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H1N1 Lessons Learned
Articles from Source Weekly Briefing/Osterholm Briefing
Resources from Others
Background
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Economics
Ethics
General Preparedness and Planning
Recent Additions
Gindler J, Grohskopf LA, Biggerstaff M, et al. A model survey for assessing 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus disease burden in the workplace. Clin Infect Dis 2011 Jan 1;52(suppl 1):S173-S176 [Full text]
Trust for America's Health. Ready or not? Protecting the public's health from disease, disasters, and bioterrorism, 2010. Released Dec 14, 2010 [Links to press release & full report]
H1N1 Lessons Learned
Balicer RD, Barnett DJ, Thompson CB, et al. Characterizing hospital workers' willingness to report to duty in an influenza pandemic through threat- and efficacy-based assessment. BMC Public Health 2010 Jul 26;10:436 [Abstract]
CSA Standards. Voices from the H1N1 influenza pandemic front lines: a white paper about how Canada could do better next time. Jun 8, 2010. Report from Dec 15, 2009, CSA Standards roundtable on healthcare and emergency service sector pandemic preparedness. [Full text – PDF]
Gindler J, Grohskopf LA, Biggerstaff M, et al. A model survey for assessing 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus disease burden in the workplace. Clin Infect Dis 2011 Jan 1;52(suppl 1):S173-S176 [Full text]
Greater London Authority. Swine flu: the London response. Report from the London Assembly Health and Public Services Committee.. June 2010. [Full text – PDF]
IFPMA (International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations). Improving responses to future influenza pandemics: lessons from the 2009-10 H1N1 pandemic. June 24, 2010 [Full text - PDF]
Lynfield R. Lessons from Queens. Editorial commentary Journal of Infectious Diseases 2010;201:973-975 [Full text]
Martin R, Conseil A, Longstaff A, et al. Pandemic influenza control in Europe and the constraints resulting from incoherent public health laws. BMC Public Health 2010 Sep 3;10:532 [Full text]
Nature editors. A pandemic of hindsight? (Editorial). Nature 2010 Jun 24;465(7301):985 [Full text]
Nature editors. Lessons from a pandemic. (Editorial) Nature 2010 Jan 14;463(7278):135-6 [Full text]
Poland GA. The 2009-2010 influenza pandemic: effects on pandemic and seasonal vaccine uptake and lessons learned for seasonal vaccination campaigns. Vaccine 2010 (published online Aug 14) [Abstract]
Public Welfare Foundation. Paid sick days: attitudes and experiences. Report prepared by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. June 2010 [Full text – PDF]
Rousculp MD, Johnston SS, Palmer LA, et al. Attending work while sick: implication of flexible sick leave policies. J Occup Environ Med 2010 (published online Sep 25) [Abstract]
Sander B, Bauch CT, Fisman D, et al. Is a mass immunization program for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 good value for money? Evidence from the Canadian experience. Vaccine 2010 (published online Jul 17) [Abstract]
Schoch-Spana M, Bouri N, Rambhia KJ, et al. Stigma, health disparities, and the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: how to protect Latino farmworkers in future health emergencies. Biosecur Bioterror 2010 Sep 8;8(3):243-54 [Abstract]
Simeone C. The H1N1 2009 pandemic another Y2K. Continuity Insights May/June 2010. [Full text]
van der Vries E, Stelma FF, Boucher CAB. Emergence of a multidrug-resistant pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus. (Letter) N Engl J Med 2010 Sep 30;363:1381-2 [Full text]
Van Kerkhoven MD, Asikainen T, Becker NG, et al. Studies needed to address public health challenges of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: insights from modeling. (Commentary) PLoS Med 2010 Jun 1;(7)6: e1000275 [Full text]
Watson M. The 2009 H1N1 experience: policy implications for future infectious disease emergencies . Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science. June 2010, 8(2): 208-209. [Full text - PDF]
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Articles from Source Weekly Briefing/Osterholm Briefing
I-35 bridge collapse, part 1: Lessons for pandemic preparedness in your organization
Five major teaching points to apply to pandemic planning.
