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New Item Disaster Mental Health Intervention Field Guide (IN)
Updated August 2010 The Field Guide is a compendium of mental health tools that describes the range of behavioral health responses to disaster and offers suggestions on how to...   >> More
New Item Emergency and Community Health Outreach (MN)
ECHO provides health and safety information by fax, phone, television, Internet, and e-mail during emergency and non-emergency times. The program is noteworthy, because it is...   >> More
New Item "No Ordinary Flu" Comic Book (WA)
"No Ordinary Flu" is a 12-page comic book that tells the story of a boy learning about his ancestors' experiences during the 1918 influenza pandemic. The boy learns of how churches and...   >> More
New Item Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks Campaign
The American Public Health Association developed this campaign to encourage emergency preparedness at the high school and community level. Materials use a catch phrase-"Set Your...   >> More
New Item Diabetes Disaster Preparedness Guide (NJ)
Hunterdon Healthcare System developed a Diabetes Disaster Preparedness Guide for diabetes patients who must manage their condition during an emergency. The guide is intended to be used...   >> More
New Item Illinois Faith-Based Preparedness Initiative
This partnership between the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Broadcast Ministers' Alliance and Health Care Consortium provides a web site where faith-based organizations...   >> More
New Item Emergency Preparedness and Special Populations - Community Planning Guide
This three-page guide, created by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, provides municipalities with useful tips to begin enhancing community emergency management plans by...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Preparedness for Schools (CA)
Note: Several materials on this site were not reviewed for Promising Practices because they were beyond the scope of the project or were not publicly available. This review applies...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Planning Guide for CBOs (MN)
The Emergency Preparedness for Community Based Organizations (CBOs) Workgroup created a planning guide to facilitate preparedness activities for community-based organizations providing...   >> More
New Item Special Needs Task Force and Registry (NC)
New Hanover County, North Carolina, built and maintained a voluntary special needs emergency registry through their Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). The registry was...   >> More
New Item Cambridge Public Participation Project (MA)
The Cambridge Advanced Practice Center partnered with local service providers to meet with at-risk groups as part of regularly scheduled gatherings. These town hall sessions were...   >> More
New Item Emergency Preparedness Tips for Those with Functional Needs Guidebook (IL)
The Emergency Preparedness Tips for Those with Functional Needs Guidebook was developed by a team of emergency management and health professionals to provide preparedness tips for...   >> More
New Item The Family Preparedness Guide for People with Disabilities (FL)
The Family Preparedness Guide for People with Disabilities was created by two Florida agencies to assist families in preparing for a variety of emergencies. The guide provides general...   >> More
New Item "For Our Community: Explaining Pandemic Influenza" Handbook (AZ)
The handbook underscores the importance of personal pandemic preparedness by every citizen in Pinal County, Arizona. It urges specific activities to provide citizens with the impetus...   >> More
New Item Neighborhood Emergency Teams
The "Neighborhood Emergency Teams" (NET) manual provides material with which local government officials can provide public safety information to individuals, families, and...   >> More
New Item Flu Watch Communication Campaign (CT)
A basic but complete overview of seasonal and pandemic issues focuses on education, basic prevention, and personal preparedness. The materials are simple, clearly branded, consistent,...   >> More
New Item The Prepared Community Initiative
The Prepared Community Initiative is a training and technical assistance program for local Community Health Councils. The Initiative is intended to prepare Community Health Councils to...   >> More
New Item Get Pandemic Ready (ID)
The Get Pandemic Ready web site was created by an international citizen team, with assistance from Nez Perce County Emergency Management. The online compendium of resources is geared...   >> More
New Item Disaster Preparedness and the Deaf Community (NY)
The "Disaster Preparedness and the Deaf Community" guidebook was written by a group of deaf/hard-of-hearing American Red Cross volunteers who had received Community Emergency Response...   >> More
New Item Emergency Preparedness Training Curriculum for Latino Promoters (MD)
The Montgomery County Advanced Practice Center (APC) in collaboration with the County's Latino Health Initiative (LHI), reached out to the county's growing Latino/Hispanic community by...   >> More
New Item Congregation Emergency Plan
The Congregational Emergency Plan is an all-hazards workbook and guide to helping congregations of all faiths prepare for a major emergency. The guide directs congregations through the...   >> More
