Resources for Preparing for Pandemics

California Department of Education Coronavirus (COVID -19) Home Page

Infectious Disease Control Measures

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Preventing Seasonal Flu
• Flu (Influenza) , includes information about why children or teenagers with flu-like symptoms should NOT take aspirin.
• Key Facts About Influenza (Flu) , a fact sheet including information about flu symptoms, how flu spreads, and how to prevent flu.
• Health Promotion Materials: “Handwashing and Stop Germs” posters

Surveillance System

California Department of Public Health (CDPH)

• Influenza
• Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Avian Influenza
• Seasonal Influenza

World Health Organization (WHO)

• About Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Q & A on Coronaviruses
• Influenza (Avian and other zoonotic)

Mitigation, Prevention, Preparedness, & Response

Flu.gov
Information on pandemic influenza from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Safe Schools Planning
Information for safe schools planning, school safety issues, and prevention and intervention programs and strategies.

California Healthy Kids Resource Center
Provides free loans of instructional resources to school personnel, including materials for programs to teach basic hygiene in the classroom.

Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance Center
A project of US Department of Education, Office of Safe and Healthy Students

Crisis Response Box (PDF)
Developed in partnership with the California Department of Education and the California Attorney General's Office.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Provides planning information for all types of emergencies and disasters, including pandemic flu.

U.S. Department of Education
Provides information for schools on planning for pandemic.

Recovery

Preparing For Infectious Disease: Department Of Education Recommendations To Ensure The Continuity Of Teaching And Learning For Schools (K‐12) During Extended Student Absence Or School Dismissal (PDF)

American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, Teachers’ Guidelines for Crisis Response (PDF)

National Association of School Psychologists, Tips for Families and Educators

National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, A Checklist for School Personnel to Evaluate and Implement the Mental Health Component of Your School Crisis and Emergency Plan (PDF)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event