Pandemic Flu

Taking Care of Yourself at Work and School

• Use of masks and other personal protective equipment
  

  Get Ready downloads: Poster | Brochure

  • Interim Recommendations for Facemask and Respirator Use to Reduce Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Transmission
  • Sequence for donning and removing personal protective equipment, such as gowns, gloves, masks (PDF poster requires Adobe Reader)

• Hand and cough hygiene
  • Clean Hands Save Lives
  • Cover Your Cough
• Personal hygiene
  • Good Health Habits for Preventing the Flu
  • Preventing the Spread of Flu

Individual and Family preparedness

• Pandemic Flu information for individuals and families
• Family Emergency Health Information Sheet (also from HHS)
• READYColorado is designed to help people become prepared to respond to and recover from a wide array of disasters, including pandemic flu; includes detailed lists for disaster supply kits

Home Care for Pandemic Flu

• American Red Cross brochure (PDF requires Adobe Reader)
• How To Care For Someone With Influenza
• Home Care Guide: Providing Care at Home during Pandemic Flu

Emotional Well-Being

• Coping and Emotional Well-Being

Local Resources

• CSU Health Network
• Larimer County Department of Health and Environment (larimerflu.org)
• Pandemic Planning Brochure

Resources in Other Languages

• U.S. Health and Human Services Pandemic Flu site - Información general, Preguntas y respuestas, listas de preparacion y actividades globales.
• Pandemic Flu: What It Is and How to Prepare (12 languages)
• American Red Cross Home Care brochure (Spanish)
• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment information on H1N1 (21 languages)
• Home Care for Pandemic Flu (12 languages)
• Home Care Guide: Providing Care at Home during Pandemic Flu (Spanish)
• Ready Colorado Pandemic Flu brochure and Pack a Kit brochure (Spanish)