Pandemic Influenza

Pandemic Planning Guidance for Schools
Pandemic Planning Guidance for Businesses
Pandemic Planning Guidance for Elected Officials
Pandemic Planning Guidance for Families
University of Albany, School of Public Health,Center for Public Health Preparedness:

'Preparedness and Community Response to Pandemics' Course

Pandemic Influenza Best Practices and Model Protocols for Service Providers
Healthcare Pandemic Preparedness Guidance
For information on planning and preparedness for Pandemic Influenza, please refer to www.pandemicflu.gov

Work Force / Training

Bioterrorism & Emergency Readiness
BT Workforce Prep Resources
CDC Public Health Practice Program Office
Columbia U. Emergency Preparedness Core Competencies for Public Health Workers
Columbia University School of Nursing
NJ Learning Management Network
NJ-Preparedness Training Consortium
NY/NJ Public Health Training Center
National Center for Food Protection and Defense
Orientation to Public Health
Public Health Foundation: TRAIN National
Rutgers Nursing Center for Bioterrorism and Infectious Disease Preparedness
U of Albany CPHP
     Preparedness & Community Response to Pandemics
UMDNJ Center for Biodefense
UMDNJ Office of Public Health Practice

Bioterrorism and Public Health

Bioterrorism Agents of Concern
Anthrax
 NJDHSS: ' What You Should Know About Anthrax'  
Botulism
   Foodborne
   Infant  
Plague
   NJDHSS: ' What You Should Know About Plague'
Ricin
Smallpox
   CDC Smallpox page
Tularemia  
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
To link to the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services' Bioterrorism webpage, click here.
 If you would like more information on biological agents and diseases of concern, click here to link to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.
Related Links on Bioterrorism
List as American College of Physicians Bioterrorism Resources
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacists. Article: Citywide Pharmaceutical Preparation for Bioterrorism
CDC Strategic National Stockpile
CDC: Possible Bioterrorism Agents by Category
CDC: Agents, Diseases and Other Threats List
Implementation Procedures for handling Suspicious Letters and Packages
Center for Biologic Counterterrorism and Emerging Diseases
Journal: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

NYAM/NLM Guide for Public Health
Preparedness Guidance

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Ready Campaign

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Emergency Preparedness and Response

American Red Cross Disaster Services

PREPARE.ORG, American Red Cross

CDC's 'Ounce of Prevention Campaign'

NJ Office of Emergency Management, Emergency Preparedness for Families, Individuals, Households and Pets"

EquipH - Online Preparedness Resource from National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

 

Animal Preparedness

Animal Disaster Preparedness, American Red Cross

Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS), United Animal Nations and ASPCA

New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force and AEWG

 

Disabled/ Senior Preparedness

National Organization on Disability, Emergency Preparedness Initiative

National Organization on Disability, Emergency Preparedness Initiative- Guide for Emergency Managers, Planners, and Responders: Revised Edition

Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters (CARD)

ADA Guide for Local Governments

"Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and Other Special Needs", American Red Cross

"Public Health Workbook to Define, Locate and Reach Special, Vulnerable, and At-Risk Populations in an Emergency (Draft)"  CDC, 2006

 

Family Readiness

Family Readiness Kit, AAP

Family Disaster Planning, American Red Cross

EFFAK- Emergency Financial First Aid Kit" , FEMA

 

Business Preparedness

"Preparing Your Business for the Unthinkable", American Red Cross

Business Continuity Plans and Resources, Continuity Central

"Open for Business: A Disaster Planning Toolkit for the Small and Mid-Sized Business Owner", Institute for Business and Home Safety

"Emergency Management Guide for Business and Industry", FEMA 

"Continuity of Government issues that should be addressed by local agencies", King County  Seattle, WA

Other Websites

Are You Prepared?  San Francisco, Office of Emergency Services

'Standing Together: An Emergency Planning Guide for America's Communities'  JCAHO, 2005 

Preparedness Guidelines for People with Chronic Diseases

For NJ DHSS Planning and Preparedness Guides for families in English and Spanish, Please return to our homepage for the manual, "Ready Together NJ"

For information on planning and preparedness for Pandemic Influenza, please refer to www.pandemicflu.gov

Rochester Meat Recall

 

Water Quality
Federal & New Jersey Drinking Water Standards EPA’s Q&A on Private Drinking Water Wells
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/privatewells/index2.html

New Jersey Drought Information
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/privatewells/index2.html

Stormwater & Non-Point Source Pollution
http://www.njstormwater.org/

Air Quality

Current Air Quality
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/airmon/

Air Pollutants & Health Effects
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/airmon/heappage.htm

NJDEP Odor Fact Sheet
http://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/odor.pdf

Indoor Air Quality Concerns
http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/Health/cehaInair.htm

 

Noise Pollution
Railroad Noise - http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/home
Highway Traffic Noise - http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/eng/

Solid Waste and Recycling
NJDEP Guidance on Medical Disposal - http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/Health/Docs/NJDEP%20med%20disposal%20guidance.pdf
New Federal Government Guidelines for Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs - http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/news/press07/022007.html
Recycling & Solid Waste Regulations - http://www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/resource/rules.htm
Fact Sheets on Hazardous & Universal Wastes - http://www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/lrm/uwaste/uwindex.htm
NJDEP Management of Asbestos Containing Material - http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dshw/rrtp/asbestos.htm

