2009 H1N1 Influenza (swine flu)
Resources for Managers

• May 5, 2009: Federal Managers: Handbook on Pay and Leave Benefits for Federal Employees Affected by Severe Weather Conditions or Other Emergency Situations http://www.opm.gov/oca/compmemo/2008/HandbookForEmergencies(PayAndLeave).pdf



• May 5, 2009: Federal Managers: Federal Manager's/ Decision Maker's Emergency Guide: http://www.opm.gov/emergency/PDF/ManagersGuide.pdf



• May 5, 2009: Pandemic Planning: Human Capital Planning Information for Agencies and Departments: http://www.opm.gov/pandemic/OPM-Pandemic_AllIssuances.pdf



• May 5, 2009: Pandemic Planning: Human Capital Planning Information for Agencies and Departments: http://www.opm.gov/pandemic/OPM-Pandemic_AllIssuances.pdf



• May 5, 2009: General Emergency Planning: Human Resources Flexibilities Available to Assist Federal Employees Affected by Severe Weather Conditions or Other Emergency Situations: http://www.opm.gov/oca/compmemo/2008/2008-09.asp



• May 5, 2009: CDC Updates: U.S. Human Cases of H1N1 Flu Infection: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/index.htm



• May 5, 2009: Pandemic Planning: OPM Pandemic Website: http://www.opm.gov/pandemic/



• May 5, 2009: Pandemic Planning: HHS Pandemic Website: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/



• May 5, 2009: DOD Pandemic Planning: Pandemic Influenza: Clinical and Public Health Guidelines for the Military Health System



• May 5, 2009: DOD Pandemic Planning: DOD Implementation Plan for Pandemic Influenza



• Information and Updates: May 3, 2009 Updated CDC Questions and Answers



• Pandemic Planning: CDC FluAid program can model the impact of an influenza pandemic and allows planners to estimate the number illnesses, deaths, hospitalizations, and outpatient visits for a community. http://www2a.cdc.gov/od/fluaid



• Planning and Checklists: Workplace Planning and Checklists: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/workplaceplanning/index.html



• Pandemic Planning: GAO Pandemic Coordination



• Pandemic Planning: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) resources on surge capacity and developing alternate care sites: http://www.ahrq.gov/browse/bioterbr.htm
  


• Pandemic Planning: State of California - Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS) to help communities coordinate disaster planning http://www.heics.com/
  


• Pandemic Planning: OSHA Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers
  


• Pandemic Planning: OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic
  


• Business Planning Checklist: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/workplaceplanning/businesschecklist.html
  


• Information and Updates: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials - State health departments and state pandemic plans: http://www.astho.org/
  


• Information and Updates: Main CDC 2009 H1N1 Flu (Swine flu) web page: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/
  


• Information and Updates: DHS provides some Disease Mitigating Strategies related to Pandemic Planning that might be useful to consider during this H1N1 outbreak. A helpful business planning checklist begins on page 39 of 84 of this DHS document. http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/pdf/CIKRpandemicInfluenzaGuide.pdf.
  


• Information and Updates: Track the Flu: an interactive map showing H1N1 cases by states: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/whereyoulive/index.html
  


• Information and Updates: State and local health departments determine the need for additional public health countermeasures, such as school closings, depending upon the number of cases and disease severity in a given area. CDC MMWR webpage links to all the States' Health Departments: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/international/relres.html
  


• Information and Education: Final OSHA Respiratory Protection White Paper
  


• Information and Education: NIOSH addresses occupational health issues associated with 2009 H1N1 influenza (swine flu): http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/swineflu/
  


• Information and Updates: World Health Organization is coordinating the global response to human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) and monitoring the corresponding threat of an influenza pandemic. http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/
  


• Federal Employee Policy Guidance: Office of Personnel Management provides personnel guidance to Federal employers and employees: http://www.opm.gov/

Within DOE Headquarters please contact the following for personnel issues:

• Federal Employee Policy Guidance: Senior Human Capital Policy Advisor, Bruce Murray, Human Resources Flexibilities (leave, flexiplace, etc.)
  


• Federal Employee Policy Guidance: Suzanne Piper, HQ Wellness Program Manager
  
  

• Federal Employee Policy Guidance: For all other human capital and personnel issues go to the Human Capital website at http://humancapital.doe.gov/resources.htm