Public Health Practices

Public Health Planning Group Develops Resources to Help Schools Respond to H1N1

Source Agency: 
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
,
New Hampshire

Following the first wave of H1N1, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS) formed six planning groups to prepare for a second wave of the pandemic in fall 2009. These planning groups addressed essential target capabilities: surveillance and laboratory, clinical guidance, medical surge, continuity of operations, risk communication, and countermeasure administration.

American Red Cross Student Chapter H1N1 Project

Source Agency: 
Purdue University
,
Indiana

During two days at the beginning of the H1N1 outbreak in fall 2009, members of the Purdue Chapter of the American Red Cross, along with other student volunteers, distributed brief informational materials on H1N1 to students while riding CityBus vehicles on routes serving the campus. The students also gave passengers four ounce bottles of waterless hand sanitizer.

LAIV Express Lane

Source Agency: 
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
,
South Carolina
A large quantity of the vaccine South Carolina initially received consisted of live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV). LAIV is only licensed for use among non-pregnant, healthy persons 2 to 49 years of age. A significant portion of the target population for H1N1 vaccination, such as pregnant women and people with underlying health conditions, require injectable vaccine.

"When Words are Not Enough" Communications Training Program for Responders

Source Agency: 
Woodside Fire Protection District
,
California

The Woodside Fire Protection District (WFPD) in Woodside, California, along with the Commission for Disabilities for San Mateo County and the San Mateo County Special Education Local Planning Agency (SELPA), developed an educational tool to teach responders simple methods for emergency communications with people who have disabilities and special needs. The program includes a video, written manual, communication booklet, and poster.

Contagious Illness Precautions for the Transportation Industry

Source Agency: 
Michigan Department of Community Health, Office of Public Health Preparedness
,
Michigan
A brief, informational poster describes hand and cough hygiene and surface precautions that transportation departments can take against the spread of infectious disease. The poster uses a simple message that is easy to understand. One reviewer found the clear, easy-to-follow layout of the poster particularly noteworthy.

Posters help prevent flu in healthcare settings

Source Agency: 
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
,
California

Educational posters for primary care clinics and hospitals display mask use and influenza-related questions for patients and providers. Posters are available in Armenian, Chinese, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese.

Alabama Pandemic Flu Poster

Source Agency: 
Alabama Department of Public Health
,
Alabama
"Flu & You" is an educational poster from the Alabama Department of Public Health. The poster promotes hygiene and social distancing for influenza in general, and this focus is appropriate to pandemic preparedness. One reviewer described the poster as clear, direct, self-contained, and useful.

Under the Weather Posters

Source Agency: 
Western Region Partnership for Public Health Preparedness (Wisconsin)
,
Wisconsin
Three posters ask the question "Under the weather?" and provide basic hygiene tips to prevent colds and influenza. The content is straightforward: Stay home when you are sick; Cover your mouth and nose; Clean your hands; and Get your shots. Although the messages are basic, one reviewer noted that hygiene and staying home may be some of the only effective interventions during a pandemic.

Community Food Supply Outreach

Source Agency: 
Public Health - Lincoln County, Wyoming
,
Wyoming
A small, easily managed, and highly visible marketing project was achieved through a local health department's cooperative agreement with a grocery store. The health department's pandemic influenza planning committee coordinated a case lot sale of canned goods with the grocery store. Grocers placed lists of personal food stockpile items within the store.

Indiana "What If" Poster Campaign

Source Agency: 
Indiana State Department of Health
,
Indiana
A series of posters inspires people to think about potential lifestyle disruptions associated with a pandemic. Messages involve helping people to realize that restaurants, schools, and essential resources may be unavailable during a pandemic and encouraging them to plan accordingly, which is an appropriate message for a pre-pandemic period.

Santa Clara Risk Communication

Source Agency: 
Santa Clara County Public Health Department (California)
,
California

Santa Clara County has developed a variety of risk communications materials. The materials are available in multiple languages and are consistently of very high quality. The execution of the messages is noteworthy, and the documents would serve as valuable templates for agencies that are beginning their pandemic risk communications.

Promotores for pandemic influenza

Source Agency: 
El Paso City-County Health and Environmental District (Texas)
,
Texas

Promotores provide preparedness training and strengthen peer networks between El Paso, TX and Juarez, Mexico.

Is your business prepared for a pandemic or other public health emergency?

Source Agency: 
Oakland County Health Department (Michigan)
,
Michigan

A PowerPoint presentation is part of a broader outreach project to enhance personal and community preparedness around pandemic influenza. The business portion identifies key issues and provides a balanced presentation of risk communications for businesses. The overview would be useful for state and local agencies that are beginning preparedness outreach to businesses.

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