I-35 bridge collapse, part 2: How will your plan hold up under post-pandemic scrutiny?
Lessons learned include the dramatic difference between a sudden tragedy and a long-term disaster such as a pandemic, as well as what types of pointed questions continuity planners will face afterward.
Beyond the debate about pandemic severity lies a critical business continuity issue
The actual influenza case numbers, including deaths, will play a more limited role than you expect in determining the impact of the next pandemic on your business. Be sure to factor in the collateral damage—such as how to get key medicines like illness to your employees and their families.
How to avoid a dangerous hazard in the all-hazards approach
All-hazards preparedness is a sound aspect of girding your business. But it isn't enough for pandemic preparedness.
What does food industry preparedness mean for you? Plenty
If workers can't get access to food during a pandemic, how can they be expected to be available and willing to work?
Corporate pandemic preparedness
Michael Evangelides of Deloitte Consulting LLP highlights essential statistics from surveys on corporate pandemic preparedness involving financial, human resource, and risk officers.
How should businesses react to WHO pandemic influenza phases?
Are your preparedness plans linked to the list of six phases that the World Health Organization uses to categorize the threat of an influenza pandemic? Should they be? Better yet, can they be?
WHO phases of pandemic influenza alert
Sidebar to above article, detailing the six phases.
Will the water still run during a pandemic?
What has your company done to ensure an adequate water supply when key sectors may be faltering?
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Resources from Others
Background
ACP. The health care response to pandemic influenza. Position paper from the American College of Physicians. 2006 [Full text - PDF]
ASTHO. At-risk populations and pandemic influenza: planning guidance for state, territorial, tribal, and local health departments. Released Jun 30, 2008 [Full text]
Avery GH, Lawley M, Garret S, et al. Planning for pandemic influenza: lessons from the experiences of thirteen Indiana counties. J Homeland Secur Emerg Manage 2008;5(1):29 (published online Jul 2) [Abstract]
Australian Department of Health and Ageing. National pandemic influenza exercise: Exercise Cumpston 06 report. Released Jun 7, 2007 [Full text]
Barry JM. 1918 revisited: Lessons and suggestions for further inquiry. In: The threat of pandemic influenza: Are we ready? Institute of Medicine. Nov 16, 2004 [Full text]
Bartlett JG, Borio L. The current status of planning for pandemic influenza and implications for health care planning in the United States. Clin Infect Dis 2008;46 (published online Feb 14) [Abstract]
Belmont E, Leibold P, Osterholm M. Preparation will pay off: regardless of what happens with swine flu, pandemic bound to strike. (Commentary) Mod Healthc 2009 (published online May 4) [Full text]
Blendon RJ, Koonin LM, Benson JM, et al. Public response to community mitigation measures for pandemic influenza. Emerg Infect Dis 2008 May (published online Mar 28) [Full text - PDF]
Blumenshine P, Reingold A, Egerter S, et al. Pandemic influenza planning in the United States from a health disparities perspective. Emerg Infect Dis 2008 May (published online Mar 28) [Full text - PDF]
Coleman CH, Reis A. Potential penalties for health care professionals who refuse to work during a pandemic. (Commentary) JAMA 2008 Mar 26;299(12):1471-3 [Extract]
Conseil A, Mounier-Jack S, Coker R. Business continuity planning and pandemic influenza in Europe: an analysis of independent sector and national governments' guidance. Report from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine released Jun 4, 2008 (but dated Mar 31) [Full text - PDF]
Department of the Treasury (US), FBIIC, FSSCC, et al. The FBIIC/FSSCC pandemic flu exercise of 2007 after action report. Released Jan 24, 2008 [Full text - PDF]
CEO Forum Group. Re-thinking risk: Stuart Davis - HSBC. Interview. Nov 2007 [Full text]
GAO (US Government Accountability Office). Homeland Security: Observations on DHS and FEMA efforts to prepare for and respond to major and catastrophic disasters and address related recommendations and legislation. Testimony of William O. Jenkins, Jr. before U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-1142T. Jul 31, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
