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Flu Resource Library
UNICEF’s Site Addresses Children and Bird Flu
January 11, 2007
Modeling Community Containment for Pandemic Influenza: A Letter Report
Institute of Medicine
December 2006
Pandemic Flu "Table Top" Exercise Brings Health Experts, Businesses, and Community Groups Together (Windows Media - 26MB)
October 2006
Pandemic Influenza Issue Briefs
Trust for America's Health's (TFAH) sector-specific issue briefs describe the potential impacts of a pandemic and planning steps for the following groups to take:
Pandemic Influenza: Warning Children at Risk
October, 2007
Pandemic Flu and the Potential for U.S. Economic Recession
March, 2007
Pandemic Influenza: The State of the Science
Report issued by TFAH and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Oct. 4, 2006
Disease mitigation in the control of pandemic influenza
Inglesby TV, Nuzzo JB, O'Toole T, Henderson DA.
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism 2006
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
CARE Avian and Pandemic Influenza Briefing (PPT)
September 2006
Government-wide pandemic implementation grid by month
"A Killer Flu?"
This report issued by 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.
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
LA County Department of Public Health Acute Communicable Disease Control
This site offers translated pandemic flu preparedness brochures.
Web Flu Resources
U.S. Government
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Pandemicflu.gov is the official U.S. government web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza. Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Pandemic Planning Update: Report from DHHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt on March 13, 2006.
- Pandemic Planning Update II: Report from DHHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt on June 29, 2006.
- Pandemic Planning Update III: Report from DHHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt on Nov. 13, 2006
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. Agency for International Development (USAID)
International
Disaster Recovery Institute International
International Disaster Recovery Association
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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 Public Health Association
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
Other
National Conference of State Legislatures
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.