Personal Pandemic Preparedness Resource List

Last updated: May 10, 2010

 

General Information

CDC. CDC resources for pandemic flu. [Full text]
CDC. Cold versus flu [Full text]
Google. Google flu shot locator. [Interactive Map]
HHS. About the flu. [Full text]
HHS. Flu 101. [Video]
HHS. Flu: facts for parents (& expecting). [Full text]
HHS. Flu frequent questions. [Full text]
HHS. Public Service Announcements. [Full text]
HHS. The current flu situation. [Full text]
HHS. The next flu pandemic: what to expect. [Full text]
HHS. Seniors (adults 65 years and older) and the flu. [Full text]
HHS. Misconceptions about seasonal influenza and influenza vaccines. [Full text]
Ready America. Influenza pandemic page. [Web page]
Red Cross. Pandemic flu overview. [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]
FEMA. Are you ready? Basic preparedness. [Full text]
HHS. A guide for individuals and families. An overview of preparation activities [Full text]
HHS. Caring for a sick person at home. [Full text]
HHS. Individuals and families planning. [Web page]
HHS. Planning checklists for individuals and families. [Full text]
InSTEDD. Pandemic influenza preparation and response: a citizen's guide. [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]
Ready America. Basic disaster supplies kit. [Full text]
Ready America. Family Emergency Plan. [Full text]
Ready America. Make a plan [Full text]
Readymom Alliance. College student flu kit. [Full text]
Readymom Alliance. Pandemic flu – children at risk. Fact sheet for parents & planners. [Full text]
Readymom Alliance. Pandemic parenting – are you prepared Are you prepared for the 3 most important challenges that may affect you and your family? [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. Caring for someone sick at home. [Full text]
CDC. Healthy habits keep you well. [Full text]
CDC. Inactivated influenza vaccine 2011-12: what you need to know. [Fact sheet]
CDC. Live, intranasal influenza vaccine 2011-12: what you need to know. [Fact sheet]
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. What should I do if I get sick with flu like symptoms? [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]
Readymom Alliance. Do you have a flu buddy? [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]

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]
HHS. Facemasks & respirators. [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]
CDC. CDC says "take 3" steps to fight the flu. [Full text]
CDC. Everyday preventive actions that can help fight germs, like flu. [Full text]
CDC. Stopping the spread of germs at home, work and school. [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

CDC. 2009 H1N1 and seasonal flu – what you should know about flu antiviral drugs. [Full text]
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

Department of Homeland Security. Preparing your pets for emergencies makes sense: Get ready now. [Full text]
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. Information for people living abroad.  [Full text]
HHS. Information for travelers. [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]
Flu.gov [Home page]
ReadyMoms Alliance. [Home page]
NCPA (National Citizens' Pandemic Alliance). Get pandemic ready [Home page]
Google. Google flu trends—explore flu trends around the world. [Map]