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Pandemic Influenza Downloads and Links

Kansas Health Leaders, along with experts from around the world, are monitoring developments for a potentially new strain of influenza A that could have a significant health impact on Kansans.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has created this action plan to monitor and protect the public health of our residents if this influenza strain develops into a pandemic influenza threat.

Downloads

• Pandemic Flu 2005 Webcast Video (.wmv)
• Transcript for the Pandemic Flu 2005 Webcast (.pdf)
   
• Preparing for Pandemic Influenza: Recommendations for Protocol Development for 9-1-1 Personnel (PSAPs) (.pdf)
• PPE Guidance for Law Enforcement (.pdf)
• Pandemic Flu 101 (.pdf)
• Kansas Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan (.pdf)
• A summary of the Kansas Pandemic Flu Preparedness and Response Plan is available here. (.pdf)
• Pandemic Influenza Fact Sheet (.pdf)
• Pandemic Influenza Brochure (.pdf)
• Pandemic Influenza Poster (.pdf)

Links

Avian H5N1 Influenza

• U.S. Department of Agriculture
   
• National Wildlife Health Center
   
• U.S. Department of Labor - OSHA
   
• Avian Influenza "bird flu"
  One strain of avian influenza, H5N1, has been infecting some humans, and has the potential to become the next pandemic influenza.
   
• History of Avian Influenza Outbreaks
  This is a historical listing of outbreaks of avian influenza in North America during which transmission to humans has occurred, or instances of human infection with avian influenza.
   

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Pandemic Preparedness

• Focus on the Flu
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases page on flu includes pandemic preparedness, as well as details on the various ways that the flu virus changes over time.
   
• Information About Influenza Pandemics
  CDC overview on influenza pandemics, including vaccines, anti-virals, and pandemic preparedness activities.
   
• National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza
   
• NVPO: Pandemic Influenza
  National Vaccine Program Office at U.S. Health & Human Services provides materials on pandemic influenza, including planning documents, historical pandemics, and current defensive tactics.
   
• Flu.gov
  The official U.S. government Web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza.
   
• Pandemic Influenza News
  CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy) collects news articles on pandemic, as well as other resources.
   
• Pandemic Preparedness
  WHO (World Health Organizations) information on pandemic influenza definition, consequences, detection and preparation.