Avian Flu Links:

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CDC: Centers for Disease Control NORAD-NORTHCOM Deployment Health Support Official U.S. Government Pandemic Flu Web site DoD Pandemic Influenza Task Force

CDC Key Facts on the Avian Flu

Avian Flu Update

Resources:

NORTHCOM - one of the most comprehensive Avian Flu sites with bonus U.S. State Pandemic Influenza Plans.

Department of State - addresses: international travel information.

World Health Organization (WHO) - addresses: global outbreaks and response.

PandemicFlu.gov - Direct hyperlink to school planning portion of PandemicFlu.gov. Developed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the checklist can assist local educational agencies in developing and/or improving plans to prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention - addresses: outbreak updates, modes of prevention, and flu educational facts. Search for U.S. State Health Department websites using the CDC locator.

Department of Health and Human Resource (HHS) - addresses: public health information, emergency preparedness, immunizations, and vaccines.

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) - addresses: general avian flu facts and information.

DoD Coordination on National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza
The Department of Defense has created a partnership with other federal agencies to meet the objectives outlined in the President s National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal agency in the United States government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans and for providing essential human services, especially for those people who are least able to help themselves. One of the most common ways people catch colds is by rubbing their nose or their eyes after their hands have been contaminated with the cold virus. Click here for tips on cold and flu prevention from the CDC

World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Health And Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves

For more information and news coverage:

US World and News Report
November 21, 2005

Education Week
November 9, 2005

Meet the Press
Nov 20, 2005

NSPRA Resources:
The NSPRA Scenarios books include 3 scenarios that may be helpful to schools in addressing avian flu concerns and possible outbreaks.

Viral Meningitis Epidemic Affects Schools
Written by Jim Cummings, APR

Outbreak of a Skin Rash
Written by Irene Cromer, Supervisor, Community Relations
Prince William County, Manassas, VA

Concerns about Exposure to West Nile Virus in Schools
Written by Renae Hoffmann Walker
Bismark Public Schools, North Dakota

Sources:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Institutes of Health (NIH) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services