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H1N1 Lessons Learned
Resources from CIDRAP's Promising Practices: Pandemic Preparedness Tools
Resources from Others
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Simmerman JM, Suntarattiwong P, Levy J, et al. Influenza virus contamination of common household surfaces during the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic in Bangkok, Thailand: implications for contact transmission. Clin Infect Dis 2010 (published online Sep 27) [Abstract]
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H1N1 Lessons Learned
Simmerman JM, Suntarattiwong P, Levy J, et al. Influenza virus contamination of common household surfaces during the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic in Bangkok, Thailand: implications for contact transmission. Clin Infect Dis 2010 (published online Sep 27) [Abstract]
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Resources from CIDRAP's Promising Practices: Pandemic Preparedness Tools
Caring for the sick at home when it's the only option. From Lincoln County Public Health (Wyoming) [http://www.publichealthpractices.org/practice/caring-sick-home-when-its-only-option-wy]
Contains a DVD that explains home care and steps needed to prepare for home care
Home care guide: Providing care at home during pandemic flu. From the Santa Clara County Public Health Department (California) [http://www.publichealthpractices.org/practice/home-care-guide-providing-care-home-during-pandemic-flu-ca-0]
Comprehensive guidebook that covers all facets of home care needed during a pandemic. See page 39 for detailed instruction on home stockpiling.
Stay At Home Toolkit for Influenza. From the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (Maryland) [http://www.publichealthpractices.org/practice/stay-home-toolkit-influenza-md]
Detailed guidebook that covers the basics of home care. Issues related to pets can be found on page 26
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Resources from Others
American Red Cross. Home care for pandemic flu. 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Fact sheet covers basic hydration maintenance, infection control, and fever reduction.
American Red Cross. Family preparedness fact sheet [Full text - PDF]
Describes the symptoms of influenza and basic steps that can be taken to prevent infection.
American Red Cross. Preparing for a flu pandemic fact sheet: coping and emotional well-being [Full text - PDF]
Talks about ways to cope with a pandemic and build psychological resilience.
CDC. Home care guidance: physician directions to patient/parent. Sep 24, 2009 [Full text]
CDC. Household transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, San Antonio, Texas, USA, April-May 2009. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Apr [Full text]
CDC. Caring for someone sick at home. Dec 5, 2009 [Full text]
CIDRAP. Personal pandemic preparedness resource list. Updated frequently [Web page]
Cowling BJ, Chan KH, Fang VJ, et al. Comparative epidemiology of pandemic and seasonal influenza A in households. N Engl J Med 2010 Jun 10;362(23):2175-84 [Full text]
France AM, Jackson M, Schrag S, et al. Household transmission of 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus after a school-based outbreak in New York City, April-May 2009. J Infect Dis 2010 (published online Feb 25) [Abstract]
HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Home health care during an influenza pandemic: issues and resources. AHRQ Publication No. 08-0018. Released Jul 8, 2008 [Full text]
Public Health Agency of Canada. How to look after someone at home with H1N1 flu virus (human swine flu). May 3, 2009 [Full text]
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