist vulnerable members of the community and help in many other ways.
Influenza pandemics can vary greatly in severity. FBCOs can help their communities whether the pandemic is mild or severe, but their support will be especially critical in a severe influenza pandemic. The federal government cannot prepare for or respond to a severe influenza pandemic alone. Rather, planning and response efforts will require multiple public and private partners—businesses and other employers, schools, faith-based and community-based organizations, and state and local governments—to work together.
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Last Updated: 11/08/2007
