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Overview 

To help keep communities healthy during  flu season, it takes all of us- community and faith-based organizations (CFBOs), government, businesses, and schools-working together. The federal government alone cannot prepare for or respond to the challenge of a flu pandemic. Your community can develop strategies that reduce the impact and spread of flu.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed guidance on specific actions that local governments and CFBOs can take to help limit the spread of flu.

 

Seasonal Flu 

Seasonal Influenza (Flu) Guide for Community & Faith-based Organizations & Leaders (PDF - 718KB)
Easy-to-read guide written for faith and community-based leaders and organizations. Includes basic flu facts, everyday prevention steps, and how leaders can link folks to vaccination.

Faith and Communities Fight Flu! (PDF - 69KB)
One-page flyer highlights five key community flu fighting steps. Intended for community announcement boards or weekly bulletins.

 

Community Pandemic Planning General Information 

Checklist 

Faith-Based & Community Organizations Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Checklist (PDF - 68.91 KB)

Mitigation Guide 

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. Appendixes 5, 6, and 7 contain information for childcare programs, elementary schools, and colleges and universities.

Plan Now to Be Ready for the Next Flu Pandemic (PDF - 213.55 KB); (DOC - 51 KB)
The Next Flu Pandemic: What to Expect (PDF - 226.83 KB); (DOC - 47 KB)

H1N1 (Swine) Flu 

Although the world is in the post-pandemic period, the materials that were utilized during the 2009-2010 H1N1 flu pandemic can serve as examples of information and guidance developed to mitigate an influenza pandemic.

Guide and Communication Toolkit 

image of cover of H1N1 Flu: A Guide For Community and Faith-Based OrganizationsGuide For Community and Faith-Based Organizations
The Guide For Community and Faith-Based Organizations provides specific action steps community and faith-based organizations can take to help keep communities healthy during flu season, including: communicating important information about flu,supporting vaccination efforts, linking vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations to vital information and resources, and expanding and adjusting organizational activities to help people stay healthy.

Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Community and Faith-based Organizations
Find fact sheets, easy-to-use template letters or e-mails, and other materials to assist community and faith-based organizations (CFBOs) communicate about the flu, including seasonal and 2009 H1N1 flu, with their staff, members, and those served in their communities.

Guidance 

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