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Figure 1.
Timeline of influenza pandemics and estimated number of deaths[[20]].
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Figure 2.
Graph depicting number of hazard mitigation plans updated every year since 2014.
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Figure 3.
Graph depicting the different public health crises mentioned in the hazard mitigation plans.
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Figure 4.
State wise distribution of number of pandemic mitigation strategies employed by US states and territories.
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Figure 5.
Graph depicting number of hazard mitigation plans addressing different mitigation strategies for pandemics.
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Hazard mitigation plans Influenza West Nile virus Plague Others Alabama Alaska American Samoa x Arizona x x x x Arkansas x x x California x x x x Colorado x x x x Connecticut x x Delaware x x District of Columbia Florida x x x Georgia Guam x x x Hawaii x x x Idaho x x x x Illinois x Indiana x x x Iowa Kansas x x Kentucky Louisiana x Maine Maryland Massachusetts x Michigan x Minnesota x x x Mississippi Missouri x x x x Montana x x x x Nebraska Nevada x x x New Hampshire x x x New Jersey x x x New Mexico New York North Carolina x x x x North Dakota x x x x Northern Mariana Islands Ohio x x x x Oregon Pennsylvania x x x x Puerto Rico Rhode Island x x South Carolina x x South Dakota Tennessee x x x Texas Utah Vermont x x x x Virginia x x x x Washington West Virginia Wisconsin x x Wyoming Table 1.
Summary of different public health crises addressed in hazard mitigation plans for 49 states, the District of Columbia, and four territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico).
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Hazard
mitigation
plansMitigation strategies as suggested by CDC Vaccination Vulnerability assessment Economic consequences Only acknowledges the need for addressing pandemics Refers
to CDC
guidelinesRefers to
some other
Influenza
pandemic planUse of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) Self-isolation/ quarantine hygiene Restricted workplaces, schools, travel, and mass gatherings Alabama x Alaska American Samoa Arizona x x x x Arkansas x x x x x x x x California x x x x x x x x x Colorado x x x x x x x Connecticut x x Delaware x x x District of Columbia x Florida x x x x Georgia Guam x x Hawaii x x x x x x Idaho x x x x x x Illinois x x x x x x x x x Indiana x Iowa x x Kansas x x x x x Kentucky Louisiana x x Maine x Maryland Massachusetts x x Michigan x Minnesota x x x Mississippi x Missouri x x x x x x x Montana x x x x x Nebraska Nevada x x x New Hampshire x x x x New Jersey x x x x x New Mexico New York North Carolina x x x x x x North Dakota x x x x x x Northern Mariana Islands Ohio x Oregon x x Pennsylvania x x x x Puerto Rico Rhode Island x x x South Carolina x South Dakota x Tennessee x x x Texas Utah x Vermont x x Virginia x Washington x x West Virginia Wisconsin x x x Wyoming Table 2.
Summary of different mitigation strategies for pandemics addressed in hazard mitigation plans for 49 states, the District of Columbia, and four territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico).
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