GAO (Government Accountability Office). Influenza pandemic: Challenges in preparedness and response. Testimony of Marcia Crosse before Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. GAO-05-863T. Jun 30, 2005 [Full text - PDF]
HHS. Pandemic planning update III: a report from Secretary Michael O. Leavitt. Nov 13, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
IOM (Institute of Medicine). Antivirals for pandemic influenza: guidance on developing a distribution and dispensing program. Released Apr 25, 2008 [Link to full text]
Jones DA, Nozick LK, Turnquist MA, et al. Pandemic influenza, worker absenteeism and impact on freight transportation. In: Proceedings of the 41st Hawaii International Conference on System Science, Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort, Waikoloa, Hawaii, Jan 7-10, 2008. [Full text - PDF]
Lister SA. Pandemic influenza: domestic preparedness efforts. CRS Report for Congress. Nov 10, 2005 [Full text - PDF]
Martin SD. Pandemic economics: financial survival for home care agencies in a bird flu outbreak. Home Health Care Manage Pract 2008 Jun;20(4):336-41 [Abstract]
Mawani A. Making a case for investing in pandemic preparedness. Jun 2008 [Full text - PDF]
Osterholm MT, Kelley N, McClure E, et al. Comments on federal Draft Guidance on Allocating and Targeting Pandemic influenza Vaccine. Submitted to HHS Dec 31, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Patel MS, Phillips CB, Pearce C, et al. General practice and pandemic influenza: a framework for planning and comparison of plans in five countries. PLoS ONE 2008 May 28;3(5):e2269 [Full text]
Poland GA, Jacobson RM, Targonski PV. Avian and pandemic influenza: An overview. Vaccine 2007 Apr 20;25(16):3057-61 [Abstract]
Sandman PM, Lanard J. Bird flu: communicating the risk. Perspect Health 2005;19(2) [Full text]
Scoones I, Forster P. The international response to highly pathogenic avian influenza: science, policy and politics. (STEPS Centre report) Released Oct 23, 2008 [Full text - PDF]
SteelFisher GK, Blendon RJ, Bekheit MM, et al. The public's response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. N Engl J Med 2010 May 19 online publication [Full text]
Trust for America’s Health/Infectious Diseases Society of America. Pandemic influenza: The state of the science. Oct 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Trust for America’s Health. Ready or not? Protecting the public’s health from disease, disasters, and bioterrorism, 2006. Released Dec 12, 2006 [Links to executive summary and full report]
US government. Federal guidance to assist states in improving state-level pandemic influenza operating plans. Mar 11, 2008 [Full text]
Utah Department of Health. Governor’s taskforce for pandemic influenza preparedness: Final report to Governor. Apr 3, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Watkins RE, Cooke FC, Donovan RJ, et al. Tackle the problem when it gets here: pandemic preparedness among small and medium businesses. Qual Health Res 2008 Jul;18(7):902-12 [Full text]
Webster RG, Govorkova EA. H5N1 influenza - continuing evolution and spread. N Engl J Med 2006 Nov 23;355(21):2174-7 [Full text]
White House Homeland Security Council. Fact sheet: Implementation of the national strategy for pandemic influenza: a one-year summary of efforts to better protect our nation against the threat of pandemic flu. Released Jul 17, 2007 [Full text]
WHO. H5N1 Avian influenza timeline. Updated frequently [Full text]
WHO. Options for the use of human H5N1 influenza vaccines and the WHO H5N1 vaccine stockpile. Released May 16, 2008 [Full text]
WHO. WHO recommendations relating to travelers coming from and going to countries experiencing outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza [Full text]
Zhong NS, Zeng GQ. Pandemic planning in China: applying lessons from severe acute respiratory syndrome. Respirology 2008 Mar;13(s1):S33-5 [Full text]
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Business Preparedness
AT&T. 2010 AT&T business continuity study: US national results. June 2010. [Full text – PDF]
American Health Lawyers Association. Community pan-flu preparedness: a checklist of key legal issues for healthcare providers. Jul 2008 [Full text - PDF]
