Pandemic planning requires understanding the actions and priorities required to prepare for and respond to crisis. This page links to tools and software programs to assist state and local agencies in that preparation.

• FluAid (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  
  Software designed to assist state and local level planners in preparing for the next influenza pandemic by providing estimates of potential impact specific to their locality.

 

• FluSurge (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  
  Spreadsheet-based model which provides hospital administrators and public health officials estimates of the surge in demand for hospital-based services during the next influenza pandemic.
   
• Instructions to Estimate the Potential Impact of the Next Influenza Pandemic
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Downloadable instructions for FluAid and FluSurge software; includes a template of a draft report.

 

• FluWorkLoss (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  
  Spreadsheet-based model that estimates the potential number of days lost from work due to an influenza pandemic.