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Overview

Checklist

• Faith-Based & Community Organizations Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Checklist (PDF - 68.91 KB) US Dept. Of Health
  [En Español (PDF) (268KB)]
  Identifies specific actions for community organizations to prepare for a pandemic.
  

Guidelines

• Interim Public Health Guidance for the Use of Facemasks and Respirators in Non-Occupational Community Settings during an Influenza Pandemic (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Provides information on influenza transmission and gives recommendations on when to use masks and respirators in public settings and communities. Gives additional actions to reduce the possibility of infection.
• Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation [PDF - 10.3 MB] (US Dept. of Health)
  CDC guidelines on actions, designed primarily to reduce contact between people, that community government and health officials can take to try to limit the spread of infection should a pandemic flu develop. Appendix 8 contains information for faith-based and community organizations.
• Pandemic Flu Planning Guidance for MRC Units (Medical Reserve Corps)
  
  Provides guidance for Medical Reserve Corps Units to help their communities prepare for a pandemic.

Planning Guides

• Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Guide (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
  
  For State, local, community, and facility planners, this guide discusses ethical and legal issues, and considerations regarding pre-hospital care, hospital/acute care, palliative care, and alternative care sites. Chapter 8 is a 29-page case study for a flu pandemic.

Last revised: July 09, 2007