Advancing The Nation's Preparedness For Pandemic Influenza

President Bush's plan for preparing and protecting the Nation against avian influenza.

National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza (The White House)

Outlines responsibilities that individuals, industry, state and local governments, and the federal government have for preparing and responding to a pandemic.

Implementation Plan for the National Strategy (PDF) (250MB) (The White House)

The Implementation Plan identifies the critical steps that must be taken immediately and over the coming months and years to address the threat of an influenza pandemic. It assigns specific responsibilities to Departments and Agencies across the Federal Government, and includes measures of progress and timelines for implementation. It also provides initial guidance for State, local, and tribal entities, businesses, schools and universities, communities, and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), on the development of their institutional plans and provides initial guidance for individuals and families on ways that they can prepare for a pandemic.

National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan One Year Summary (PDF) (41 Pages, 1.87 MB) (The White House)

The One Year Summary reports on the progress of Federal Departments and Agencies in implementing the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan (National Plan). Approximately two-thirds of the 324 actions in the National Plan were targeted for completion within one year of the National Plan’s release. Of the one year actions, nearly 90 percent have been completed.

PandemicFlu.gov

One-stop access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information. HHS is responsible for Pandemic Influenza Planning. They also provide general information on pandemics.

Pandemic Planning Update (PDF) (1.09MB) (13 March 2006)

This report provides status on five key planning areas: monitoring and surveillance, vaccines, antiviral medications, state and local preparedness, and communications.

HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan Fact Sheet

Provides brief overview of the 395-page plan

HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan

Supplies guidance to national, state, and local policy makers and health departments, outlining key roles and responsibilities during a pandemic and specifying preparedness needs and opportunities.

Computer Model Examines Strategies to Mitigate Potential U.S. Flu Pandemic (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)

Read about research, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), that uses computer modeling to predict results of different actions to reduce the number of cases and slow the spread of pandemic flu. Includes video clip of two scenarios.

Questions and Answers on the Executive Order Adding Potentially Pandemic Influenza Viruses to the List of Quarantinable Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Understand what the President's Executive Order says through a series of questions and answers.

Pandemic Flu Planning Resources (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

Provides planning resources to assist first responders in preparing for a national flu pandemic.

National Response Plan (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

Contains a comprehensive all-hazards approach to enhance the ability of the United States to manage domestic incidents. Forms the basis of how the federal government coordinates with state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector during incidents.

Avian Influenza (U.S. Department of State)

Provides overview of State Department actions.

Avian Influenza Response (U.S. Agency for International Development)

Gives information on assistance provided to affected countries.

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Supplies reports of efforts to protect the United States against highly transmissible forms of avian influenza, via trade restrictions, monitoring, and other actions

Avian Influenza: USDA Efforts and Response (PDF) (112KB) (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

This tri-fold brochure contains summary information on USDA activities related to avian flu: import restrictions, international assistance, surveillance, response, research, and food safety.

Avian Influenza (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Provides access to online resources on avian influenza including reports, fact sheets, and a RSS feed created from various news sources.

Antimicrobial Products to Disinfect Poultry and Other Facilities Against Avian (Bird) Flu (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Lists more than 90 disinfectant products that are typically used by the poultry industry to disinfect their facilities against avian influenza A viruses.

Avian Influenza (U.S.G.S. National Wildlife Health Center)

Provides information on avian influenza in migratory birds and the Department of the Interior plans to protect the health of employees and the 450 million people who visit Department-managed lands each year.

Emergency Planning: Pandemic (U.S. Department of Education)

Provides tools to assist with disseminating health information, planning for staff and student absences, and maintaining a learning environment during a Pandemic.

Navy Medicine Pandemic Influenza Website

This is the official Navy Medicine Pandemic Influenza website. It provides information for Navy leaders, Navy health care planners and providers, and public health emergency officers and information for civilians, navy service members and their families.

Pandemic Flu (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

Lists VA resources on pandemic flu.

Influenza and Federal Agency Response (U.S. Office of Personnel Management)

Provides information on protection against the seasonal flu.

Office of Personnel Management

This site provides comprehensive guidance on human capital management for Pandemic Influenza planning, preparation and response.

Civilian Personnel Management Service

Information and guidance to assist Department of Defense (DoD) civilians affected by a natural disaster or other declared regional or national emergency situations, including Pandemic Influenza.