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Health Professionals
Seasonal Flu
Health care providers play an important role during flu season. The following guidance and information will assist health care providers and service organizations to plan and respond to seasonal flu.
- Infection Control in Health Care Facilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Influenza Training (CDC)
- Clinical Description & Lab Diagnosis of Influenza (CDC)
- Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) (CDC)
- Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Safety: A Summary for Clinicians (CDC)
- Influenza Vaccine Coverage (CDC)
- Influenza Vaccination Information for Health Care Workers (CDC)
Pandemic Flu
Health care providers play a crucial role during a flu pandemic. The following guidance, checklists, and information will assist healthcare providers and service organizations in planning and responding to a pandemic flu outbreak.
- Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers (PDF – 405 KB) (Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA))
- Healthcare Workplaces Classified as Very High or High Exposure Risk for Pandemic Influenza: What to Do to Protect Workers (OSHA) (PDF– 54.2 KB)
- Lugares de Trabajo Clasificados con Riesgo de Exposición Muy Alto o Alto a la Pandemia del Gripe: ¿Qué Hacer Para Proteger a los Trabajadores? (PDF – 363 KB)
- Home Health Care Services Checklist (PDF – 201 KB)
- Lista de Preparacion en Angencias de Servicios de salud a Domicilio para una Pandemia de Gripe (PDF – 295 KB)
- Medical Offices and Clinics Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist (PDF – 172.16 KB)
- Emergency Medical Services and Non-Emergent (Medical) Transport Organizations Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist (PDF – 225.09 KB)
- Hospital Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist (PDF - 2.03 MB)
- Long-Term Care and Other Residential Facilities Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist (PDF - 148.45 KB)
- Health Insurer Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist (PDF - 102.74 KB)