New Item Deaf Smart Disaster Planning Workshop
Several organizations in northeast Minnesota held a day-long workshop to encourage preparedness among members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities. The health department and its...   >> More
New Item Women and Infants Service Package (WISP) (National)
The Women and Infants Service Package (WISP) was developed in 2007 by the National Working Group for Women and Infant Needs in Emergencies in the United States. It addresses the...   >> More
New Item Ready in 3 for Individuals on Dialysis (MO)
Ready in 3 for Individuals on Dialysis is part of the overall Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Ready in 3 emergency preparedness project. This area of the site is...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Flu Citizen Engagement Project (MO)
A citizen engagement project sought to bring a public voice into the crafting of pandemic plans in the Kansas City metropolitan area. One KC Voice, a metro-wide alliance of civic...   >> More
New Item Alabama Pandemic Flu Poster
"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...   >> More
New Item Preparing for Pandemic Flu Handbook (VA)
A handbook from the Arlington County Public Health Division provides concise public education on individual preparedness and response to an influenza pandemic. The book introduces the...   >> More
New Item Parents' Guide to Pandemic Flu (MI)
A brief handbook from Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department represents a clearly written, manageable introduction to pandemic influenza and personal preparedness...   >> More
New Item Ready or Not? Have a Plan (TX)
An interactive web site from Texas addresses several ways for families to plan for disasters. The site uses an all-hazards approach that covers a broad range of scenarios....   >> More
New Item The 5th Guy Campaign (FL)
"The Fifth Guy" is a sophisticated and highly entertaining social marketing campaign. Its message is based on two concepts: 1) Low interest in pandemic flu would undermine audience...   >> More
New Item Emergency Communications Toolkit (WA)
A well-organized, useful web site provides tools to guide effective emergency risk communications for public information officers (PIOs) and other communicators. A series of...   >> More
New Item Under the Weather Posters (WI)
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...   >> More
New Item Emergency Management Be Prepared Initiative (OH)
The Initiative is a preparedness workbook aimed at people with special functional needs, who may need additional assistance during a public health emergency. The workbook is not...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Planning Kit for Community Organizations (GA)
The Planning Kit provides a pandemic preparedness framework for community, social service, and faith-based organizations. The materials contain information on adult social distancing,...   >> More
New Item Plan. Prepare. Prevail. Video (MI)
Grand Traverse Health Department in Michigan has produced an exemplary 10-minute video currently available online. This video motivates people to prepare for general emergencies and...   >> More
New Item Risk Communications on Pandemic Influenza (ID)
Short newsletters from the North Central District Health Department in Idaho offer information and action steps to help individuals and families prepare for a pandemic influenza...   >> More
New Item CodeReady.org (MN)
CodeReady.org is an all-hazards emergency preparedness campaign that was "branded" to enhance retention of personal preparedness information and prompt individual action. The State of...   >> More
New Item Stay At Home Toolkit for Influenza (MD)
Montgomery County's Advanced Practice Center has published a toolkit to help people manage influenza at home. This simple toolkit represents an effort to orient the public to that...   >> More
New Item Emergency Preparedness Guide for Dialysis Patients (Region: NJ, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands)
The Emergency Preparedness Guide offers helpful emergency preparedness recommendations for individuals who require ongoing dialysis. Specifically, the guide discusses how to function...   >> More
New Item Light Our Way (National)
Light Our Way provides spiritual health tools to assist disaster relief workers while they are performing and recovering from their response efforts. The document is noteworthy,...   >> More
New Item Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Disabilities (National)
The Disaster Readiness Tips highlight a broad overview of preparedness for people with different functional needs. The brochures emphasize the importance of identifying needs and...   >> More
New Item Monroe County pandemic messaging (NY)
Monroe County, New York, has crafted a series of pre-pandemic messages aimed at encouraging people to understand the implications of a pandemic and become personally prepared. The...   >> More
New Item Community Food Supply Outreach (WY)
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...   >> More
New Item Are you prepared for a pandemic or other public health emergency? (MI)
A preparedness primer educates families and individuals on how to develop emergency response plans. The brochure uses an appropriate language level and organizes direct and balanced...   >> More
