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Overview

Checklists and Letter

• Pandemic Preparedness Planning for US Businesses with Overseas Operations 

  (PDF - 3.03 MB)
• Business Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist [En Español] [PDF - 151KB] [En Español (PDF) (276KB)]
• Letter to Business Leaders from Secretaries Chertoff, Leavitt, and Gutierrez
• Long-Term Care and Other Residential Facilities Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist 

  (PDF - 148.45 KB)
• Health Insurer Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist 

  (PDF - 102.74 KB)
• Travel Industry Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist 

  (PDF - 128.99 KB)
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  Hospital Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist 

  (PDF - 2.03 MB)
  
  Checklist for hospitals to help prepare for a pandemic.

Community Guidance

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  Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation  (PDF - 10.3 MB) 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 4 contains information for businesses and other employers.

Critical Infrastructure Guide

• Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Guide for Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (PDF - 4.97 MB) (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
  Provides contingency planning process for a pandemic. Also provides business planners with sector-specific and common pandemic information planning variables keyed to escalating disaster phases.

Employer and Employee Guidance

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  Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers (PDF - 405 KB) (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
  
  This guidance provides a wide range of information and tools helpful to pandemic planners, including: Internet resources, communication tools, sample infection control programs, and self-triage and home care resources. It also offers how-to advice on diagnosis and treatment of staff during a pandemic, developing planning and supply checklists, and risk communication.
• Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic  (PDF - 313 KB) (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
  
  Provides guidance and recommendations on infection control in the workplace, including information on engineering controls, work practices, and personal protective equipment, such as respirators and surgical masks.
• Guidance for Protecting Workers Against Avian Flu (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
  
  Learn how employees who may be exposed to avian flu can stay protected.
• Cover Your Cough (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  
  Includes flyers and posters, in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Chinese, Hmong, and Khmer.
• Stopping the Spread of Germs at Work (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  
  Basic precautions for protecting employee health.
• Quick Cards for Employees to Protect Yourself from Avian Flu (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
  • General Precautions (PDF - 28.9 KB)
  • Poultry Employees (PDF - 28.3 KB)
  • Laboratory Employees (PDF - 28.1 KB)
  • Animal Handlers (PDF - 28.5 KB)
  • Food Handlers (PDF - 28.4 KB)
  • Health Care Workers
• Federal Employment Laws
  • Federal Employment Laws - For Employees
  • Federal Employment Laws - For Employers
  • Contacts for Employers and Employees with Questions on Federal Employment Laws

Related Links

• Pandemic Planning (U.S. Chamber of Commerce)
  
  Read US Chamber of Commerce information about business planning for pandemic flu.
• The Global Economic and Financial Impact of an Avian Flu Pandemic and the Role of the IMF (PDF - 229 KB) (International Monetary Fund)
  
  Provides a preliminary assessment of the risks and potential impact to the global economy and financial system. Includes summary of the common elements of business continuity planning in the financial sector for pandemic risks.
• Business Roundtable Pandemic Flu Preparedness Recommendations (Business Roundtable)
  
  Read The Business Roundtable's information about business planning for pandemic flu.

Last revised: June 04, 2007

Other Resources

Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy, Business Planning
A large collection of links and headlines from theAcademic Health Center -- University of Minnesota

Flu Wiki - Consequences - Business Continuity