Table of Contents

Antivirals

Crisis Communication

DoD Policy

Epidemiology

Infection Control

Information for Clinicians

Information for Leaders

Information for Service Members and Families 

Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklists 

Preparedness and Emergency Response Plans

Prevention

Surveillance

Travel and Quarantine

Vaccines

Antivirals

• CDC Antiviral Drugs and the Flu
• HA Policy 09-002 Interim Policy for the Use of Influenza Antiviral Medications for the 2008-2009 Influenza Season, 22 Jan 09

Crisis Communication

• Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication: By Leaders For Leaders
• Crisis Communication and Emergency Risk Communication Guide
• Communication Checklist for Second Responders
• Crisis Media Information and Interview Tips - Natural Disaster
• Planning for Difficult Questions and Statements
• Fact Sheet Guidelines - Natural Disaster
• Emergency Risk Communication Contacts
• Public Affairs Resources
• Information Resources - Natural Disasters

DOD Policy and Information

• Policy Guidance for the Use of Influenza Vaccine for the 2008-2009 Influenza Season
• Operations Order 08-67 (2008-2009 Influenza Vaccine Immunization Program) 26 August 2008
• Health Affairs H1N1 Flu Outbreak (previously known as Swine Flu) page
• Military Treatment Facilities Locator
• DoD News Release: Military Monitors Swine Flu with Focus on Protecting Force
• Department of Defense Pre-pandemic Influenza Policy, 10 August 2007
• DOD Pandemic Influenza Watchboard
• USEUCOM Pandemic Influenza Watchboard
• U.S. Army Medical Department Office of the Surgeon General
• The Surgeon General's Blog - H1N1 Flu Update
• Department of Defense Influenza Pandemic Preparation and Response Health Policy Guidance - 25 January 2006
• Memorandum on Public Health Emergency Officer and Installation Medical Emergency Officer Appointment and Training - 5 July 2005
• Memorandum on Avian Influenza Pandemic Planning and Guidance and Tasking - 2 November 2004

Epidemiology

• 1951 Influenza Epidemic, England and Wales, Canada, and the United States
• EID: Domestic Ducks and H5N1 Influenza Epidemic, Thailand
• Swine Influenza A Outbreak, Fort Dix, New Jersey, 1976

Infection Control

• CDC Interim Recommendations for Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities Caring for Patients with Known or Suspected Avian Influenza

Information for Clinicians  

• USACHPPM Guidance for US Army MEDDACS
• H1N1 Surveillance Questionnaire
• Preventive Medicine H1N1 Line Listing
• CDC: Pandemic Influenza Update - July 2007
• EID: Discrimination between Highly Pathogenic and Low Pathogenic H5 Avian Influenza A Viruses
• Medical Offices and Clinics Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
• Pandemic Influenza: Description, Prevention, & Planning for the Service Member (a Medical Threat Briefing)
• Laboratory Assay for Diagnostic Testing of Avian Influenza A/H5 (Asian Lineage)
• HHS Clinical Guidelines
• HHS Antiviral Drug Distribution and Use
• HHS Infection Control
• CDC Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities Caring for Patients with Known or Suspected Avian Influenza
• CDC CDC: Swine Flu Guidance for Clinicians and Public Health Professionals

Information for Leaders

• CDC Ethical Guidelines in Pandemic Influenza
• Software to estimate loss of work days during an influenza pandemic
• USACHPPM Pandemic Influenza Fact Sheet for Leaders

Information for Service Members and Families

• CDC: Guidance on Facemasks and Respirators in a Flu Pandemic
• UNICEF/FAO/WHO bird flu public service announcement with Jackie Chan and international school children
• Pandemic Influenza: Description, Prevention, & Planning for the Service Member (a Medical Threat Briefing)
• HHS Pandemic Influenza Planning: A Guide for Individuals and Families
• USACHPPM Pandemic Flu Facts (Search for Pandemic Flu)
• Brochure, Swine Influenza (Flu) in Pigs and People
• Swine  Influenza  and You - Questions and Answers

Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklists

• Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation
• HHS Faith-Based and Community Organizations Pandemic Influenza Checklist
• HHS Business Pandemic Flu Planning Checklist
• HHS State Pandemic Flu Planning Checklist

Preparedness and Emergency Response Plans

• DHS Quick Reference Guide for the National Response Plan
• Homeland Security Council - National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza
• Department of Health and Human Services - Pandemic Influenza Plan
• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Defense
• Arizona
• California
• Canada
• Government Accounting Office, Influenza Pandemic, Challenges Remain in Preparedness
• Kansas
• Maine
• Montana
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• United Kingdom 

Prevention

• CDC Preventing the Flu
• MMWR: Prevention and Control of Influenza, Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 17 July 2008

Surveillance

• CDC Weekly Flu Activity Report
• DoD Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center
• EID: Human Influenza Surveillance: the Demand to Expand
• USGS National Wildlife Health Center: Avian Influenza Surveillance Information

Travel and Quarantine

• CDC Interim Guidance about Avian Influenza A (H5N1) for U.S. Citizens Living Abroad
• CDC Information on Travelers' Health

Vaccines

• EID: Prospects for Universal Influenza Virus Vaccine
• CDC Avian Influenza Vaccines
• HHS National Vaccine Program Office
• MILVAX

External Resources

• CIDRAP News: Avian Flu
• CIDRAP News: Pandemic Flu
• CIDRAP News: Swine Flu
• Google News
• CNN.com
• Food Safety: World Health Organization - International Food Safety Authorities Network
• Fact Sheet, Influenza: Pigs, People and Public Health
• WHO Rapid Advice Guidelines on pharmacological management of humans infected with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus
• WHO recommendations on the use of rapid testing for influenza diagnosis
• WHO Interim Infection Control
• Poster - Bird Flu & You: A Quick Guide to Protecting Yourself and Your Family from Bird (Pandemic) Flu
• WHO Checklist for Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Planning
• WHO Case Definitions for Human Infections with Influenza A(H5N1) Virus
• World Health Organization (WHO) Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza (H5N1)
• WHO recommendations relating to travelers

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