Planning Toolkit > Latest Recommendations
Last reviewed Aug 1, 2011
NOTE: Please go to Government Watch for most current Novel Influenza H1N1 guidelines.
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CDC. Recommended influenza vaccines for the U.S. 2010-11 season. Aug 9, 2010 [Full text]
Talbott TR, Babcock, H, Caplan AL, et al. Revised SHEA position paper: influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel. Position paper from Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2010; 31:10 [Full text – PDF]
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American Health Lawyers Association. Community pan-flu preparedness: a checklist of key legal issues for healthcare providers. Jul 2008 [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]
Business Development Bank of Canada. What businesses need to know about pandemic flu planning. May 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Cabinet Office (UK). Planning for a possible influenza pandemic—a framework for planners preparing to manage deaths. Released Aug 30, 2007, updated Mar 2009. [Full text - PDF]
CDC/DHS. Guidance for businesses and employers to plan and respond to the 2009-2010 influenza season. Feb 22, 2010 [Full text]
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]
CDC. Interim public health guidance for the use of facemasks and respirators in non-occupational community settings during an influenza pandemic. Released May 3, 2007 [Full text]
Department of Health/Health Protection Agency (UK). Pandemic flu guidance for businesses: risk assessment in the occupational setting. Mar 27, 2009 [Link to full report]
DHS. Pandemic influenza: Best practices and model protocols. Apr 2007 [Full text - PDF]
HHS/DHS. Guidance on allocating and targeting pandemic influenza vaccine. Jul 23, 2008 [Full text - PDF]
HHS. Interim guidance for cargo trucking crews for the prevention of pandemic influenza. Mar 23, 2009 [Full text]
This draft interim guidance is meant to inform and educate cargo trucking management and crew personnel about precautions and appropriate work practices to minimize exposure and prevent workplace-related transmission of flu in the event of a pandemic.
HHS. Interim guidance for cleaning crew for a truck cab when the driver or helper is visibly ill during an influenza pandemic. Mar 23, 2009 [Full text]
Guidelines for cleaning a truck cab after a truck arrives with a driver or helper suspected to have pandemic.
HHS. Take the Lead: Make an Impact! Pandemic toolkits released Nov 30, 2007 [Web site]
Mawani A. Making a case for investing in pandemic preparedness. Jun 2008 [Full text - PDF]
Minnesota Pandemic Ethics Project. For the good of us all: ethically rationing health resources in Minnesota in a severe influenza pandemic. Preliminary report released Jan 30, 2009 [Link to full text]
Minnesota Pandemic Ethics Project. Implementing ethical frameworks for rationing scarce health resources in Minnesota during severe influenza pandemic. Preliminary report released Jan 30, 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 Governors Association Center for Best Practices. Sustaining the state workforce: strategies for effective pandemic planning. Released Feb 19, 2009 [Full text - PDF]
NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health). Protecting poultry workers from avian influenza (bird flu). Released May 2008 [Full text]
OSHA. Guidance on preparing workplaces for an influenza pandemic. Released Feb 6, 2007 [Full text]
OSHA. Pandemic influenza preparedness and response guidance for healthcare workers and healthcare employers. Released May 21, 2007 [Full text]
Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America. North American plan for avian & pandemic influenza. Released Aug 21, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
UN System Influenza Coordination. Avian and pandemic influenza coordination: a resource guide for UN country teams. 2008 [Full text - PDF]
US Chamber of Commerce. It's not flu as usual: an H1N1 business preparedness guide. Sep 18, 2009 [Full text]
WHO. Avian influenza, including influenza A (H5N1), in humans; WHO interim infection control guideline for health care facilities. Revised May 10, 2007 [Full text]
WHO. Clinical management of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. Aug 15, 2007 [Full text]
WHO. Pandemic Phase Descriptions and Main Actions by Phase. Apr 26, 2009. Chart showing new WHO pandemic phases, descriptions, and main actions [Full text – PDF]
WHO. Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response: A WHO guidance document. Apr 26, 2009 [Full text – PDF] Updates the Mar 2005 WHO Global Influenza Preparedness Plan, role and recommendations for national measures before and during pandemics. Document covers changes in pandemic phases descriptions.
WHO. WHO guidelines for investigation of human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1). Jan 2007 [Full text]
Writing Committee of the Second World Health Organization Consultation on Clinical Aspects of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus. Update on avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection in humans. N Engl J Med 2008 Jan 17;358(3) [Full text]
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