Update - Friday November 13, 2009

Update on Community Pandemic Operations
Moose Factory
Issued By: Moose Factory Public Health Centre
Date: Friday, November 13, 2009
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Update: # 16

Surveillance:

The numbers for student absenteeism and patients treated at the WGH are
declining to a level that reflects normal school absenteeism and hospital
emergency department operations. Statistics show that the H1N1 Influenza
has ‘Peaked’ in our community and we appear to be on our way to recovery.
Based on this, the Community Emergency Pandemic Control Group has
cautiously downgraded our Pandemic Severity Level to: Category 1 - ‘Mild to
Moderate’ Please make note of the interventions maintained during this
stage in your CEPP.

We will continue to work with the schools and hospital to collect data for our
Pandemic Operations. In an effort to gauge and closely monitor the flu
situation in our community, we plan on surveying the employees that work
for various local organizations in our community. This survey is scheduled
for Wednesday November 18/09. Should our surveillance information
indicate an increase in Influenza –like Illnesses again, we may need to
upgrade our Pandemic status to the appropriate category.

Community Gatherings & Events:
In Category 1: Community events and gatherings are permitted under
certain conditions or interventions. The interventions include; screening
(sign in procedure) and monitoring. We encourage everyone to stay home
from the community events if you have flu like symptoms.

Medical experts are talking about a 3rd Wave of the H1 N1 Flu to show up
during the winter, we are not out of the woods yet.

The improved community flu statistics are a direct result of your safe health
prevention habits….keep up the excellent work.
Thank you and take care.

Pandemic Severity Level to: Category 1 - ‘Mild to Moderate’