Influenza Pandemic Information
History tells us...
we will eventually have another influenza pandemic. When an influenza pandemic occurs, it is certain our everyday lives will drastically change. Planning for an influenza pandemic is similar to preparing for any emergency. Take the time to understand the needs of your household and take action to help lessen the impact of an influenza pandemic on you and your family.
Although there is no influenza pandemic at this time, it is a good idea to have a plan for your business and your family. The government has provided planning documents and advice. --from the Ohio Department of Health
For information visit the following sites
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CDC provides background information about avian influenza, including recent outbreaks, the viruses, and the risk to human health.
- Clermont County General Health District
- Contains general information, vaccine availability, bird and animal information, pandemic plans for Clermont County and Preparedness plans for families.
- HHS National Vaccine Program Office
- Includes the pandemic influenza preparedness and response plan, as well as pandemic backgrounds and responses
- Medline Plus - Bird Flu
- National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health site includes overviews, latest news, related issues, and statistics
- Ohio Pandemic Planning
- Official Ohio site for pandemic and avian influenza. Includes news, monitoring reports, bird and animal issues, and the Ohio plan for a pandemic.
- PandemicFlu.gov
- Official U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website for information on influenza. This site contains checklists for individuals, families, businesses and schools and pandemic preparedness.
- Pandemic Flue Preparing and Protecting Against Avian Influenza
- White House site on pandemic flu. Includes speeches and documents.
- Planning Checklist for Individuals and Families (PDF)
- What to have on hand if there is a pandemic.
- World Health Organization
- International resource which includes avian influenza fact sheet and Internet surveillance and response.
Pandemic Related Books
- The Monster at Our Door by Mike Davis
- The World Health Organization warns avian influenze H5N1--which kills two out of every three people it infects--is on the verge of mutating into a super-contagious pandemic that could visit several billion homes within two years. Davis details the emergence of this new plague. Place a Hold
- Bird Flu: Everything You Need to Know About the Next Pandemic by Marc Siegel, M.D.
- In his sensible and entertaining style, Siegel looks at the advances we've made in treatments, the research still to be done, and the challenges ahead for Asia to lay out a realistic plan for ending this global threat. While a bird flu outbreak in the United States may or may not happen this year, there's still a great deal of work to be done in re adying America for outbreaks of any kind. Published 2006. Place a Hold
