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The Infectious Hazards Planning Group The Infectious Hazards Planning Group (IHPG) has been charged by the Office of the President to plan for the various scenarios that might arise in the event of pandemic influenza or other infectious illness in order to safeguard the health and safety of students, staff and faculty, and to secure the academic and business operations of the University.
The Phases
To frame the situations under which actions might need to be taken at the University level, the IHPG has defined five color-coded alert levels or phases based on the WHO pandemic phases:
Green – Worldwide Watch (corresponding to WHO phases 1-2)
Yellow – Efficient Human-to-Human Transmission (WHO phases 3-5)
Orange – Human Transmission within the Great Lakes area (WHO phase 5)
Red – Full-blown Worldwide Pandemic (WHO phase 6)
Blue – Recovery (WHO post period)
The following link is an overall Pandemic Response Plan designed to be broad in scope. It details the responsibilities for emergency management and for essential departments/units at each phase.
Blue PhaseEach unit at the University has been mandated to develop its own plan. These detailed documents are linked to their units within the University organization chart.
UM Unit Plans
These plans are considered drafts. As the threat scenario changes, plans may be adjusted and revised to reflect the evolving situation. |
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