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Flu Resource Library
“Guide for the Community - How to Recognize and Prevent Avian Influenza in Poultry and Humans”. (PDF)
Carol Sherman, Country Director of CARE Vietnam, new prevention guide.
Sept 2006
“Updated! CARE Avian and Pandemic Influenza Briefing. PowerPoint Presentation - September 2006
Government-wide pandemic implementation grid by month
"A Killer Flu?" This report issued by Trust for America's Health (TFAH) found that over half a million Americans could die and over 2.3 million could be hospitalized if a moderately severe strain of a pandemic flu virus hits the U.S. TFAH provides a series of detailed recommendations to help ensure the U.S. is better prepared regardless of whether a pandemic occurs as soon as this year or in several years.
The Coming Influenza Pandemic: Lessons from the Past to the Future, by Michael M. Patterson PhD.
Editorial: The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
November 2005
Department of Health and Human Services Pandemic Flu Funding Request for FY 2007
Influenza Legislation taken up by 1st Session of 109th Congress
This fact sheet contains all bill numbers, descriptions and status information.
A Potential Influenza Pandemic: Possible Macroeconomic Effects and Policy Issues
Congressional Budget Office assessment of the economic impact of an avian flu pandemic.
December 8, 2005
The Next Pandemic? Laurie Garrett
Foreign Affairs, July/August 2005
Preparing for the Next Pandemic
Michael T. Osterholm
Foreign Affairs, July/August 2005
Pandemic Planning and Preparedness Guidelines for the UN System
Too Little, Too Late: The Bush Administration's Record of Failure in Preparing for Pandemic Flu
HELP Committee Minority Report
May 3, 2006
Center for Biosecurity of UPMC Comments on the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: Implementation Plan May 5, 2006
CRS Report for Congress: Avian Influenza: Agricultural Issues
Jim Monke, Analyst in Agricultural Policy
Updated August 14, 2006
Flu Planning Brochures
It’s Not Flu As Usual: What Individuals and Families Need to Know About Pandemic Flu
This brochure includes steps your family can take to be better prepared in the event of a pandemic flu outbreak.
- Download a printer-friendly version of this brochure
It's Not Flu As Usual: What Businesses Need to Know About Pandemic Flu Planning
It's Not Flu As Usual: What Health Care Professionals Need to Know About Pandemic Flu
It's Not Flu As Usual: What Faith-Based and Community Organizations Need to Know About Pandemic Flu Planning
Web Flu Resources
U.S. Government
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Agriculture
- USDA Releases 180-Day Report on Avian Influenza Efforts and Supplemental Spending From Secretary Mike Johanns
June 29, 2006
- Avian Influenza, USDA Effort and Response
- USDA Questions and Answers, Avian Influenza March 2006
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- A situation update on the USAID's international response to Avian Influenza.
International
World Health Organization
- Pandemic influenza preparedness and mitigation in refugee and displaced population: WHO Guidelines for humanitarian agencies (April 2006)
Disaster Recovery Institute International
Interaction
International Disaster Recovery Association
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
SOS International
Universities/Public Health Centers
Center for Biosecurity, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Public Health and Medical
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
American Lung Association
American Medical Association
American Public Health Association
American Red Cross
Association of Professionals in Infectious Control and Epidemiology
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Council on State and Territorial Epidemiologists
Infectious Diseases Society of America
National Association of County and City Health Officials
National Business Group on Health
Trust for America's Health
Other
National Conference of State Legislatures
Flu Wiki: Web log resource to help local communities prepare for and perhaps cope with a possible influenza pandemic.
TFAH Forum on Business and Pandemic Flu Preparedness
A pandemic flu outbreak could severely disrupt the nation's businesses and the economy. Experts from government, academia and the private sector provide advice on how your organization can better prepare for the many challenges posed by an influenza outbreak, and communicate effectively to your stakeholders.
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