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Health care providers play a crucial role during an influenza pandemic. The following guidance, checklists, and information will assist healthcare providers and service organizations in planning and responding to pandemic influenza.

Planning Checklists and Fact Sheets

  • Health Insurer Pandemic Influenza Planning (English) [128 KB, 5 Pages]
  • Home Health Care Services Pandemic Influenza Planning (English) [322 KB, 4 Pages]
    • Lista de preparacion en agencias de servicios de salud a domicilio para una pandemia de gripe (Spanish) [409 KB, 5 Pages]
  • Medical Offices and Clinics Pandemic Influenza Planning [351 KB, 5 Pages]
  • Emergency Medical Services and Non-Emergent (Medical) Transport Organizations Pandemic Influenza Planning [357 KB, 4 Pages]
  • Hospital Pandemic Influenza Planning [562 KB, 10 Pages]
  • Long-Term Care and Other Residential Facilities Pandemic Influenza Planning [242 KB, 5 Pages]

Guidance Documents

  • Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers [689 KB, 103 Pages]
Last Reviewed: November 3, 2016
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
homePandemic Influenza
  • Pandemic Basicsplus icon
    • Seasonal Flu vs Pandemic Flu
    • Questions and Answers
  • Past Pandemicsplus icon
    • 2009 H1N1 Pandemicplus icon
      • 2009 H1N1 Timeline
      • 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Image Gallery
    • 1968 Pandemic (H3N2 virus)
    • 1957-1958 Pandemic (H2N2 virus)
    • History of Flu Pandemic 1930 - Today
    • 1918 Pandemicplus icon
      • 1918 Pandemic Timeline
      • Three Waves of the Pandemic
      • The Deadliest Flu: The Complete Story of the Discovery and Reconstruction of the 1918 Pandemic Virus
    • 1918 Partner Resourcesplus icon
      • 1918 Symposium
    • 1918 Ask a Scientist Special Features
  • National Pandemic Strategyplus icon
    • Pandemic Intervals Framework
    • Influenza Risk Assessment Tool
    • Pandemic Severity Assessment Framework
    • Allocating & Targeting Pandemic Influenza Vaccineplus icon
      • Guidance Development and Revision
      • Vaccination of Tier 1 at All Pandemic Severities
      • Implementation of this Guidance during a Future Pandemic
      • Vaccination Tier 2 through 5 by Pandemic Severity
      • Next Steps for the U.S. Government, States, and Communities
      • References
      • Appendix A
  • Monitoring for Influenza Virusesplus icon
    • Current Situation
    • Influenza Risk Assessment Results
    • Virus Descriptions and Report Summaries
  • Planning and Preparedness Resourcesplus icon
    • Federal Resources for Planningplus icon
      • National Pandemic Influenza Plans
      • Regulations and Laws That May Apply During a Pandemic
      • Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory
      • Community Mitigation
      • Vaccine and Other Medical Countermeasures
      • Healthcare System Preparedness and Response
      • Communication and Public Outreach
    • CDC Pandemic Toolsplus icon
      • CDC Community Flu 2.0
      • CDC FluAid 2.0
      • CDC FluSurge 2.0
      • CDC FluLabSurge 1.0
      • CDC FluWorkLoss 1.0
      • PanVax Tool for Pandemic Vaccination Planning
    • State and Local Government Planning
  • What CDC Doesplus icon
    • How CDC Protects Americans
  • Archived Documentsplus icon
    • Businesses and Employers
    • Community and Faith-Based Organizations
    • Health Professionals
    • Schools and Child Care Centers
    • State and Local Government
    • Transportation and Travel Industryplus icon
      • Cargo Trucking During Pandemic
      • Cleaning after an Ill Cab Driver
      • Cleaning an IPOE Detention
      • Cleaning Cargo Vessels
      • Cleaning Passenger Railcars
      • Cleaning Transit Stations
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