Business Development Bank of Canada. What businesses need to know about pandemic flu planning. May 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Bureau of Justice Assistance (US Department of Justice). Guidelines for pandemic emergency preparedness planning: A road map for courts. Mar 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters. Influenza pandemic: Continuity planning guide for Canadian business. Mar 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters. Pandemic preparedness: 20-point checklist for small business [Full text - PDF]
Center for Technology and National Security Policy (National Defense University). Weathering the storm: Leading your organization through a pandemic. Nov 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Conference Board. Are businesses doing enough to prepare for a pandemic? Jul 2006 [Full text - Free registration required]
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Ireland. Business continuity planning: responding to an influenza pandemic-advice for business preparing for a pandemic. Feb 28, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, Australia. Business continuity guide for Australian business. Jan 3, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
DHS. Pandemic influenza: preparedness, response, and recovery - guide for critical infrastructure and key resources. Sept 19, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
DHS. Pandemic influenza: Best practices and model protocols. Apr 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Fonseca B. Eight-day IT outage would cripple most companies: Gartner survey finds business continuity plans lack ability to withstand longer outages. Computerworld 2008 (published online Jan 10) [Full text]
Freeman. Pandemic influenza business continuity planning guidelines. May 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Haworth, J. Communicable diseases: business continuity issues. Continuity Central [Full text - PDF]
HHS. Control of pandemic flu virus on environmental surfaces in homes and public places. Fact sheet released May 28, 2008 [Full text]
HHS. Proposed considerations for antiviral drug stockpiling by employers in preparation for an influenza pandemic. May 28, 2008 [Full text]
IFMA (International Facility Management Association). Pandemic preparedness manual. Dec 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Maldin-Morgenthau B, Toner E, Wilkinson D, et al. Roundtable discussion: corporate pandemic preparedness. Biosecur Bioterror 2007 Jun;5(2):168-73 [Full text]
Mawani A. Making a case for investing in pandemic preparedness. Jun 2008 [Full text - PDF]
Ministry of Economic Development, New Zealand. Business continuity planning guide. Dec 2009 [Full text - PDF]
NASCIO (National Association of State Chief Information Officers). Pandemic planning and response for state IT: where's my staff? Released Nov 12, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
National Infrastructure Advisory Council. The prioritization of critical infrastructure for a pandemic outbreak in the United States working group - Final report and recommendations by the council. Jan 16, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Ontario Chamber of Commerce. Pandemic planning tool kit. Released Aug 31, 2009 [Full text - PDF]
OSHA. Guidance for protecting workers against avian flu [Full text]
OSHA. Guidance for protecting workers against pandemic flu [Full text]
OSHA. Pandemic influenza preparedness and response guidance for healthcare workers and healthcare employers. Released May 21, 2007 [Full text]
Recovery Site Providers (ICM, IBM, HP and SunGard). Supplier statement of business continuity services relating to a pandemic. Nov 26, 2007 [Abstract]
Reese, LF. Can your business withstand a flu pandemic. Security Management. Nov 2007 [Full text]
San Francisco Department of Public Health. Pandemic influenza business continuity guide & template for San Francisco business. Oct 19, 2006 [Full text - Word]
Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America. North American plan for avian & pandemic influenza. Released Aug 21, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
