Pandemic flu checklist.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. have released a checklist to help long-term care facilities prepare for a possible pandemic flu. The American Health Care Association The American Health Care Association (AHCA) is non-profit federation of affiliated state health organizations, together representing more than 10,000 non-profit and for-profit assisted living, nursing facility, developmentally-disabled, and subacute care providers that care for (AHCA) and the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) helped to develop the checklist, and AHCA/NCAL members provided critical input and feedback. The checklist is available at www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/pdf/LongTermCare.pdf. |
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