Pandemic Influenza
To provide information resources and promote community, business, and individual planning efforts to prepare for a future influenza pandemic.
Basic information on pandemic flu
Larimer County Pandemic Flu Planning Web Page
Local Presentations on Pandemic Influenza
Presentation to Medical Staff at Poudre Valley Hospital, March 21, 2006
- Powerpoint slides, "Pandemics Happen" [Powerpoint] (Note: large file, 11 MB)
- Community Leader's Awareness Meeting, Dec. 6, 2005
Related Internet Sites
U.S. Government Official Information
WHO - World Health Organization
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy - CIDRAP
Bird/Pandemic Flu in the News
Good overviews of Pandemic Influenza
Helping people help themselves - The Flu Wiki
- The Flu Wiki (A "wiki" is a collaborative website to which anyone can add information, although the editors can remove information that may be inappropriate.) A Wiki allows the rapid creation of web information using the knowledge and talent of hundreds or thousands of people all around the world. Although most of the information on this very extensive web site is valuable, not all of the information has been confirmed by studies. Use what you find to be helpful and convincing.
General Emergency Preparedness
Communicating pandemic influenza to the public
Books about Influenza Pandemics
- John Barry, The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History, 2004 (Read the book that George W. Bush read this summer!)
- Alfred W. Crosby, America's Forgotten Pandemic, The Influenza of 1918. (Older, but much shorter than Barry's book above)
- National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine The Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Are We Ready? Workshop Summary (2005) Read it free online
Online streaming video
- A presentation at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, featuring Dr. Michael Osterholm, a well-known epidemiologist, and Helen Branswell, a Canadian reporter. The webcast takes about 1.5 hours (30 minutes by each speaker, 30 min of questions). (Before watching the video, you might want to download the PPT slides; the links are towards the bottom of the page if you scroll most of the way down.)
Pandemic preparedness for employers and businesses
- Pandemic Planning checklist for Businesses [pdf]
- Avian Flu - Preparing for the Worst by the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security
- OHDEN, the Occupational Health Disaster Expert Network: Pandemic Influenza Information Site for Workplace and Workforce Planning - links to many occupational/workforce pandemic flu sites
- Vancouver Coastal Health Pandemic Flu Plan - A health systems agency plan that looks very broadly at health care and community aspects of pandemic planning. Chapter headings listed below. Chapter 12 is most relevant to businesses.
- Chapter 1 - Introduction and Executive Summary
- Chapter 2 - The Health Impact of Pandemic Influenza etc.
- Chapter 3 - Surveillance
- Chapter 4 - Infection and Environment Control
- Chapter 5 - Self Care during an Influenza Pandemic
- Chapter 6 - Emergency Response
- Chapter 7 - Medical Management and Health Care Facilities
- Chapter 8 - Public Health Measures
- Chapter 9 - Vaccine and Antivirals
- Chapter 10 - Communications
- Chapter 11 - Handling and Disposal of the Deceased
- Chapter 12 - Private Sector
- Chapter 13 - Local Governments
- Chapter 14 - Glossary, References, Contact List
- Chapter 15 - Pandemic Influenza PowerPoint, Pandemic Influenza Immunization Certification
- New Zealand for Economic Development: Some countries close to the Southeast Asian avian flu cases have done more planning than others.
Example of a New Zealand Workplace Influenza Pandemic Health Plan
Example of a New Zealand Business Continuity Plan for Influenza Pandemic
Economic Impacts of Pandemic Influenza
Other Business Continuity Resources
Presentation to Larimer County Commissioners
Presentations to Business Organizations
Local Governments
Faith Communities and Non-Profit Service Organizations
