Pandemic Flu Messaging Packet

The attached draft documents could be used during an influenza pandemic to communicate important information to the public through the media. Documents would be revised to specifically address the situation, based on additional guidance from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Messaging Packet

• Messaging Packet Table of Contents
• Messaging Packet Schematic
• Fact Sheets:
  • Pandemic Influenza
  • Avian Influenza
  • Stay Healthy During a Pandemic
  • At Home Care
  • Self Shielding and Social Distancing
  • Seasonal Influenza
  • Disease Control Measures
  • Pandemic Phases
  • Seasonal Flu versus Pandemic Flu
  • Influneza Types
  • Isolation and Quarantine
  • Facemasks and Respirators
• Backgrounders:
  • Pandemic Influenza
  • Avian Influenza
• Resources:
  • Pandemic Influenza
  • Avian Influenza
• Posters:
  • Fight the Flu Comparison Poster
  • Fight the Flu Poster
• Preparedness Checklists:
  • Businesses
  • Child Care and Pre-School Centers
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Faith-Based Organizations
  • Individuals
  • Schools
• Press Release DRAFTS:
  • Simple Steps to Protect Against Pandemic Influenza
  • Automated Information Line Answers Questions About Pandemic Influenza
  • Residents Encouraged to Review Preparedness Plan Due to Discovery of New Flu Strain
  • New Flu Strain Now Infecting Humans
  • Virus Discovered in the United States
  • New Flu Strain More Easily Spread Person-to-Person
  • First Case of New Virus Confirmed in Missouri
  • Southwest Missouri Sees First Case of New Virus
  • Virus Strikes ______ County
  • Face Masks and Respirators May Provide Additional Protection