Recommended Web Sites

Pandemic Flu: Know What To Do About The Flu - The US Department of Health and Human Services offers this information.

Ten Things You Need to Know About Pandemic Influenza - The World Health Organization has come up with this list of the most important points about pandemic influenza.

Pandemic Flu – Trust for America's Health (TFAH) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to saving lives by protecting the health of every community and working to make disease prevention a national priority.

CDC Resources for Pandemic Flu - This site, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), contains links to software for tracking flu outbreaks, work loss, plus preparedness tools for professionals and links to more specific flu topics.

Pandemic Preparedness - This page from the World Health Organization, provides information on influenza pandemics.

Epidemic! The World of Infectious Disease - This great exhibit appeared at the American Museum of Natural History in 1999, but you can see the exhibit online.

Epidemics of the Past - InfoPlease offers this historical account smallpox.

Flu.gov – PandemicFlu.gov provides comprehensive government-wide information on pandemic influenza and avian influenza for the general public, health and emergency preparedness professionals, policy makers, government and business leaders, school systems, and local communities.

Get Ready - Read basic information about influenza and flu pandemics, including a free chapter from the APHA’s Control of Communicable Diseases Manual on identification and transmission of influenza. This page contains other valuable links to resources about school closing, quarantine, etc.

Historical Epidemics - The Body, an AIDS/HIV resource site has prepared this history of epidemics.

HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan - The HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan is a blueprint for pandemic influenza preparation and response. It provides guidance to national, state, and local policy makers and health departments.

Influenza Pandemics: How They Start, How They Spread, and Their Potential Impact - The National Vaccine Program Office of the US Department of Health and Human Services has created this site. The National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) has responsibility for coordinating and ensuring collaboration among the many federal agencies involved in vaccine and immunization activities.

Influenza Pandemics of the 20th Century - This site, on Emerging Infectious Diseases, at the CDC offers an excellent history of pandemics.

Pandemic Flu - This page, from the American Red Cross, provides helpful definitions and concise information about the topic.  It provides sections on overview, plan, action, resources, etc.  The Resources section provides PDF documents on a variety of topics in both English and Spanish.

Pandemic Flu: A Planning Guide for Educators - This identifies issues for educators to consider in the event of pandemic flu, seasonal flu, and what can be done to limit the spread of the disease.

Pandemic Flu: What to do!  What to do! - Information about pandemic flu, written for children, this page contains factual information, checklists, links to sample emergency contact sheets, and a resources section of other family-friendly information.

Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers - OSHA has created this guide.