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Through this website, CDC provides links to information and materials about public health preparedness for the public, state and local health officials, emergency managers, and others. Topics include CDC’s Emergency Operations Center, emergency preparedness and response, and guidance for state and local health departments.
View ResourceThis web page provides information on the CDC’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) program. It also offers information and resources on how the PHEP program provides guidance to states, territories, tribes, and local jurisdictions for preparing for public health emergencies; technical assistance resources; and evaluation tools.
View ResourceThis fact sheet offers advice to leaders on crafting effective messages about high-stress topics, such as public health emergencies. It echoes other risk and crisis communication resources in highlighting the importance of developing messages in advance of a crisis.
View ResourceThis part of CDC’s website offers information about pandemic influenza, including links to information about the differences between seasonal and pandemic influenza, national pandemic strategy documents, and updates on public health monitoring activities. The page also features links to resources for pandemic influenza planning at global, national, and state and local levels.
View ResourceThis blog about public health preparedness features articles, event and training information, and stories about preparedness advances in the field. Posts address topics such as infectious disease, pandemic influenza, and healthcare preparedness.
View ResourceASTHO provides links to guides, training, articles, and webinars about various topics in public health preparedness at the state and territorial level. Materials come from 1-year pilot projects funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support development and implementation of health-focused hazard and vulnerability assessments for specific metropolitan statistical areas. Also included are materials from ASTHO.
View ResourceThe Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services created this plan to guide state officials on an effective response to pandemic influenza. This plan can be used and adapted by other state and public health officials to prepare their agencies for a pandemic influenza outbreak.
View ResourceThe State of Arizona makes a range of emergency response plans and plan components available online, including plans for responding to pandemic influenza as well as flooding, heat emergencies, wildfires, and radiological emergencies.
View ResourceIn this fact sheet, the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress offers guidance on pandemic influenza preparedness and response. The authors list steps that officials can take to support communities in preparedness, response, and recovery, and to plan for mental health interventions such as effective risk and safety communication and Psychological First Aid.
View ResourceAn updated version of the 2013 interim guidance, this guide provides information to guide nations and regions in preparedness for and response to pandemic influenza. It outlines WHO’s responsibilities related to pandemic preparedness, describes the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework, and offers guidance on pandemic influenza risk assessment and management.
View ResourceThis 50-page document discusses risk communication in the five phases of a public health emergency: preparedness, emergency onset, containment, recovery, and evaluation. It guides officials, agencies, and governments in developing a public health risk communication strategy and plan, emphasizing the preparedness phase as a critical time to lay the groundwork for effective communication in an emergency.
View ResourceThe ACF is responsible for Federal programs that promote the economic and social wellbeing of families, children, individuals, and communities.
View ResourceThis toolkit provides state and federal officials, as well as emergency and disaster preparedness directors and coordinators, with key emergency response volunteer concepts and federal and state regulations relevant to emergency volunteers. The toolkit can be used as a resource for educational, training, and planning activities.
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