Personal Pandemic Preparedness Resource List

Last updated: September 10, 2009

 

General Information

HHS. General information. Contains information about types of influenza and pandemics [Full text]
HHS. Pandemic influenza questions. [Full text]
HHS. The next flu pandemic: what to expect. [Full text]
HHS. What are pandemic alert phases and what phase are we in? Current status of alert phase [Full text]
WHO. Ten things you need to know about pandemic influenza. [Full text]
WHO. WHO pandemic phase descriptions and main actions by phase. Apr 26, 2009. Describes new phase criteria [Full text]

Pandemic Planning for Families

Booth S, Hills-Evans K. Pandemic influenza preparation and response: a citizen's guide. A reference guide with information and essential lists [Full text]
Global Monsanto Pandemic Team. Family preparedness brochure. A two-page planning overview [Full text]
HHS. A guide for individuals and families. An overview of preparation activities [Full text]
HHS. Individuals and families planning. [Web page]
HHS. Planning checklists for individuals and families. [Full text]
HHS. Pandemic flu preparedness checklist. [Full text ]
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (Maryland). Stay at home toolkit for influenza. [Full text]
Trust for America's Health. It's not flu as usual: what individuals and families need to know about pandemic flu. [Full text]

Food and Water Storage

APHA. Get ready recipes: stockpile meals to make during an emergency. Recipes for six that don't require cooking [Full text]
APHA. Cheap stockpiling: how to be prepared on a budget. Preparing inexpensive emergency stockpiles [Full text]
Fluwiki. Planned nutrition. Information about nutritional value of foods and requirements for individuals [Full text]
HHS. Sample e-mail and checklist on stocking food and supplies. A short list of 2 weeks' worth of necessary supplies [Full text]
ReadyMoms Alliance. Food: getting started. [Full text]
ReadyMoms Alliance. Water: getting started. [Full text]
ReadyMoms Alliance. 2 weeks' food list for families. [Full text]
UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters. The pandemic pantry: a quick and easy pandemic preparedness shopping guide for a family of four for two weeks. [Full text]
Vermont Department of Health. Stock up to stay home - planning list. The cost, nutritional value, and calorie content of a two-week supply of food [Full text]

Family Healthcare Measures

American Red Cross. Home care for pandemic flu. [Full text]
APHA. Quarantine: scary scenario, or practical approach. [Full text]
CDC. Preventing the flu: good health habits can help stop germs. Fact sheet Oct 6, 2006 [Full text]
Childrens' Healthcare of Atlanta. Interactive flu assessment tool Decision tree for parents [Web site]
Dialysis Patient Citizens. Pandemic flu planning checklist for individuals with chronic kidney disease and their families. [Full text]
HHS. Emergency contacts form. Sheet for listing personal and health care emergency contacts [Full text]
HHS. Family emergency health information sheet. Spreadsheet for creating a family record for emergency health information [Full text]
HHS. Home health care services pandemic influenza planning checklist. [Full text]
HHS. Guidance on antiviral drug use during an influenza pandemic. [Full text]
HHS. Vaccines, vaccine allocation, and vaccine research. Questions and answers about vaccines and priorities for allocation [Full text]
HHS. What should I do if I get sick? [Full text]
OSHA. How to protect yourself in the workplace during a pandemic. [Full text]
OSHA. Pandemic influenza preparedness and response guidance for healthcare workers and healthcare employers. OSHA 3328-05R 2009. Appendices D-1 and D-2 on pp 82-84 have information for individual, including flu symptom list, supplies needed for home care, home healthcare advice, self-triage algorithm, and sample home care log for individuals [Full text]
ReadyMoms Alliance. Homemade oral rehydration solution. [Full text]
Ready America. First aid kit [Full text]
Schwanberg SL, Renville MR. Pandemic flu home care: a detailed guide for caring for the ill at home. A downloadable booklet [Full text]
Vermont Department of Health. Home care shopping list. Suggested list of supplies for home health care [Full text]
Woodson G. Good home treatment of influenza. An edited excerpt from The Bird Flu Manual [Full text]

Personal Protective Equipment

CDC. Interim guidance on the use and purchase of facemasks and respirators by individuals and families for pandemic influenza preparedness. Advice on using and purchasing masks for preventing disease [Full text]
CDC. What you should know about using facemasks and respirators during a flu pandemic. [Full text]
ReadyMoms Alliance. N-95 Respirator instructions for general public model 8670F (3M). Instructions on how to use an N-95 mask [Full text]
ReadyMoms Alliance. How to make a homemade t-shirt mask. [Full text]
IOM. Reusability of facemasks during an influenza pandemic: facing the flu. [Full text]
OSHA. Respiratory infection control: respirators versus surgical masks. [Full text]
Utah Preppers. Pandemic Go-Kits. Instructions on making various home kits [Full text]
WHO. Advice on the use of masks in the community setting in influenza A (H1N1) outbreaks. [Full text]
WHO. How to put on and take off personal protective equipment. [Full text]

Infection Control

CDC. Cover your cough: stop the spread of germs that make you and others sick. [Full text]
EPA. Selected EPA-registered disinfectants. Contains list of disinfectants for many agents, including viruses [Full text]
HHS. Control of pandemic flu viruses on environmental surfaces in homes and public places. [Full text]
HHS. HHS pandemic influenza plan. Supplement 4: infection control. [Full text]
HHS. Interim guidance on environmental management of pandemic influenza virus. Describes methods for disinfecting surfaces at home and in workplaces. [Full text]
OSHA. Respiratory infection control: respirators versus surgical masks. [Full text]
WHO. How to handwash. [Full text]

Medications

FDA. Influenza (flu) antiviral drugs and related information. Contains information about influenza drugs and vaccines for patients and healthcare providers [Full text]
FDA. Zanamivir [Relenza] summary fact sheet for patients and parents. [Full text]
FDA. Tamiflu fact sheet for patients and parents. [Full text]

Pets

DHS/AKC/ASPCA/AVMA. Get pandemic ready. Preparing your pets for emergencies makes sense. A brief guide for stocking supplies for pets [Full text]

For Travelers

HHS. Travel questions. [Full text]
InternationalSOS. Pandemic preparedness: preventive measures and travel recommendations. Lists worldwide influenza status, travel recommendations, and personal precautions [Full text]

Other Web Resources

APHA (American Public Health Association). Get ready for flu [Home page]
PandemicFlu.gov [Home page ]
ReadyMoms Alliance. [Home page]
NCPA (National Citizens' Pandemic Alliance). Get pandemic ready [Home page]