Planning Information for Pandemic Influenza by Topic

Contents

• General
• Workplace
• Fire/EMS and Police Personnel
• Handling of Mass Fatalities
• Hospitals
• Personnel (Local Government)

General

• Controlling the Spread of Contagious Diseases: Quarantine and Isolation - American Red Cross
• County Officials Can Help Prepare for Influenza Pandemic, by Donna Brown and Carol Moehrle -  National Association of County Officials
• Emerging Infectious Diseases: Avian Influenza - National Association of County and City Health Officials 
• Legal Authorities for Control of Communicable Diseases  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Isolation and Quarantine Forms and Resources - Washington State Department of Health
• Isolation and Quarantine: Preparedness and Clinical Requirements - Seattle-King County Public Health - Includes seminar information  on public health tools of quarantine and isolation to contain infectious outbreaks
• Pandemic Flu - King County Emergency Services
• Pandemic Flu Fact Sheet ( 114 KB) - Pierce County Emergency Management - Instructions for Citizens
• Pandemic Influenza  Planning Overview - Washington State Department of Health
• Preparing for a Local Crisis within a Global Pandemic, Symposium Papers, Public Entity Risk Institute, June 19-23, 2006
• Preparedness Planning for State Health Officials: Nature's Terrorist Attack - Pandemic Influenza, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 2002
• Preparing for a Pandemic Influenza: A Primer for Governors and Senior State Officials (  1.12 MB), National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices
• WHO Checklist for Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Planning ( 138 KB), World Health Organization, Department of Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response, Global Influenza Programme, WHO/CDS/CSR/GIP/2005.4

Workplace

• Buinsess Contingency Planning - Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota  
  • 10-Point Framework for Pandemic Influenza Business Contingency Planning - Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota  - registration required for free copy
  • CIDRAP Links
• Workplace Planning  - Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Pandemic Flu Resources for Businesses and Community Organizations - Seattle-King County Public Health
• Pandemic Influenza: Planning Guide for Business (  1.28 MB) A Companion Resource to Explaining Pandemic Influenza, Calgary Health Region (Canada), March 2006
• Pandemic Influenza Planning Guide for Iowa Businesses (  88 KB), Iowa Department of Public Health,  January 2006
• Influenza Pandemic Planning Information for Business Continuity, New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development, Updated May 2006 
  • Information Kit for Infrastructure Providers, New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development
• Ready Business -  Plan to Stay in Business, Continuity of Business - U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Fire/EMS and Police Personnel

• U.S. Fire Administration Pandemic Flu Planning Resources
• NFPA Standard 1581 - Fire Department Infection Control Program (NFPA Description)
• Ch 296-305 WAC - Safety Standards for Fire Fighters
  • WAC 296-305-02501 - Emergency Medical Protection
• Ch. 296-823 - Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
• Law Enforcement Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist - Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• The Pandemic Influenza Plan: Implications for Local Law Enforcement, by Lee Colwell, D.P.A., Assoc. Director (Retired), FBI, and President, Pegasus Research Foundation, Little Rock, Arkansas, Police Chief, January 2006 
• Prepare and Prevent (Fire Personnel) - Final article in series on Avian Bird Flu: Preparation and Response - International Association of  Fire Chiefs (IACP)
• Quarantines: The Law Enforcement Role, prepared by Charles Friend, Police Chief, February 2006
• 2003 SARS Outbreak: The Response of the Toronto Police Service, by Julian Fantino, Commissioner, Emergency Management, Province of Ontario, and Former Chief of Police, Toronto Police Service, Canada, Police Chief, April 2005

Handling of Mass Fatalities

• Guidelines for Handling of Mass Fatalities During an Influenza Epidemic, Appendix I, Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan, Public Health Agency of Canada, 2006
• Management of Dead Bodies After Disasters: A Field Manual for First Responders - Pan American Health Organization
• Mass Fatality Planning  - Virginia Department of Health, Office of Coroner
• A Working Group Consensus Statement on Mass-Fatality Planning for Pandemics and Disasters, Elin A. Gursky, Journal of Homeland Security, July 2007 - Homeland Security Institute

Hospitals and Health Care

• Guidelines for NonTraditional Sites and Workers, Appendix J, Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan, September 2004
• Hospital Emergency Incident Command System - California Emergency Medical Services Authority
• Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers - U.S. Department of Labor
• What Hospitals Should Do to Prepare for an Influenza Pandemic, by Richard Waldhorn, M.D. and Eric Toner, M.D.,  Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. Volume 4, Number 4, 2006, Center for Biosecurity, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Personnel (Local Government)

• Local Government Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Planning Documents - MRSC
• Emergency Planning at the Local Level - Contains sample personnel policies relating to "snow days" suggested as a  methodolgy to follow to account for missed days and other emergencies