Strategic National Stockpile Plan - Sustainability
Strategic National Stockpile
Point of Dispensing Plan
Last Updated: January 2019
The Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) is a federal program that was established in 1999 by Congress. It is
administered, owned and maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The SNS contains large quantities of medicine and
medical supplies to protect the American public if there is an emergency severe enough to cause local
resources to run out. Supplies and technical assistance reach an affected area quickly, safely and they
are well organized. The overwhelmed jurisdiction does not pay for SNS assets.
If a public health incident is severe enough, it may trigger the procedure for requesting SNS assets. In
many public health situations, the requisition will be for preventive medication or vaccine (also called
“prophylaxis”). Using a mass dispensing or vaccination strategy, prophylaxis may be given out at “Points
of Dispensing (PODs)” to those who need it. The Village of Buffalo Grove has long planned to act as a
POD in the event of a major public health situation and has developed planning documents to support
those efforts. These plans were last updated in January of 2019 in coordination with both the Lake and
Cook County Health Departments and the CDC. The plan is updated on a continuous basis to reflect
changing circumstances.
Due to the sensitive nature of the information contained within this plan, the Village is unable to provide
the general public with a complete, unredacted copy of the plan.