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  Alberta's plan for pandemic influenza
Describes the role of international, federal, provincial and local authorities in the event of an influenza pandemic. Explains plans for surveillance, immunization, health services, emergency preparedness and communications over each of three pandemic phases.
Source: Alberta Health and Wellness
 
  Antiviral and vaccine tools
Chapter 9A of the "Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic 2006" presents a vaccination training manual to help local public health units in Ontario train people to administer vaccines in the event of an influenza pandemic or other health emergency requiring the activation of the Ontario Mass Emergency Vaccination/Prophylaxis Plan. Also provides the Ontario Mass Emergency Vaccination/Prophylaxis Plan.
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
 
  British Columbia pandemic influenza preparedness plan: annex A: regional health authority (HA) pandemic influenza preparedness plans
Offers a series of checklists designed to help local Health Authorities and Health Service Delivery Areas to develop and review their pandemic influenza preparedness plans. Includes additional information about Canadian pandemic phases and vaccine and antiviral priority groups.
Source: BC Centre for Disease Control
 
  British Columbia pandemic influenza preparedness plan: guidelines for planning, response and recovery
Presents B.C.'s pandemic plan under the headings of roles and responsibilities, emergency financial assistance, and pre-pandemic, pandemic and post-pandemic actions. Annexes offer regional health authority pandemic influenza preparedness plans, information on estimating health impacts, emergency response guidelines, planning for mass immunization, healthcare service planning principles, municipal/local government planning considerations. and provincial health agencies' roles and responsibilities. Offers an overview of federal roles and responsibilities as well as infection control guidelines and information on communications planning.
Source: BC Centre for Disease Control
 
  Guidelines for First Nations communities
Chapter 20 of the "Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic 2006" sets out the steps that Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the federal government through First Nations and Inuit Health and Chiefs of Ontario will take to provide First Nations people living in First Nations communities in Ontario with the same access to influenza pandemic-related services, resources and stockpiles as other residents of the province.
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
 
  New Brunswick contingency plan for pandemic influenza: a summary
Describes pandemic influenza and the responsibilities of difference agencies during a pandemic. Summarizes the components of the New Brunswick pandemic plan.
Source: Government of New Brunswick
 
  New Brunswick pandemic influenza plan for the health sector
Presents the Province of New Brunswick's pandemic plan which describes the estimated impact of pandemic influenza, discusses how the plan would be activated and outlines the role of the Emergency Measures Organization in the pandemic response. Plan components include surveillance, public health activities, essential health services, communications and community emergency response. Plans for operationalization and recovery are not included as part of the online document.
Source: Government of New Brunswick
 
  Newfoundland and Labrador pandemic influenza plan
Designed to guide the health sector both at the provincial and community levels to enhance awareness, planning and response. Includes information about pandemic phases and planning assumptions, use of a strategic approach, preparedness (planning, training and exercising), surveillance, antiviral drugs, vaccines, public health measures, health services, laboratory services and communications.
Source: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Health and Community Services
 
  Ontario health plan for an influenza pandemic 2007
Presents Ontario's plan for an influenza pandemic. Outlines roles, responsibilities and a framework for decision-making. Includes information on surveillance, public health measures, infection control and occupational health and safety, vaccines and antivirals, equipment and supplies, influenza centres, and communications. Offers information for specific settings such as public health services, laboratory services, emergency health services, community health services, acute care services, pediatric services, long-term care and First-Nations communities. Includes strategies for psychosocial support of health care workers and the public, and natural death surge planning.
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
 
  Ontario health plan for an influenza pandemic 2007: frequently asked questions
Answers questions about the development of Ontario's plan for an influenza pandemic and about its alignment with the Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan. Provides access to further information for health care workers and first responders.
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Soins de longue durée de l'Ontario
 
  Ontario health plan for an influenza pandemic: executive summary
Summarizes Ontario's planning for an influenza pandemic.
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
 
  Pandemic influenza contingency planning
Presents the territorial government's pandemic plan for the Northwest Territories.
Source: Northwest Territories Health and Social Services
 
  Pandemic influenza preparedness plan
Provides access to British Columbia's pandemic influenza preparedness plan and annexes.
Source: BC Centre for Disease Control
 
  Preparing for pandemic influenza: an overview of the Manitoba Government's pandemic response
Outlines the assumption which underlie Manitoba's pandemic plan. Describes the plan in terms of healthy communities, surveillance, health services, vaccines and antivirals, community planning, essential provincial services and public communications.
Source: Manitoba Health
 
  Preparing for pandemic influenza in Manitoba: a guide for the public from the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
Provides information for the public on many aspects of pandemic influenza and presents Manitoba's public health response strategy.
Source: Manitoba Health
 
  Prince Edward Island pandemic influenza contingency plan for the health sector
Presents P.E.I.'s framework document designed to guide the health system in the ongoing development of operational plans for an influenza pandemic. Topics discussed include surveillance, public health measures, vaccines and antivirals, protection of health care workers, caring in place, delivery of health services at traditional and non-traditional sites, and optimizing use of human health resources.
Source: Prince Edward Island Ministry of Health
 
  Provincial coordination plan for influenza pandemic
Designed to assist in coordinating the provincial emergency response during an influenza pandemic and to support the Ontario Health Plan for an influenza pandemic. It addresses influenza pandemic planning issues that focus on meeting human needs and maintaining critical infrastructure.
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
 
  Québec pandemic influenza plan - health mission
Provides background information on pandemics and the rationale for preparations. Describes actions which will be taken to protect the health of the population, to provide medical support and to ensure people's psychosocial well-being.
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec
 
  Québec pandemic influenza plan - health mission: summary
Provides a summary version of Quebec's provincial pandemic plan.
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec
 
  Saskatchewan Health's public influenza response plan
Provides basic facts about pandemic influenza. Summarizes Saskatchewan's preparations for an influenza pandemic, describes which agencies are responsible for what tasks and outlines threat levels. Includes information about health services for First Nations groups.
Source: Saskatchewan Health