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Updated 07/2010
Planning Information for a Pandemic by Topic
Contents
- General
- Workplace
- Fire/EMS and Police Personnel
- Handling of Mass Fatalities
- Hospitals
- Personnel (Local Government)
- Public Utilities
General
- Controlling the Spread of Contagious Diseases: Quarantine and Isolation - American Red Cross
- Emerging Infectious Diseases - Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
- Influenza Preparedness Resources - National Association of County and City Health Officials
- 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
- Legal Authorities for Isolation and Quarantine - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pandemic Influenza Plan Summary - Washington State Department of Health
- Papers from Flu Pandemic Symposium, Public Entity Risk Institute, June 19-23, 2006
- Preparing for a Pandemic Influenza: A Primer for Governors and Senior State Officials (
), National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices
- WHO Checklist for Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Planning ( 1), World Health Organization, Department of Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response, Global Influenza Programme, WHO/CDS/CSR/GIP/2005.4
Workplace
- Workplace Planning - Flu.gov
- Pandemic Flu Resources for Businesses and Community Organizations - Seattle-King County Public Health
- Ready Business - Plan to Stay in Business, Continuity of Business - U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Fire/EMS and Police Personnel
- NFPA Standard 1581 - Fire Department Infection Control Program (NFPA Description)
- Ch 296-305 WAC - Safety Standards for Fire Fighters
- Ch. 296-823 - Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
- Law Enforcement Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist - Flu.gov
- 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
- Resources for Law Enforcement - King County
- 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 Preparedness Planning - MRSC
- Emergency Planning at the Local Level - Contains sample personnel policies relating to "snow days" suggested as a methodology to follow to account for missed days and other emergencies
Public Utilities
- Water System Preparedness and Best Practices for Pandemic Influenza, by Philip Van Atta and Robert Newsad, Journal AWWA, January 2009 AWWA Online Journal (Requires Login) MRSC Library Loan
- Water and Wastewater Sector Pandemic Influenza Planning Guidelines, Alberta (), Alberta (Canada) Emergency Management Agency