Pandemic

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="171015b3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Public Health Association of Nebraska</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Public Health Association of Nebraska"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="saccho.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SACCHO (State Association of County and ">SACCHO (State Association of County and City Health Officials)</A>   |   <A HREF="phn_section.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Public Health Nursing Section">Public Health Nursing Section</A>   |   <A HREF="salboh.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SALBOH (State Association of Local Board">SALBOH (State Association of Local Boards of Health)</A>   |   <A HREF="prevention.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Prevention Provider Section">Prevention Provider Section</A>   |   <A HREF="student_section.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Student Section">Student Section</A>   |   <A HREF="healtheducation.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Public Health Education Section">Public Health Education Section</A>   |   <B>Pandemic</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="calendar.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar of Events"><B>Calendar of Events</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="lhdpandemic_m.htm#statewide_information" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Pandemic">Statewide local information</A></div> <div> <A HREF="lhdpandemic_m.htm#pandemic_checklists" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Pandemic">Checklists</A></div> <div> <A HREF="lhdpandemic_m.htm#links" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Pandemic">Links</A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Pandemic</I></div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="statewide_information"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <B>Pandemic information</B></div> <div> <B>for local health department distribution.</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.publichealthne.org/PanFluBrochure.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.publichealthne.org/PanFluBroc"><B>Download Pandemic Flu Brochure</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.publichealthne.org/LocalPanFluPlan-2-06.doc" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.publichealthne.org/LocalPanFl"><B>Download </B></A><A HREF="http://www.publichealthne.org/LocalPanFluPlan-2-06.doc" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.publichealthne.org/LocalPanFl"><B>L</B></A><A HREF="http://www.publichealthne.org/LocalPanFluPlan-2-06.doc" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.publichealthne.org/LocalPanFl"><B>ocal Pandemic Flu Plan Template</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>School Guidance During an Influenza Pandemic - </B>This publication, adapted from Contra Costa County, California Health Services, serves as a guide to important pandemic issues, solutions, and communications for schools. However, it is not the intention of the Illinois Department of Public Health or the Illinois State Board of Education to negate any of the important work that districts and schools may already have completed. As such, this guide is not intended to replace your existing pandemic plans, but to supplement the efforts that districts and schools have already undertaken. </div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.idph.state.il.us/pandemic_flu/schoolguide.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.idph.state.il.us/pandemic_flu">http://www.idph.state.il.us/pandemic_flu/schoolguide.htm</A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Pandemic Influenza School Action Kit</B>. Contra Costa County Health Services in California has developed a Pandemic Flu School Action Kit to supplement the CDC checklist. The kit is available at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://cchealth.org/topics/pandemic_flu/school_action_kit/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://cchealth.org/topics/pandemic_flu/"><U>http://cchealth.org/topics/pandemic_flu/school_action_kit/</U></A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="pandemic_checklists"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <B>Pandemic Checklists</B></div> <bR> <div> Go to <A HREF="http://www.Pandemicflu.gov" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.Pandemicflu.gov">www.Pandemicflu.gov</A> (Click on the tabs for specific checklists)</div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="links"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <B>Links</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Nebraska Health and Human Services System</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.hhss.ne.gov/pandemic" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hhss.ne.gov/pandemic">www.hhss.ne.gov/pandemic</A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.pandemicflu.gov" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.pandemicflu.gov">www.pandemicflu.gov</A></div> <bR> <div> <B>American Public Health Association</B></div> <div> APHA is pleased to inform you about the launch of our new Get Ready campaign. Get Ready will help Americans prepare for a potential influenza pandemic and other emerging infectious disease outbreaks and features a blog, fact sheets and podcasts. Please find the press release attached. To find out more about the campaign, visit <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.getreadyforflu.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.getreadyforflu.org"><U>www.getreadyforflu.org</U></A></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.Ready.gov" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.Ready.gov"><B>www.Ready.gov</B></A></div> <div> <I>Ready</I> is a national public service advertising campaign produced by The Advertising Council in partnership with Homeland Security. The <I>Ready</I> Campaign is designed to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies, including natural disasters and potential terrorist attacks.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.getreadyforflu.org/newsite.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.getreadyforflu.org/newsite.ht"><B>APHA Get Ready Campaign</B></A></div> <div> The 'Get Ready' Campaign, sponsored by the American Public Health Association, provides information, resources and tools so that all individuals, families and communities in the United States are more prepared for a potential influenza pandemic, outbreak of an emerging infectious disease or other hazard or disaster. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>