Emergency Preparedness: being ready should disaster strike

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Healthy people 2010 objective:

Increase the proportion of adults who are vaccinated annually against influenza and ever vaccinated against pneumococcal disease.

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Public Health - Prevent. Promote. Protect

School Continuity Pandemic Influenza Planning

Here you will find guidance on developing a school continuity pandemic influenza plan. The materials should be modified to fit the specific needs of any school. The documents provided allow for modifications to fit these specific parameters.

Please note: documents in Microsoft Word can be edited for your use.

Pandemic Overview

THD School Planning Overview

Preparedness Template

School Pandemic Flu Template

Appendix

Appendix A1 Pandemic Flu School Response

Appendix A2 Pandemic Influenza Mitigation and Action Checklist

Appendix A3 School Action Steps for Pandemic Flu

Appendix A4 College and University Pandemic Indluenza Planning Checklist

Appendix B1 School Action Letter 1

Appendix B2 School Action Letter 2

Appendix B3 School Action Letter 3

Appendix B4 School Action Letter 4    

Appendix B5 School Action Letter 5

Appendix B6 Child Care Planning Checklist

Appendix B7 School District (K-12) Planning Checklist

Appendix B8 Colleges and Universities Planning Checklist

Appendix B9 Family Checklist

Appendix C1 Implementation of NIMS

Appendix C2 NIMS Organizational Chart

Appendix D1 Sample Action Plan Alert Levels

Appendix D2 Sample Action Plan Incident Command Staff

Appendix D3 Response Levels for A Pandemic

Appendix D4 University Response Template

Appendix E1 Screening Checklist

Appendix E2 Notification Form

Appendix E3 Contact List

Appendix E4 THD School Absenteeism Surveillance System Protocol

Appendix F1 Social Distancing Strategies

Appendix F2 Handwash

Appendix F3 Influenza Manager Notification

Appendix F4 Tips for Parents

Appendix G Pandemic Tabletop Exercise Schools

Additional Resources

CDC Pandemic Fact Sheet

CDC Avian Flu Fact Sheet

OSDH Influenza Q&A

CDC Family Info Sheet

Infection Control and Respiratory Outbreaks

Don't Bug Me Middle/High School Restroom Poster

Don't Bug Me Faculty Restroom Poster

Don't Bug Me Elementary Classroom Poster

Don't Bug Me Workplace Poster

Don't Bug Me Elementary Restroom Poster

Planning Examples

School Districts are Planning for a Pandemic

Connect ED K-12 Brochure