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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Activities
- Pandemic
Planning Update (PDF) (1.09MB), March 13, 2006
This report provides status on five key planning areas: monitoring and surveillance, vaccines, antiviral medications, state and local preparedness, and communications. - HHS
Pandemic Influenza Plan Fact Sheet
Provides brief overview of the 395-page plan- HHS Pandemic
Influenza Plan
Supplies guidance to national, state, and local policy makers and health departments, outlining key roles and responsibilities during a pandemic and specifying preparedness needs and opportunities.
- HHS Pandemic
Influenza Plan
- Computer
Model Examines Strategies to Mitigate Potential U.S. Flu
Pandemic (National Institute of General Medical
Sciences)
Read about research, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), that uses computer modeling to predict results of different actions to reduce the number of cases and slow the spread of pandemic flu. Includes video clip of two scenarios. - FDA Approves New Laboratory Test to Detect Human Infections with Avian Influenza A/H5 Viruses
- HHS Buys Additional Antiviral Medication as Preparations for Potential Influenza Pandemic Continue
- HHS Buys Additional Vaccine As Preparations For Potential Influenza Pandemic Continue
- HHS Buys Vaccine and Antivirals in Preparation for a Potential Influenza Pandemic
- Terrorism and
Other Public Health Emergencies: A Reference Guide for the
Media
How to quickly and clearly communicate terrorism and public health emergency messages to the public - Questions
and Answers on the Executive Order Adding Potentially Pandemic
Influenza Viruses to the List of Quarantinable Diseases
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Understand what the President's Executive Order says through a series of questions and answers.
Other Federal Agency Activities
- Avian
Influenza (U.S. Department of State)
Provides overview of State Department actions - Avian
Influenza Response (U.S. Agency for International
Development)
Gives information on assistance provided to affected countries - Avian Influenza (Bird
Flu) (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Supplies reports of efforts to protect the United States against highly transmissible forms of avian influenza, via trade restrictions, monitoring, and other actions - Avian
Influenza: USDA Efforts and Response (PDF) (112KB) (U.S.
Department of Agriculture)
This tri-fold brochure contains summary information on USDA activities related to avian flu: import restrictions, international assistance, surveillance, response, research, and food safety. - Avian
Influenza (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Provides access to online resources on avian influenza including reports, fact sheets, and a RSS feed created from various news sources - Antimicrobial
Products to Disinfect Poultry and Other Facilities Against Avian
(Bird) Flu (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Lists more than 90 disinfectant products that are typically used by the poultry industry to disinfect their facilities against avian influenza A viruses. - Avian
Influenza (U.S.G.S. National Wildlife Health
Center)
Provides information on avian influenza in migratory birds and the Department of the Interior plans to protect the health of employees and the 450 million people who visit Department-managed lands each year - Emergency
Planning: Pandemic (U.S. Department of Education)
Provides tools to assist with disseminating health information, planning for staff and student absences, and maintaining a learning environment during a Pandemic. - National
Response Plan (U.S. Department of Homeland
Security)
Contains a comprehensive all-hazards approach to enhance the ability of the United States to manage domestic incidents. Forms the basis of how the federal government coordinates with state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector during incidents. - Avian
and Pandemic Influenza (U.S. Department of
Defense)
Provides information about avian flu, including recent outbreaks, Department of Defense involvement in dealing with avian flu, and how it could affect servicemember and civilian health - Pandemic
Flu (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
Lists VA resources on pandemic flu - Pandemic
Flu Planning Resources (U.S. Department of Homeland
Security)
Provides planning resources to assist first responders in preparing for a national flu pandemic.
- Influenza
and Federal Agency Response (U.S. Office of Personnel
Management)
Provides information on protection against the seasonal flu