H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Preparedness Tools for Professionals

H1N1 Related Tools

• Software: Impact2009 v 1.0
  Impact2009 is a spreadsheet-based program to estimate the human health burden of 2009 H1N1 influenza in a population by adjusting the number of reported laboratory-confirmed cases for several sources of under-detection.
• Software: FluAid Special Edition
  This newly adapted FluAid is a spreadsheet-based software program that is designed to assist states and local level planners with estimating the state level impact of 2009 H1N1 Influenza.
• Software: FluSurge Special Edition
  This newly adapted FluSurge Special Edition is a spreadsheet-based software program that provides hospital administrators and public health officials’estimates of the surge demand for hospital-based services during a 2009 H1N1 Influenza event.
• Software: FluWorkLoss Special Edition
  This newly adapted FluWorkLoss Special Edition is a spreadsheet-based software program that estimates the potential number of days lost from work due to an influenza pandemic, specifically H1N1 Influenza A.

Pandemic Flu Related Tools

• Software: CommunityFlu 1.0
  CommunityFlu is a software program that simulates the spread of influenza through a model community, and the impact of a variety of potential interventions.
• Software: FluSurge 2.0
  FluSurge is a spreadsheet-based model that provides hospital administrators & public health officials with estimates of the surge in demand for hospital-based services during the next flu pandemic.
• Software: FluAid 2.0
  FluAid is designed to assist state and local level planners in preparing for the next influenza pandemic by providing estimates of potential impact specific to their locality.
• FluLabSurge 1.0
  FluLabSurge is a spreadsheet-based program designed to assist laboratory directors forecast demand for specimen testing during the next influenza pandemic (i.e., the surge in demand), and develop response plans.
• Software: FluWorkLoss 1.0
  FluWorkLoss is a spreadsheet-based software program that estimates the potential number of days lost from work due to an influenza pandemic.

Supplemental Resources

• FluSurge and FluAid Q & A
• Instructions to Estimate the Potential Impact of the Next Influenza Pandemic Upon Locale Y
  Includes basic instructions for the software programs FluAid and FluSurge as well as a template of a draft report

Communications Tools

Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs
The purpose of this toolkit is to provide information and communication resources to help center-based and home-based child care programs, Head Start programs, and other early childhood programs implement recommendations from CDC’s Guidance on Helping Child Care and Early Childhood Programs Respond to Influenza during the 2009-2010 Influenza Season.

Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Schools (Grades K-12)
The purpose of this toolkit is to provide basic information and communication resources to help school administrators implement recommendations from CDC’s Guidance for State and Local Public Health Officials and School Administrators for School (K-12) Responses to Influenza during the 2009-2010 School Year.

Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Institutions of Higher Education
The purpose of this toolkit is to provide information and communication resources to help students, faculty, and staff implement recommendations from CDC’s Guidance for Responses to Influenza for Institutions of Higher Education during the 2009-2010 Academic Year.

Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Businesses and Employers
The purpose of this toolkit is to provide information and communication resources to help businesses and employers implement recommendations from CDC’s Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to the 2009-2010 Influenza Season.