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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-158/annex-I/division-3/division-3.2/division-3.2.1/division-3.2.1.2/division-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/158",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 23 February 2009 on the adoption of the Work Plan for 2009 for the implementation of the second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008 to 2013), and on the selection, award and other criteria for financial contributions to the actions of this programme (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/158/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-158",
  "path": "annex/I/division/3/division/3.2/division/3.2.1/division/3.2.1.2/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Information exchange on health threats and on preparedness plans",
  "text": "Information exchange on preparedness plans refers to generic preparedness and specific preparedness (biological, chemical, radio-nuclear and climate change aspects). The information can concern mechanisms of implementation, evaluation of impact, cross-sectoral aspects and communication towards professionals and public.\nThe activities concerning the information exchange could consist of the following:\nidentification of best practices on crisis management and analysis of the conditions of their transfer in various areas, such as management of the information; communication towards professionals, media and public; reference guidelines on how to manage a crisis; logistic aspects for a crisis, such as how to set up a crisis team, mechanisms of coordination; training of staff and support staff to deal with the unexpected or training curricula (nature of training, target, content),\ninformation exchange between experts and policymakers and communication with the public and media,\ndissemination to EU Member States of key actions identified within the global health security initiative (GHSI) such as media communication activities and pandemic influenza, laboratory relevant issues or medical countermeasures by a workshop in the remit of the EU communicators’ network.\n[Call for tender]\nmonitoring information exchange mechanisms for crisis management and linking with international exchange tools, including enhanced cooperation with Joint Research Centre (JRC) activities in this field and at Global Health Security Action Group (GHSAG) level.\n[Tender through administrative agreement with the JRC]",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The EU communicators’ network works under the umbrella of the HSC. Its mandate focuses on crisis communication, including communication preparedness aspects, on issues related to health threats. The network also communicates about risk management which includes the reactive communication in a crisis e.g. preparing contributions for publication on the Internet during an event or harmonising messages which can be used in the event."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "In November 2001, the first ministerial meeting of the Global Health Security Initiative (GHSI) was held in Ottawa, to discuss global health security. The World Health Organisation is a technical adviser to the GHSI and the European Commission a Member. A Global Health Security Action Group (GHSAG) of experts was tasked with developing proposals and concrete actions to improve global health security. The GHSAG also serves as a network of rapid communication/reaction in the event of a crisis. http://www.ghsi.ca/english/background.asp"
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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