Pandemic Planning

H1N1 in the Workplace
A free e-learning resource provided by CoursePark that can help organizations prepare for and stop the spread of H1N1. The resource allows employers to assess and improve their organization's readiness and allows employees to assess their knowledge of H1N1.

Provincial Health Ethics Network – Pandemic Planning

British Columbia Ministry of Health Services 10 steps organizations can take for pandemic influenza preparedness

The Minister of Health, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and the Assembly of First Nations National Chief signed a Communications Protocol called Working Together on H1N1 Preparedness. The protocol is intended to ensure a coordinated approach to H1N1 Preparedness planning and communications for First Nations communities. For more information, visit www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/hb/cmprtcl-eng.asp. 

In an effort to help individual friendship centres take precautions against H1N1, the National Association of Friendship Centres has released a set of guidelines called H1N1 –What Friendship Centres Can Do. The guidelines, adapted from resources available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, are a great example of how organizations can work to prepare for a possible outbreak. Visit www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/index-eng.phpto stay up-to-date on H1N1. Resources for clinicians and patients about H1N1 are also available on the Canadian Paediatric Society's website.

Conference Board of Canada Beyond pandemic: planning for health threats in the workplace
Aimed primarily at companies that provide infrastructure services. Includes discussion concerning how to deal with "pandemic fatigue" among people who have been working on the issue for a year or more, how to sell a health incident plan to senior management and to the line managers who must carry it out, and how to make health threats and pandemic planning relevant to the broader range of business continuity issues. Available for purchase.