SPRING Singapore. A flu pandemic business continuity guide for SMEs. Apr 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Thibodeau P. Financial firms confident about pandemic plans--but telecommuting may be wishful thinking. Computerworld 2008 (published online Jan 25) [Full text]
Thibodeau P. Pandemic planning not a priority in US, despite bird-flu threat. Computerworld Jul 3, 2007 [Full text]
Thibodeau P. Pandemic planning not at fever pitch. Computerworld Jul 16, 2007 [Full text]
Trades Union Congress (UK). Pandemic flu guidance for unions. Released Jun 15, 2007 [Full text]
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Asia Program. The avian flu challenge in Southeast Asia: The potential of public-private partnerships. Oct 2006 [Full text - PDF]
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Economics
Balicer RD, Huerta M, Davidovitch N, et al. Cost-benefit of stockpiling drugs for influenza pandemic. Emerg Infect Dis 2005 Aug;11(8) [Full text]
Public Welfare Foundation. Paid sick days: attitudes and experiences. Report prepared by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. June 2010 [Full text – PDF]
Sander B, Kwong JC, Bauch CT, et al. Economic appraisal of Ontario's universal influenza immunization program: a cost-utility analysis. PLoS Med 2010 Apr [Full text]
Trust for America’s Health. Pandemic flu and the potential for U.S. economic recession: A state-by-state analysis. Released Mar 22, 2007 [Links to news release and full report]
UK Financial Sector. Market Wide Exercise 2006 Report Executive summary of pandemic influenza exercise. Jan 4, 2007 [Full Text - PDF]
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Ethics
CDC. 2009 H1N1 and seasonal influenza and Hispanic communities: questions and answers. Feb 16, 2010 [Full text]
Bellagio Group. Statement of principles on social justice and influenza. Jul 2006 [Full text]
Garoon JP, Duggan PS. Discourses of disease, discourses of disadvantage: a critical analysis of National Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plans. Soc Sci Med 2008 Oct;67(7):1133-42 [Abstract]
Harvard Opinion Research Program (Harvard School of Public Health). Employers took many measures to protect employees and avoid business impact of H1N1 flu outbreak. Poll results released Jun 22, 2010 [Full text]
Irish Council for Bioethics. Ethical dilemmas in a pandemic: proceedings of the Irish Council for Bioethics Conference, 17th October 2006, Dublin. Released Aug 22, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Ives J, Greenfield S, Parry JM, et al. Healthcare worker's attitudes to working during pandemic influenza: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health 2009 Feb 12;9:56 [Abstract]
Kass N, Otto J, O'Brien D, et al. Ethics and severe pandemic influenza: maintaining essential functions through a fair and considered response. Biosecur Bioterr 2008 Sep;6(3):227-36 [Abstract]
Lemon SM, Hamburg MA, Sparling PF, et al. Ethical and Legal Considerations in Mitigating Pandemic Disease: Workshop Summary. Book from Board on Global Health and Institute of Medicine released Jun 11, 2007 [Full text]
Mackler N, Wilkerson W, Cinti S. Will first-responders show up for work during a pandemic? Lessons from a smallpox vaccination survey of paramedics. Disaster Management & Response 2007 5(2): 45-48 [Abstract]
National Ethics Advisory Committee (New Zealand, Ministry of Health). Ethical values for planning for and responding to a pandemic in New Zealand: A statement for discussion. Jul 2006 [Full text - PDF]
National Ethics Advisory Committee (New Zealand, Ministry of Health). Getting through together: ethical values for a pandemic. Jul 5, 2007 [Full text]
North Carolina Institute of Medicine. Stockpiling solutions: North Carolina's ethical guidelines for an influenza pandemic. Apr 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Public Engagement Pilot Project on Pandemic Influenza. Citizen voices on pandemic flu choices. Dec 2005 [Full text - PDF]
Thomas JC, Dasgupta N, Martinot A. Ethics in a pandemic: A survey of the state pandemic influenza plans. Am J Public Health 2007 (published online Apr 5) [Abstract]
University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics Pandemic Influenza Working Group. Ethical considerations in preparedness planning for pandemic influenza. Nov 2005 [Full text]
Vawter DE, Gervais KG, Garrett JE. Allocating pandemic influenza vaccines in Minnesota: Recommendations of the Pandemic Influenza Ethics Work Group. Vaccine 2007 Aug 29;25(35):6522-36 [Abstract]
