Pandemic Influenza

The Center for Emergency Preparedness Pandemic Influenza (PI) Unit has a responsibility to ensure pandemic education, planning, and preparedness for individuals, organizations, and communities while providing for the emergency medical needs of the population. For influenza recommendations and surveillance information, visit Respiratory Illnesses.

State Resources

• COOP10 - Continuity of Operations Plan
  A Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) is designed to ensure your organization's essential services continue, assets are protected, and rapid recovery after an emergency event. The COOP process is a journey, not a destination. ADPH, in collaboration with the Alabama Emergency Management Agency and the The University of Alabama at Birmingham, has created resources to assist agencies in accomplishing this directive. This collaboration resulted in Alabama's COOP10 Plan.

Federal Resources

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Travel Notices
• Interim Pre-Pandemic Planning Guidance: Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation in the United States - Early, Targeted, Layered Use of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions (10 MB)
• Pandemic Flu Resources
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Guidance Preparing the Workplace for an Influenza Pandemic
• OSHA Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers
• The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (S. 3678)

Additional Information

• District Emergency Preparedness Teams Map
• Preparedness A-Z
• Risk Communication Preparedness Links