Complete Resource List

Resources available in hard copy from National Mailing and Marketing (NMM) are denoted with an *.

Contact details for NMM are as follows:
Phone: (02) 6269 1000
Fax: (02) 6260 2770
Email: nmm@nationalmailing.com.au

Plans and Guidelines

• Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza 2008*
  • Interim Infection Control Guidelines for Pandemic Influenza in Healthcare and Community Settings*. Provides guidance for health professionals regarding infection control for healthcare and community settings, in the management of pandemic influenza patients
  • Interim National Clinical Care Guidelines for Pandemic Influenza*. Provides guidance to health professionals regarding the assessment and management of avian and pandemic influenza patients
  • National Pandemic Health Communications Strategy Overview
• Fluborderplan - National Pandemic Influenza Airport Border Operations Plan, July 2008*
• Exercise Cumpston '06 Report*

Business Continuity

• Business Continuity Guide for Australian Business - this document aims to help Australian businesses consider what impact a human influenza pandemic might have on their businesses, and to help them take appropriate actions to prepare themselves.
• A Kit for Small Businesses - including a Pandemic Planning Checklist for Small Businesses, and 10 steps you can take to be better prepared for a pandemic
• Pandemic Planning in the Workplace (PDF) - developed by the Commonwealth, state, and territory governments and the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA)
• Workplace Guide to Managing Influenza Pandemic (PDF) - prepared by the NSW Department of Commerce with the cooperation of states and territories
• Business Continuity Planning - (Qld Government)
• World Health Organization - Frequently Asked Questions

DVDs

• Safe Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - DVD (available online only)
• Safe Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Transcript of videoTop of page
  
  

Fact Sheets

• Fact Sheet: Avian Influenza (PDF 59 KB)
• Fact Sheet: Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza (PDF 59 KB)
• Fact Sheet: Transmission of respiratory diseases and managing the risk (PDF 58KB)
• Fact Sheet: Infection control precautions for severe respiratory diseases (PDF 59KB)
• Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) - Key Facts

Posters and Brochures

• 'The flu and you' - seasonal influenza posters* and brochure (available online only).
• How to fit and remove protective gloves (PDF 139KB)
• How to fit and remove a protective gown (PDF 141KB)
• How to fit and remove a surgical mask (PDF 136KB)
• How to fit and remove a P2 (N95) respirator (PDF 150KB)
• How to fit and remove protective eyewear (PDF 136KB)
• Correct order to fit and remove personal protective equipment (PDF 102KB)
• How to wash and dry hands (PDF 125KB)
• How to clean hands using an alcohol based liquid or hand rub (PDF 118KB)
• Cough etiquette and respiratory hygiene (PDF 128KB)
• Travel health - Have you recently returned from overseas? (PDF 106KB)
• Staff Influenza Notice (PDF 107KB)

Bird flu resources

• Bird Flu - Important Information for all Australians. This brochure contains basic questions and answers about bird flu in Australia*. Available in 13 languages
• Posters* and scripts (available online only) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health communities. These posters and scripts provide information on the human health risks of avian influenza in wild birds in Australia

This information is current for 09 February, 2010
This information was issued on 18 June, 2009

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