This week's hot topic is pandemic flu, so I dusted off my resource list and sent it to some of my friends this morning... thought I should share it on our blog, too J.  Swine or Avian flu, the response is the same.  I'm also linking to my recent blog posting about infectious disease, because a number of those points apply here, too.   

General Information

• PandemicFlu.gov: http://pandemicflu.gov/
• Center for Disease Control Pandemic Flu Information: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/

 World Health Organization

• Ten things you need to know about pandemic influenza: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/pandemic10things/en/index.html
• Avian influenza (bird flu) Fact Sheet: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/avian_influenza/en/index.html
• Avian Influenza Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/avian_faqs/en/index.html 
• Current WHO Pandemic Alert Phase: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/phase/en/index.html
• Avian Influenza: Assessing the Pandemic Threat: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/WHO_CDS_2005_29/en/index.html 
• National Influenza Pandemic Plans http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/nationalpandemic/en/index.html

Higher Education Sites and Planning

• http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/collegeschecklist.html
• Campus Safety Health and Environmental Management Association: http://www.cshema.org/resource/pandemic0306.htm  
• Blueprint for Pandemic Flu Preparedness Planning for Colleges and Universities: http://www.ajg.com/portal/communities/community.asp?UserID=2&CommunityID=440  
• Federal Checklist for Higher Education: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/school/collegeschecklist.html#1

General Planning

• http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/
• http://mercerhr.com/avianflu
• http://www.hhs.gov/pandemicflu/plan/sup8.html

-Teresa Valerio Parrot