Public-Private Partnerships

<p>The Pandemic Influenza outbreak that occurred in 1918 killed over 50 million people world-wide and was responsible for more deaths than our first two world wars combined. Unlike most threats to our national security Pandemic Influenza does not have a political or ideological motive does not distinguish between social or economic class nor does it require special environmental conditions to attack. According to experts across the country and throughout the world it is only a matter of time before the next Pandemic strikes. Over 85 percent of our nation‘s entire critical infrastructure belongs to the private sector. As equal stakeholders in the fight against the next Pandemic it seems obvious that our Federal State and local governments should solicit more support from the private sector to plan mitigate and respond to Pandemic Influenza. This study addresses how the Federal State (Kansas) and local governments can better solicit the support of private sector industries in support of Pandemic Influenza. This thesis will delve into the Federal State and local plans and policies to expose capability gaps that could be filled by private sector industries. This study will address what types of industries could be enlisted to provide desperately needed resources in the event of an outbreak. Finally this research will look at the types of incentives or instruments of power the Federal State and local governments could utilize to better facilitate public-private partnerships.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>