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Modeling Community Containment for Pandemic Influenza

A Letter Report

Committee on Modeling Community Containment for Pandemic Influenza

Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." Institute of Medicine. 2006. Modeling Community Containment for Pandemic Influenza: A Letter Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11800.
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COMMITTEE ON MODELING COMMUNITY CONTAINMENT FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA

ADEL A.F. MAHMOUD, M.D., Ph.D., (Chair), Former President,

Merck Vaccines, Princeton, NJ

BENJAMIN BERKMAN, M.P.H., J.D., Fellow,

Center for Law and Public’s Health, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC

KATHLEEN M. CARLEY, Ph.D., Professor,

Institute for Software Research International, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

PATRICK CHAULK, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Associate for Health,

Annie B. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD

JOSEPH FLAHERTY, M.D., Dean of the College of Medicine, Professor of Psychiatry,

University of Illinois at Chicago

JAMES M. HUGHES, M.D., Director,

Program in Global Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

PEGI MCEVOY, M.N., C.S., A.R.N.P., Safety Administrator,

Security Department, Seattle Public Schools, Shoreline, WA

ARNOLD S. MONTO, M.D., Professor,

Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

MARCELLO PAGANO, Ph.D., Professor of Statistical Computing,

Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

A. DAVID PALTIEL, Ph.D., Associate Professor,

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT

M. PATRICIA QUINLISK, M.D., Medical Director and State Epidemiologist,

Iowa Department of Health, Des Moines

ISAAC WEISFUSE, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Commissioner,

Division of Disease Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, NY

RICHARD J. ZECKHAUSER, Ph.D., Frank P. Ramsey Professor of Political Economy,

John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Staff

KATHLEEN STRATTON, Ph.D., Study Director

ALICIA GABLE, M.P.H., Senior Program Officer

KRISTINA VAN DOREN-SHULKIN, Senior Program Assistant

ROSE MARIE MARTINEZ, Sc.D., Director,

Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice

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REVIEWERS

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the NRC's Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:

Doug Campos-Outcalt, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix

Victor DeGruttola, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Catherine Dibble, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Maryland

Kathleen Gensheimer, Bureau of Health, Maine Department of Human Services

David Heyman, Homeland Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Peter Palese, Department of Microbiology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by David R. Challoner, Vice President for Health Affairs, Emeritus, University of Florida. Appointed by the National Research Council, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.

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Scientists and policymakers have expressed concerns that the U.S. may soon face a pandemic in which neither vaccines nor sufficient antivirals will be available to protect the public. Some have argued that nonpharmaceutical community containment strategies may help in the absence of sufficient medical interventions. There has been some research - historical and modeling - examining the possible utility of these strategies. This report assesses the possible utility of these strategies and formulates conclusions and recommendations for policymakers. While the report's primary and intended purpose is to advise policymakers, the report will be useful in educating other stakeholders about pandemic influenza, including current state-of-affairs, state of science, and ongoing considerations for confronting the disease.

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