Pandemic Flu Preparedness:
What Every Community Should Know

Program Outline

Introduction

Objectives

Making a Plan
Pandemic flu characteristics

  • Novel influenza virus
  • Causes severe illness
  • Easy Transmission

Pneumonia and influenza mortality in certain pandemic years (PowerPoint slide)
Moderate pandemic flu scenario

Community Surveillance
Katrina evacuee ER visit example (PowerPoint slidHe)

Non-pharmaceutical Interventions
Influenza Transmission

  • Contact
  • Aerosols – e.g. sneezing droplets
  • Airborne particles

Medical Care Preparedness

Cross Sector Preparedness

Risk Communication
Pocket guide to pandemic influenza (PDF version on resource page)

Discussion

Final words