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Basic components of pandemic planning  |
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Lists the components of a pandemic plan and highlights key issues which must be addressed for schools. |
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Source: U.S. Department of Education |
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Child care and preschool pandemic influenza planning checklist |
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Designed to help child care facilities prepare for the effects of a flu pandemic. Discusses developing and co-ordinating a pandemic plan which covers student learning and program operations, infection control policies and procedures, and communications. |
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Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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Human flu pandemic |
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Provides access to reports about pandemic planning from the U.K. Department for Education and Skills. Reports focus on different educational sectors including childcare institutions, schools, colleges and other institutions as well as parents. |
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Source: Teachernet |
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Infection and environmental control |
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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. |
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Source: Vancouver Coastal Health |
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Information for specific groups |
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Provides influenza-related information for specific groups such as schools, childcare providers, parents, workplaces, legal professionals, people with HIV/AIDS, health professionals and adults with asthma. |
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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Pandemic flu: a planning guide for educators |
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Describes what pandemic flu is and reviews the types of flu, its transmission and measures which can be taken to limit it spread. Presents the basic components of pandemic planning and provides an action planning template. Provides links to supportive information. |
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Source: U.S. Department of Education |
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Pandemic response planning checklist for schools |
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Provides a checklist to help schools to prepare for the impact of an influenza pandemic, to predetermine procedures and to allocate resources. Includes a list of preparatory actions which schools can take immediately.
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Source: Vancouver Coastal Health |
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Planning guide for schools |
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Outlines the New Zealand government's preparations for an influenza pandemic and discusses the implications for employment and human resources legislation. Provides generic information about pandemic planning for schools and discusses issues such as school cleaning, ventilation, social distancing, managing staff who become ill, contact management, staff and student travel, and personal protection equipment. Hand washing information includes details about use of soap and water, paper towels, roller towels, air dryers, warm water and wash troughs. Includes sample posters and communication templates. |
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Source: New Zealand Ministry of Education |
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Preparing for a human influenza pandemic: information for parents from the Department for Education and Skills |
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Describes what pandemic flu is and what children need to know. Includes information concerning arrival of pandemic influenza to the UK. |
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Source: Teachernet |
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Public health measures during an influenza pandemic |
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Provides answers to questions about what to do during a pandemic influenza. Addresses issues such as what to do when ill, quarantine, preventive measures, schools and child care facilities, masks and traveling. |
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Source: Manitoba Health |
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Regional pandemic influenza response plan |
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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. |
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Source: Vancouver Coastal Health |
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School district (K-12) pandemic influenza planning checklist |
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Designed to help school districts prepare for the effects of a flu pandemic. Discusses developing and co-ordinating a pandemic plan which covers student learning and program operations, infection control policies and procedures, and communications. |
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Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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Schools and preschools |
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Provides access to a collection of documents of interest to schools and preschools interested in pandemic preparedness. |
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Source: Capital Health, Edmonton Area |
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Supplement 4: infection control |
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Explains how influenza is transmitted, and provides recommendations for infection control in healthcare settings, in schools and workplaces, and in community settings. |
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Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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