Knowing the facts and being prepared can lessen anxiety or worry about pandemic influenza. In the United States, the best place to get the facts is from the Centers for Disease Control. Worldwide information about pandemic influenza is available through the
World Health Organization.

Information sheet on coping with Stress during a pandemic.

H1N1 Flu updates from the Centers for Disease Control.

H1N1 Flu RSS feed Receive automatic updates on H1N1 Flu from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention right on your desktop or browser.

H1N1 Flu alert from the National Disaster Interfaith Network (N-DIN).

Links

Faith-Based Organizations and Pandemic Preparedness

Congregational Preparation for Pandemic Influenza

Preparation for Pandemic Influenza in Communities of Faith

Nebraska Behavioral Health Situation Manual - Avian Influenza (July 2006):
This situation manual is designed to test the organized behavioral health response to disaster via a formal tabletop exercise and includes a hypothetical situation in which avian influenza has been detected in poultry. The manual was used by Nebraska in July 2006 to test regional behavioral health plans in coordination with regional disaster chaplains, local public health districts, and the State Department of Agriculture.

Citizen Voices on Pandemic Flu Choices:
A report of the Public Engagement Pilot Project on Pandemic Influenza.
http://ppc.unl.edu/publications/documents/PEPPPI_FINALREPORT_DEC_2005.pdf

Resources for Congregations in Preparing for Pandemic Influenza
http://www.alegent.com/documents/virtual_patient_pdfs.html

Nebraska Health & Human Services Pandemic Brochure
http://www.hhss.ne.gov/pandemic/brochure.htm

The Center for Biopreparedness Education
http://www.bioprepare.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov

A federal web site about response plans for flu outbreaks.
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/

The World Health Organization web site.
http://www.who.int