New Item Red Cross Preparedness and Resiliency materials (National)
The Preparedness and Resiliency materials from the American Red Cross address the mental well-being of adults and children following a disaster. The document on coping strategies for...   >> More
New Item Indiana "What If" Poster Campaign (IN)
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,...   >> More
New Item Preparedness Movie (NY)
This is a high-quality, professional Web video created by the New York State Department of Health that provides a comprehensive introduction to pandemic influenza, its history and...   >> More
New Item Home Care Guide: Providing Care at Home During Pandemic Flu (CA)
The Home Care Guide provides the public with extensive descriptions of how to care for family members at home during a pandemic. It is an excellent guidance, both comprehensive and...   >> More
New Item Santa Clara Risk Communication (CA)
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...   >> More
New Item Emergency Preparedness Bag Project (IL)
A simple and straightforward practice shows how a modest grant and local volunteers can have significant preparedness benefits for vulnerable residents in a community. The health...   >> More
New Item Community Tool Kit: Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic (MN)
The Community Tool Kit is intended to educate community groups about seasonal, avian, and pandemic influenza. The materials place these influenza-related risks in the context of other...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Disparities Prevention Initiative (NC)
The Disparities Prevention Initiative represents a thoughtful, deliberate approach to anticipating and minimizing racial and ethnic disparities that may occur as the result of a...   >> More
New Item Extended Childcare (TN)
The Extended Childcare materials provide a process through which state employees could contract childcare services if they are required to respond to an emergency. This practice may...   >> More
New Item DHHS Family Disaster Plan (NC)
An all-hazards guide is designed to serve as a basis for a general family disaster plan. While it does not provide specific information on pandemic influenza, it offers a thorough...   >> More
New Item Ready? Set? Good (MD)
Ready? Set? Good! is a communications campaign that encourages personal emergency preparedness through use and storage of a radio, flashlight, and water. Baltimore extended the...   >> More
New Item Hamilton County Preparation Project (OH)
The Hamilton County Preparation Project uses a variety of community health education tools to encourage pandemic influenza education and preparedness within the county. This was an...   >> More
New Item Tribal outreach in New Mexico (NM)
This practice contains materials that formed the basis of a community outreach project among 22 American Indian tribes in New Mexico. These materials include a PowerPoint presentation...   >> More
New Item Promotores for Pandemic Influenza (TX)
El Paso is training promotores and community health workers to provide pandemic influenza education for the Hispanic/Latino community in El Paso, Texas. The practice includes both an...   >> More
New Item Parenting Tips for Helping Infants and Toddlers after Disasters (National)
The parenting tips included in this document reflect the current national standards for psychological first aid training. The document presents a nicely organized matrix useful for...   >> More
New Item Disaster Communications Guidebook (MO)
The manual provides specific guidance on behavioral health preparedness for a spectrum of extreme events. Although the information is not specific to pandemic preparedness, the...   >> More
New Item Ready in 3 Pandemic Flu Guide (MO)
The Ready in 3 Pandemic Flu Guide is a good example of an all-hazards personal preparedness campaign. The 3-in-1 overall emergency preparedness message is simple (Create a Plan,...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Information Tool Kit: Town Hall Meetings (IN)
These documents are part of a detailed toolkit for planning and conducting local mini-Summits or Town Hall Meetings on introductory pandemic preparedness issues. The toolkit is...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Flu School Action Kit (CA)
A downloadable action kit for K-12 schools provides a variety of communications tools for use before, during, and after a pandemic. The sample letters for parents discuss school...   >> More
New Item Get Ready for Flu (National)
Get Ready for Flu is a blog sponsored by the American Public Health Association and contains postings that provide public education on pandemic influenza topics. The blog provides...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Flu and You education packet (NC)
The Pandemic Flu and You education packet includes basic, colorfully branded information on personal and school preparedness for pandemic influenza. The documents were distributed to...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Flu and You: Information to Help You Prepare (OR)
Pandemic Flu and You is a comprehensive and well-organized web site that provides public education on pandemic influenza. The information emphasizes personal preparedness and the...   >> More
New Item What do you do to prevent the flu? (SC)
