Utilizing the PIER System for Pandemics

Quick Guide

for Effective Flu Communications

During critical emergencies such as national or worldwide pandemics, being able to deliver and receive information fast and efficiently, is critical to business operations. Organizations must be ready to distribute information and respond to masses of people.

Organizations need versatile tools to deliver their message through multiple channels to reach the maximum amount of people—tools which embrace current technology and varied methods of communication.

With pandemics, such as H1N1 flu (swine flu) or avian flu outbreaks, preparation time is extremely limited. It's important to have critical information and resources quickly accessible, on-demand and available anytime and anywhere.

If an organization's workforce is affected by a pandemic, it's important to ensure that emergency communication management teams are ready to respond to inquiries and deliver timely information despite a lack of personnel.

PIER Systems Assisting Multiple Agencies with H1N1 Flu Communications

PIER (Public Information Emergency Response) web technology is being used by an ever increasing number of clients in managing communications about the H1N1 (swine) flu outbreak. Below is list of active websites managed by clients communicating about this situation.

PIER's advantages as a web-based, collaborative communication management tool become doubly important in pandemic outbreaks. First, because the public information demands are so urgent PIER enables a small, over-burdened team to work together with exceptional efficiency. Second, because all critical communication work can be done outside of the office from home or other isolated locations. Social isolation is a critical element of stemming the progress of the outbreak.