WHO. Addressing ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning. Dec 12, 2008 [Full text]
WHO. Equitable access to therapeutic and prophylactic measures. Project on addressing ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning, working group one. Oct 20, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
WHO. Ethics of public health measures in response to pandemic influenza. Project on addressing ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning, working group two. Oct 6, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
WHO. Global consultation on addressing ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning. May 2007 [Full text]
WHO. The role and obligations of health-care workers during an outbreak of pandemic influenza. Project on addressing ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning, working group three. Sep 14, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
WHO. Issues that arise between governments when developing a multilateral response to a potential outbreak of pandemic influenza. Project on addressing ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning, working group four. Oct 21, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
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General Preparedness and Planning
APHA (American Public Health Association). APHA’s prescription for pandemic flu. Released Feb 22, 2007 [Full text]
Barnett DJ, Balicer RD, Lucey DR, et al. A systematic analytic approach to pandemic influenza preparedness planning. PLoS Med 2005 Dec;2(12) [Full text]
Blue Ribbon Commission on Mega-Catastrophes. Preparing for pandemic flu: A call to action. From Financial Services Roundtable. Nov 1, 2006 [Full text -PDF]
Buehler JW, Craig AS, Del Rio C, et al. Critical issues in responding to pandemic influenza. Conference Summary. Emerg Infect Dis 2006 Jul;12(7) [Full text]
Bureau of Justice Assistance (US Department of Justice). Guidelines for pandemic emergency preparedness planning: A road map for courts. Mar 2007 [Full text - PDF]
CDC. Interim pre-pandemic planning guidance: community strategy for pandemic influenza mitigation in the United States - Early, targeted, layered use of nonpharmaceutical interventions. Released Feb 1, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Center for Strategic and International Studies and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Avian influenza: breaking news and public health and surveillance readiness. Mar 23, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Chartered Management Institute, UK Cabinet Office. A decade of living dangerously: the business continuity management report 2009. Released Mar 2009. [Full text – PDF]
Report based on a survey of 1,012 UK senior executives says that 52% of organizations have a business continuity plan, up from 47% in 2008, but overall preparedness is "near-stagnant."
Conference Board. Is avian flu the next Y2K? Can we afford to think so? May 2006 [Full text - Free registration required]
Coker R, Mounier-Jack S. How prepared is Europe for pandemic influenza? An analysis of national plans. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Apr 2006 [Abstract]
Coker R, Mounier-Jack S. Pandemic influenza preparedness in the Asia-Pacific region: An analysis of selected national plans. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Apr 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Fauci AS. Pandemic influenza threat and preparedness. Emerg Infect Dis 2006 Jan;12(1):73-7 [Full text]
Fedson DS. Meeting the challenge of influenza pandemic preparedness in developing countries. (Perspective) Emerg Infect Dis 2009 Mar (published online Feb 2) [Full text - PDF]
Holmberg SD, Layton CJ, Ghneim G, et al. State plans for containment of pandemic influenza. Emerg Infect Dis 2006 Sep;12(9) [Full text]
Horstick O, Kaiser R, Ciotti M, et al. Europe makes progress in preparing for influenza pandemic, but further work needed. Eurosurveillance Weekly 2005 Nov 17;10(11) [Full text]
IDSA (Infectious Diseases Society of America). Detailed comments on the core document and annexes of the HHS pandemic preparedness and response plan. Oct 26, 2004 [Full text]
IFMA (International Facility Management Association). Pandemic preparedness manual. Dec 2006 [Full text - PDF]