The information campaign from South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is based on the premise that "the flu is still the flu" and the strategies to prevent...   >> More
New Item Homemade personal protective equipment (PA)
The article contains specific instructions on how to construct a handmade mask, which was tested against an aerosol challenge with some measurable benefit. The authors of this brief...   >> More
New Item Flu Facts: Statewide Educational Campaign (MA)
Flu Facts is an educational campaign that informs the public about the importance of planning for a pandemic with a variety of tools designed to reach different populations. The tools...   >> More
New Item LA County Risk Communications Materials (CA)
A series of brochures in multiple languages offers educational tips on how community members and organizations can prepare for an influenza pandemic. The brochures have been designed...   >> More
New Item Health Human Resources Planning Tools (Ontario, Canada)
The Health Human Resources Planning Tools are intended to provide a competency-based framework for recruiting and screening volunteers to assist with patient care in a pandemic...   >> More
New Item Brochures & PSAs (OH)
Ohio's one-stop web site contains a broad range of personal preparedness materials, such as brochures, public service announcements, and newsletter templates. The brochures offer a...   >> More
New Item Public Health Preparedness Pandemic Influenza: California Update 2005 (CA)
A brief proposal describes the use of satellite-based distance learning paired with a tabletop exercise to prepare public health nurses for the unique challenges that may be posed by...   >> More
New Item Emergency preparedness for individuals with non-typical functional needs (DE)
A brochure illustrates a sample preparedness checklist of activities for individuals with non-typical functional needs. The checklist offers good information in a visually appealing...   >> More
New Item Is your business prepared for a pandemic or other public health emergency? (MI)
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...   >> More
New Item Preparedness Notebook: Pandemic Influenza (IL)
Preparedness Notebook is a newspaper insert that provides a solid background on several issues related to pandemic preparedness. Topics include definitions of seasonal, avian, and...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Toolkit Process (IL)
McHenry County's pandemic preparedness toolkits contain a variety of good templates and posters that could be used by any organization. Included are a Pandemic Planning Outline for...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Mini-Grant Program (IL)
McHenry County creatively used its pandemic planning budget to issue mini-grants to cities, school districts, and township governments. McHenry County provided a $5,000 mini-grant...   >> More
New Item Pandemic flu newspaper column series (GA)
Eleven newspaper columns on pandemic influenza emphasize personal preparedness and can be used by state and local health departments as effective public education tools. The short...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Toolkit for Educators (MI)
The Pandemic Influenza Toolkit for Educators is a one-stop shop for pandemic preparedness information needed by every school. The web site includes a Breeze presentation from state...   >> More
New Item Caring for the sick at home when it's the only option (WY)
The hour-long DVD provides practical, detailed information on caring for ill persons, including those with influenza, at home. It is aimed at non-medical care providers. The DVD...   >> More
New Item Community Readiness Challenge (MO)
The Community Readiness Challenge encourages individuals and families to build a pandemic preparedness kit by providing detailed lists of weekly items to buy and ways to prepare for 26...   >> More
New Item Neighbor to Neighbor Network (MO)
The Neighbor to Neighbor Network is a local, grassroots project that designates community hierarchies to establish communication about vulnerabilities between neighbors and offer...   >> More
New Item Kentucky Outreach and Information Network (KOIN) (KY)
KOIN constitutes a partnership between government and an organized network of community-based organizations that serve as conduits of preparedness and emergency information to special...   >> More
New Item Protect Iowa Health (IA)
Protect Iowa Health is a visually appealing and well-organized web site on which pandemic influenza is discussed in the context of general emergency preparedness. The materials...   >> More
New Item Be Ready! Kiosks (NC)
Be Ready! kiosks are portable computers designed to increase public interaction with preparedness information through touch-screen technology. This practice is noteworthy, because it...   >> More
New Item Social Distancing Protocol (WA)
The Social Distancing Protocol identifies types of social distancing, assesses the probable economic and social impact of each measure, and provides a guide for phased implementation...   >> More
New Item Health Matters-Pandemic Flu Issue (WA)
Health Matters is a well-written, 8-page newsletter that provides essential information about pandemic influenza to the public. The articles provide essential and practical...   >> More

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