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What is the difference between Bird Flu and Swine Flu?
For bird flu - you need tweetment and for swine flu -
you need oinkment!
Latest information from CDC:
Federal officials issued updated guidance to help non-health care employers prepare for seasonal and 2009 H1N1 flu, and a toolkit to help them implement the recommendations. Employers should develop or review their pandemic flu plan and communication channels, develop flexible leave policies and encourage workers with flu-like symptoms to stay home until at least 24 hours after their fever ceases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises. Among other recommendations, businesses should plan how to continue with increased absences, encourage workers to get flu vaccinations, and promote good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. If flu conditions worsen, employers should consider screening workers on arrival and alternative work environments for those at high risk for flu complications, the guidance states.
Visit CDC's website for further information. The CDC has also launched a Social Media Campaign, with buttons and badges you can use on your website. Click here for the information.
Business Preparedness Checklist
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printable version (pdf)
Corporate Pandemic Plan
(a printable Excel file of this information may be accessed by clicking on the bulleted link below)
National Strategy for Pandemic: Abridged Version (17 pages)
National Strategy for Pandemic: Unabridged
Version (233 pages)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/pandemic-influenza.html
This excellent site contains the White House’s strategy for planning for the pandemic. It includes a letter from President Bush addressing the pandemic, followed by information on what the pandemic is and what it might mean for global society and economy. It also contains the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza, which may be downloaded as an Adobe PDF document [477 KB].
http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/prevention/et_terrorismpreparedness.cfm
An employer toolkit from the National Business Group on Health. This discusses terrorism preparedness and planning, with a checklist for forming business and public health preparedness partnerships: http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/prevention/
employertoolkit/checklistemergencyplanning.pdf
http://www.uschamber.com/issues/index/defense/pandemic_influenza.htm
The United States Chamber of Commerce website on pandemic flu planning for businesses. This site contains about three paragraphs on the importance of planning for businesses, and then contains links to other sites.
http://www.sifma.net/bcp/index.shtml
The Securities Industry Association’s website on pandemic influenza preparedness.
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/emres/business.html
Emergency preparedness for business, provided by the CDC and the National Institution for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). This site deals predominantly with being prepared for a sudden disaster or hazard, such as a tornado or terrorist attack, but contains good, general preparedness tactics.
http://pandemicflu.gov/plan/pdf/Checklist.pdf
Checklists for state and local planning. An excellent resource if you are a prominent business in a community – this can assist you in mobilizing the community around you to make sure everyone is educated and prepared.