IFPMA (International Federation of International Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations). Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Business Continuity Planning for the Global Healthcare Industry. Released Jan 22, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Inglesby TV, Nuzzo JB, O’Toole T, et al. Disease mitigation measures in the control of pandemic influenza. Biosecurity Bioterrorism 2006 Dec;4(4) [Full text - PDF]
IOM. Modeling community containment for pandemic influenza: A letter report. Released Dec 11, 2006 [Full text]
IOM. Reusability of facemasks during an influenza pandemic: Facing the flu (2006). Prepublication copy [Full text]
Itzwerth RL, MacIntyre CR, Shan S, et al. Pandemic influenza and critical infrastructure dependences: possible impact on hospitals. MJA 2006 Nov 185 (10): (suppl) 70-72 [Full text]
Maldin B, Criss K. Risky Business: Planning for Pandemic Flu. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2006;4(3). [Full text - PDF]
Meltzer MI. Pandemic influenza, reopening schools, and returning to work. (Commentary) Emerg Infect Dis 2008 Mar;14(3):509-10 [Full text]
NAACHO. Local health department guide to pandemic influenza planning. Version 1.0. Jul 2006 [Full text - PDF]
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices. Preparing for a pandemic influenza: a primer for governors and senior state officials. Released Jul 18, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices. Sustaining the state workforce: strategies for effective pandemic planning. Released Feb 19, 2009 [Full text - PDF]
National Public Health Information Coalition. NPHIC Pandemic Flu Resources launched Mar 23, 2009. [Web site]
Pandemic flu materials for local, state and federal communicators, and pandemic flu communication partner; intended to facilitate exchanging information and learning from each other’s efforts to build consistent, effective messages.
Osterholm MT. Preparing for the next pandemic. Foreign Aff 2005 Jul/Aug;84(4) [Full text]
Osterholm MT. Unprepared for a pandemic. Foreign Aff 2007 Mar/Apr;86(20) [Full text - PDF]
Philpott D. Pandemic preparedness: A special report from Homeland Defense Journal. Jun 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Philpott D. Pandemic preparedness handbook. Homeland Defense Journal. Jan 1, 2007 [Full text]
Scanlon J, McMahon T, van Haaster C. Handling mass death by integrating the management of disasters and pandemic: Lessons from the Indian Ocean tsunami, the spanish flu and other incidents. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management 2007 Jun;15(2):80–94 [Abstract]
Schoch-Spana M, Franco C, Nuzzo JB, et al. Community engagement: Leadership tool for catastrophic health events. Biosecurity Bioterrorism 2007 Jan:5(1) [Full text]
Smith DJ. Predictability and preparedness in influenza control. (Perspective) Science 2006 Apr 21;312(5772):392-4 [Full text]
Trust for America's Health. Ready or not? Protecting the public's health from disease, disasters, and bioterrorism, 2010. Released Dec 14, 2010 [Links to press release & full report]
Tsang KWT, Eng P, Liam CK, et al. H5N1 influenza pandemic: contingency plans. (Comment) Lancet 2005 Aug 13;366(9485):533-4 [Full text - Access requires free registration]
US Fire Administration. Pandemic influenza: planning and preparation best practice model. Dec 8, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
US Chamber of Commerce. It's not flu as usual: an H1N1 business preparedness guide. Sep 18, 2009 [Full text]
US House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security. Getting beyond getting ready for pandemic influenza. Released Jan 14, 2009 [Full text - PDF]
Utah Department of Health. Governor’s taskforce for pandemic influenza preparedness: Final report to Governor. Apr 2007 [Full text - PDF]
WHO. Clinical management of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. Aug 15, 2007 [Full text]
WHO Writing Group. Nonpharmaceutical interventions for pandemic influenza, international measures. Emerg Infect Dis 2006 Jan;12(1) [Full text]
WHO Writing Group. Nonpharmaceutical interventions for pandemic influenza, national and community measures. Emerg Infect Dis 2006 Jan;12(1) [Full text]
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