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Overview

Health care providers will play a crucial role in the event of a pandemic. Planning for pandemic influenza is key. The following checklists, toolkit, and guidelines will assist health care providers and service organizations in planning for a pandemic outbreak.

Checklists

• Home Health Care Services Checklist [Español] [PDF - 201KB] [En Español (PDF) (295KB)]
  This checklist identifies specific steps that home health care service providers can take now to prepare for a pandemic.
• Medical Offices and Clinics Checklist [Español] [PDF - 165KB]
  Specific steps are outlined in this checklist that medical offices and clinics, including outpatient care clinics, can take prepare for a pandemic.
• Emergency Medical Service and Medical Transport Checklist [Español] [PDF - 225KB]
  EMS and medical transport organizations can use this checklist to help prepare for a pandemic.
• Hospital Preparedness Checklist
  A checklist for state and local hospitals to help prepare for a pandemic.
• Long-Term Care and Other Residential Facilities Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist [PDF - 148KB]
  The checklist identifies key areas: a structure for planning and decision making, and a written plan with subplans.

Pandemic Influenza Toolkit

• Pandemic Influenza Toolkit
  Prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the toolkit provides resources and information for clinicians to use in discussing pandemic influenza with patients and providing care in case of a flu pandemic in the United States.

Guidelines

• Interim Guidance on Planning for the Use of Surgical Masks and Respirators in Health Care Settings during an Influenza Pandemic
  Provides background information on influenza transmission, pathogenesis, and control. Gives recommendations on kinds of mask and respirators, as well as their proper use.
• WHO Interim Infection Control Guideline for Health Care Facilities (PDF) (522KB) (World Health Organization)
  The WHO has provided infection control guidance for health care workers in health care facilities who evaluate or provide care for patients with suspected or confirmed avian influenza infection, including H5N1.
• Pandemic Flu Planning Guidance for MRC Units (Medical Reserve Corps)
  Read about the Pandemic Influenza Planning Guidance for Medical Reserve Corps Units that will be used to identify specific activities MRC units can do now to prepare for a Pandemic.