Swine flu. SARS. Bird flu. With the advent of fast, worldwide travel, the challenges presented by the age-old dilemma of how to deal with infectious disease is now something that every business must plan for. Failing to do so means that your business will be completely shut down during these times of crisis. That means that the public health crisis for your community could turn into a crisis of cash flow for your business. Will public health emergencies triggered by the outbreak of infectious diseases be terminal to your business? Will you survive? Or perhaps even thrive?
Often "how" to do disaster recovery planning is shrouded in rumors and false assumptions. Unfortunately because of this, there is so much confusion around the disaster recovery practices that many people decide to do nothing and hope things will turn out for the best. Those that do want to proactively plan for the chance of a disaster are left with the daunting task of separating fact from fiction to create an effective plan for when their business undergoes a disaster. This document is intended to help those trying to develop a plan for responding to a disaster.