A very interesting parts of the Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan is found in
Annex J which is entitled "
Guidelines for Non-Traditional Sites and Workers". It should be of particular interest to churches.
page 389: "use of non-traditional sites… and the need for… non-health care workers must be considered as a strong possibility and planned for accordingly."
page 396: "potential locations for NT sites include… churches"
page 403: "volunteers will also be a potentially vital source of human resources to facilitate the management of health care services during a pandemic"
page 404: "shortage of physicians and nurses will require extensive use of other health care professionals, trained non-medical workers and trained volunteers (under supervision)."
page 405: "volunteers not trained in medical tasks [who] can provide other essential services to health care sites [will be needed]-e.g. electricians, who help set up the NT site"
page 409: "Under emergency legislation Provinces may have the authority to designate "essential services" and workers and have the ability to compel people's time or property with due compensation as a last resort."
page 411: "Volunteers should be aware that unlike other emergencies such as earthquakes of floods, the duration of the "emergency" will be longer for an influenza pandemic and more than one pandemic wave will likely occur"
page 412: "health authorities and existing volunteer agencies may establish programs to "train the trainers"" (resources listed)
see http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cpip-pclcpi/pdf-cpip-03/cpip-appendix-j.pdf