Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic & Public Health Emergencies
All residents have a role preparing Ramsey County for a public health emergency. The Community Tool Kit provides outreach handouts, community presentations, activities and other materials that will help people learn more about pandemic influenza and how to prepare for public health emergencies.
The goals of the Tool Kit are: to increase knowledge about influenza pandemics, provide information and activities about how to prepare for emergencies, and start conversations about how communities can work to prepare for health emergencies.
How to Use the Tool Kit
Start planning for how your organization or group can prepare for emergencies.
- Look through all of the materials and see what information and/or activities would work for your group.
- Sponsor a community event about pandemic influenza and how to prepare for emergencies
- Distribute materials and information to community members at regular meetings or in your public areas
- Include information about pandemic influenza and preparing for emergencies in your newsletters
How to Get Your Own Toolkit
- Order your own copy by contacting askph.
- Print your own toolkit below (all materials are available in pdf format.)
Table of Contents
Brief overview of Tool Kit contents: Table of Contents
Getting Started
Guidance on how get started using the Community Tool Kit to help your community prepare for public health emergencies: Getting Started
Handouts
Numerous handouts for community distribution about pandemic and avian influenza, and how to prepare for emergencies: Brochures | Inserts | Fact Sheets
Presentation
A 30 minute Power Point community presentation, with script, about pandemic influenza and preparing for emergencies: Presentation | Presentation Script | Contact Public Health to Give Presentation
Activities
Group activites that will get your group thinking about how to prepare for public health emergencies: Resources for Activities | Discussion Guide | Demonstration: Stay-at-home Supplies
Emergency Community Health Outreach (ECHO)
Access to emergency health information in 6 languages: ECHO | TV Guide | ECHO Fact Sheet
Preparing your Organization
Ideas and checklists to get your organization started preparing for emergencies: Community Checklist
Evaluation Resources
Simple evaluation handouts that will help you understand how your outreach is going, and how to improve your outreach efforts: Facilitator Evaluation | Participant Evaluation
Return to Resources & Materials | Return to Health Emergency Information
