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  During an influenza pandemic there will be information from many sources - who should I believe?
Presents links to reliable sources of information and reviews how information will be distributed to practitioners during a pandemic.
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
 
  Infection and environmental control
Chapter 4 of the "Regional Pandemic Influenza Response Plan" provides an overview of infection prevention and environmental control guidelines that will be critical to minimizing the transmission of pandemic influenza. This chapter is broken down into information specific to health care settings and to other settings.
Source: Vancouver Coastal Health
 
  Pandemic response planning checklist for long-term care facilities
Provides a checklist to help long-term care facilities to prepare for the impact of an influenza pandemic. Discusses aspects of business continuity planning, influenza protocols, and planning a pandemic response.
Source: Vancouver Coastal Health
 
  Regional pandemic influenza response plan
Provides access to an example of a regional pandemic response plan. Includes chapters on topics such as the health impact of pandemic influenza, surveillance, infection and environmental control, self care, emergency response, health care facilities, human resources, public health measures, vaccines and antivirals, communications, handling and disposal of the decreased, the private sector and local governments.
Source: Vancouver Coastal Health
 
  Supplement 4: infection control
Explains how influenza is transmitted, and provides recommendations for infection control in healthcare settings, in schools and workplaces, and in community settings.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services