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2009 Great Influenza Pandemic Guide National Pandemic Flu Plan plus H1N1 Swine Flu Toolkit with Technical Medical and Scientific Resources for Health Professionals - Ringbound Book and CD-ROM Set Author:U.S. Government RINGBOUND BOOK: This is a complete reproduction of the vital Federal Pandemic Influenza Plan with the latest 2009 update. Contents include: Executive Summary * PART 1 - STRATEGIC PLAN * Pandemic Threat * Planning Assumptions * Doctrine for Response * Key Response Actions and Capabilities for Effective Implementation * Roles and Responsibilities ... more »of HHS Agencies and Offices * HHS Actions for Preparedness and Response * Pandemic Influenza Background * WHO Pandemic Phases * NVAC/ACIP Recommendations on Use of Vaccines and NVAC Recommendations on Pandemic Antiviral Drug Use * Legal * Current Key HHS Activities * HHS Research Activities * International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza * Acronym List * Internet Resources * PART 2 - PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE FOR STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS * Surveillance * Laboratory Diagnostics * Healthcare Planning * Infection Control * Clinical Guidelines * Vaccine Distribution and Use * Antiviral Drug Distribution and Use * Community Disease Control and Prevention * Managing Travel-Related Risk of Disease Transmission * Public Health Communications * Workforce Support: Psychosocial Considerations and Information Needs. CD-ROM: This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on CD-ROM provides the best collection available anywhere of official Federal government documents on the vital subject of the new strain of influenza virus discovered in April 2009, the swine flu or H1N1 Influenza A (called Swine-Origin Influenza Virus, S-OIV). This CD-ROM has 24,715 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software. In response to an intensifying outbreak in the United States and internationally caused by a new influenza virus of swine origin, the World Health Organization raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 5 on April 29, 2009. This thoroughly researched collection presents vital information from many authoritative sources: Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), NIAID, Health and Human Services (HHS), Homeland Security Department, Department of Defense, World Health Organization (WHO), U.S. Department of Agriculture, OSHA, the Obama White House, and much more. Hundreds of authoritative guidance documents, scientific reports, and pandemic plans provide full information on every aspect of this emerging world health threat. WHO Director General Dr. Margaret Chan stated: "It really is all of humanity that is under threat during a pandemic." Contents include: * Clinical and Medical Information - Risk Groups, Symptoms, Testing, Treatment, Prevention * Vaccination and Antiviral Drugs * Risk of a catastrophic pandemic. For patients, practical information is provided in clearly written patient education documents. For medical professionals, doctor reference tools and texts have detailed technical information and clinical background material. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, and portable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust. Since navigating the Internet to find additional non-governmental medical information can be confusing, we've also provided our exclusive "Guide to Leading Medical Websites" with updated links to 67 of the best sites for medical information! Built-in weblinks let you quickly check for the latest clinical updates directly from the government and the best commercial portals, news sites, and reference/textbook/non-commercial portals.« less