Pandemic Flu Preparation
Preparing for a pandemic is a lot like preparing for a natural disaster or a terrorist attack so even if pandemic flu does not strike in our lifetime it's still a good idea to be prepared for whatever comes our way.
Pandemic Preparation Basics
Pandemic preparation requires an investment in time and money in order to prepare for an eventual pandemic flu that could paralyze services for weeks or months.
Pandemic preparation requires an investment in time and money in order to prepare for an eventual pandemic flu that could paralyze services for weeks or months.
Faith-based and Community Pandemic Preparedness Checklist
Communities and faith-based organizations can accompany their pandemic preparedness plan with this handy checklist from pandemicflu.gov.
Communities and faith-based organizations can accompany their pandemic preparedness plan with this handy checklist from pandemicflu.gov.
Pandemic Flu Planning Checklist for Businesses
Businesses will find this pandemic flu planning checklist useful. The Department of Health and Human Services has published this list on the US government pandemic flu website, www.pandemicflu.gov.
Businesses will find this pandemic flu planning checklist useful. The Department of Health and Human Services has published this list on the US government pandemic flu website, www.pandemicflu.gov.
Pandemic Flu Planning Checklists for Schools and Universities
Pandemicflu.gov provides these checklists for daycares, pre-schools, primary and secondary schools and universities. School and university students are particularly susceptible to contagious diseases, so the US government recommends that schools prepare for pandemic flu.
Pandemicflu.gov provides these checklists for daycares, pre-schools, primary and secondary schools and universities. School and university students are particularly susceptible to contagious diseases, so the US government recommends that schools prepare for pandemic flu.
Pandemic Planning Checklists for Healthcare Institutions
Pandemicflu.gov provides these planning tools and checklists for healthcare institutions. During a pandemic flu the World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that healthcare institutions will be overloaded. Careful planning will help healthcare facilities avoid a collapse in patient care.
Pandemicflu.gov provides these planning tools and checklists for healthcare institutions. During a pandemic flu the World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that healthcare institutions will be overloaded. Careful planning will help healthcare facilities avoid a collapse in patient care.
How to Spend Money to Prevent Bird Flu
The UN and the World Bank propose money be donated to developing countries that have reported bird flu outbreaks.
The UN and the World Bank propose money be donated to developing countries that have reported bird flu outbreaks.
Should I Take Bird Flu Seriously?
Ten essential bird flu questions answered about the risk of an avian influenza pandemic and the prevention measures available.
Ten essential bird flu questions answered about the risk of an avian influenza pandemic and the prevention measures available.
Virologist Robert Webster on Avian Influenza, Bird Flu, and SARS
Virologist Robert Webster of St. Jude Children's Hospital has dedicated his life to studying emerging pandemic influenza, antiviral drugs and vaccines. He has studied the H5N1 avian influenza virus since the first case was documented in Hong Kong in 1997.
Virologist Robert Webster of St. Jude Children's Hospital has dedicated his life to studying emerging pandemic influenza, antiviral drugs and vaccines. He has studied the H5N1 avian influenza virus since the first case was documented in Hong Kong in 1997.
Pros and Cons of Pandemic Stockpiling
Pandemic flu could arise from avian flu and you may find yourself stockpiling antiviral drugs and masks to protect yourself and your family from a pandemic, but you should know about the issues surrounding pandemic stockpiling before creating a stockpile yourself.
Pandemic flu could arise from avian flu and you may find yourself stockpiling antiviral drugs and masks to protect yourself and your family from a pandemic, but you should know about the issues surrounding pandemic stockpiling before creating a stockpile yourself.