» Documents in PDF format
require the free
Adobe Acrobat Reader®. It is important during an emergency event
to convey complex information clearly and simply. The communication
resources on this page provide information about crisis, emergency, and
pandemic flu risk communications.
Resources This event on
September 26, 2006, is a videoconference-based distance learning seminar
on communications planning on avian and human influenza preparedness.
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Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication: By Leaders For Leaders (Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Pandemic Influenza Pre-Event Message Maps (PDF - 523.98 KB)
"Message maps" are risk communication tools used to convey complex
information, and to make it easier to understand. Each primary message
has three supporting messages that can be used to provide context for
the subject of the primary message. This file contains message maps for
both avian flu and pandemic influenza.
Message maps for three scenarios in the event
of a detection and/or outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in
the United States
These workshop proceedings provide a historical retrospective review of
the impact of the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic. A panel of experts
discuss how the 1918–1919 pandemic affected daily life in the United
States, and what lessons can be learned and applied to planning today.
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