Other Environmental Concerns
Known Contaminated Sites in NJ Report (NJDEP) - http://www.nj.gov/dep/srp/kcs-nj/kcs2005all.pdf
Indoor Air Quality - http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/Health/cehaInair.htm
NJDEP’s Pesticide Control Program - http://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/pcp/index.htm
Right To Know/Hazardous Substance Factsheets - http://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/rtkweb/rtkhsfs.htm
Underground Storage Tanks - http://www.nj.gov/dep/srp/bust/bust.htm
Fish & Shellfish Safety - http://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/foodweb/fishguid.htm
General EH Web Resources - http://phpartners.org/environmentalhealth.html

Radon
County Offers Free Radon Test Kits - http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/press/PressReleaseNew.aspx?press_id=832&dbTarget=Exec
Radon Testing in NJ: Dos and Don'ts - http://accurateinspections.com/radondep.htm

Water Quality    
EPA’s Q&A on Private Drinking Water Wells
http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/swp/drinkingwater/index.htm

A Homeowner's Guide to Arsenic in Drinking Water
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dsr/arsenic/guide.htm

Clean Water Resources 
http://cleanwaterresources.com/

Concrete Washout Areas
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/index.cfm?action=browse&Rbutton=detail&bmp=117

 

Health Topics

Disposal of Hypodermic Needles
US EPA DISPOSAL of MEDICAL SHARPS - http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/medical/disposal.htm
NJDHSS SAFE SYRINGE DISPOSAL GUIDE FOR HOME GENERATED MEDICAL WASTE.- http://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/phss/syringe.pdf

Brochures, Flyers and Posters  

Prevent Colds & Flu, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (flyer)* - http://www.nj.gov/health/flu/prevent_colds_and_flu.pdf
The 10 Most Common Causes of Infection, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension at Lancaster (flyer)* - http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/handposter.pdf
Handwashing Brochure, Massachusetts Department of Public Health (brochure)* - http://www.mass.gov/dph/cdc/handwashing/handwashing_brochure.pdf
Handwashing, Your Most Powerful Defense Against Infections, APIC - http://www.apic.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Search&section=Brochures&template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentFileID=219
Hand Hygiene for Consumers, APIC - http://www.apic.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Search&section=Brochures&template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentFileID=298
Rutgers Cooperative Extension: ‘Washing Away Misconceptions about Gloves and Handwashing’ - http://www.rcre.rutgers.edu/pubs/publication.asp?pid=FS991

Websites

CDC's 'Ounce of Prevention Campaign' - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/op/
CDC Clean Hands Campaign - http://www.cdc.gov/cleanhands
CDC National Center for Infectious Diseases: ‘An Ounce of Prevention: Keeps the Germs Away’ - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/op/index.htm
American Society for Microbiology, ‘Take Action: Clean hands Campaign’ - http://www.washup.org/
Why is handwashing so important? Kids Health for parents (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/hand_washing.html
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 'Infection: Don't Pass It On" Campaign' - http://www.publichealth.va.gov/InfectionDontPassItOn/posters.htm

 For health care workers:

Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers, APIC - http://www.apic.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Search&section=Brochures&template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentFileID=297
Healthy Skin, An Ounce of Prevention for Your Front Line Defense, APIC - http://www.apic.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Search&section=Brochures&template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentFileID=411

For children:

Lancaster County Health Department Handwashing Coloring Sheet [PDF]* - http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/coloringsheet.pdf
CDC/ DHHS Infection Protection: The Buzz on Scuzz - http://www.bam.gov/sub_yourbody/yourbody_buzzonscuzz.html
For food handlers:

NSF ‘Wash Your Hands’ Flyer (English/ Spanish) [PDF]* - http://www.nsf.org/cphe/wash_hands.pdf
Foodsafety.gov - http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/handwash.html
Wash Your Hands, National Food Service Management Institute - http://www.nfsmi.org/Information/handsindex.html

Influenza and Flu Information
Influenza.com - http://www.influenza.com/

Common Questions and Answers on Flu - http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/Health/Docs/Common%20Questions%20and%20Answers%20for%20website.doc

 

Lyme Disease
Governor's Lyme Disease Advisory Council - http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/gldac.htm
CDC Lyme disease Info - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_lyme.htm
Prevent Tick Bites Prevent Lyme Disease - http://www.rcre.rutgers.edu/pubs/publication.asp?pid=FS443
Tick Born Diseases of New Jersey- http://www.visitmonmouth.com/06270_mcmec/tickborn.pdf

 

Summer Safety
Protecting Yourself in the Sun - http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3166.pdf
Working Outdoors - http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/working-outdoors-factsheet.pdf
Heat Stress Card (English) - http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3154.pdf
Heat Stress Card (Spanish)- http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3155.pdf
American Red Cross Summer Safety Tips - http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/sumsafety/index.html

 

West Nile Virus
Symptoms - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-29,GGLG:en&q=West+Nile+Virus+more:condition_symptoms&cx=disease_for_patients&sa=N&oi=cooptsr&resnum=0&ct=col1&cd=2
Causes/risk factors - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-29,GGLG:en&q=West+Nile+Virus+more:causes_risk_factors&cx=disease_for_patients&sa=N&oi=cooptsr&resnum=0&ct=col2&cd=2

CDC West Nile Virus Homepage - http://www.cdc.gov/westnile/

NJDEP - Mosquito Control and West Nile Virus Information - http://www.nj.gov/dep/mosquito/