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The 1918 Pandemic Flu event occurred more than 90 years ago. That outbreak is among the most memorable in the annals of public health history and is one of the touchstones for today’s public health preparedness initiatives. Because a pandemic flu outbreak touches the lives of so many people throughout the world, oral histories of the illness have often been shared among family members for many generations afterwards.

In fact, one of the highlights of the CDC Crisis and Emergency Risk Communications (CERC) training is the time allotted for participants to share their family’s pandemic flu story.

CDC is gathering these pandemic flu stories and making them available online for CERC trainers, public health professionals, and others.

The stories are formatted into an online, interactive “storybook” that includes photos and videos. If you have a pandemic flu story that you would like to share within the pages of the Pandemic Influenza Storybook, please complete one of the available forms and send it via mail, fax or email to shoskins@cdc.gov, or complete the online form below.

Do You Have a Pan Flu Story to Share?
Online Story Submit Form
Story Submit Form, DOC [83 KB]
Story Submit Form, PDF [78 KB]
Pandemic Influenza Storybook Project
1600 Clifton Road, MS D-25
Atlanta, GA 30333
404-639-7392 (fax)
ATTN: Sharon KD Hoskins
shoskins@cdc.gov

***Fields beginning with an asterisk (*) are required.***

*Contact Person:

Storyteller:

*Mailing Address:

Mailing Address: (continued)

*Telephone: (with area code)

*Email Address:

Is this an oral or written history? (Note: if written history, please attach information.)
Are you related to the individuals in the story? If so, please indicate the relationship (e.g., grandson, cousin, sister, etc.)
If you are not related to individuals in the story, who/what is the source of your information? Please explain.
Do you have photos you are willing to share for inclusion in the storybook? (Note: all photos must be submitted by email. The following formats are acceptable: JPG, PNG or GIF. Maximum 500 pixels.)

Yes

Would you be willing to tell your story on videotape?

Yes

Please indicate which pandemic flu event is the basis for your story:
My Pandemic Influenza Story (Please include as many details as possible):

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Page last reviewed: April 9, 2013
Page last updated: March 21, 2017
Content source:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention