Making a Pandemic Influenza Plan for your Family or Business does not have to be scary. Getting started is the hardest part. Whether you create your plan all at one time or add to it part by part, beginning to think about how a Pandemic might affect your life is the first step.
And here is how:
- Educate yourself on the subject of Pandemic Influenza
- Think "outside the box" about how a Pandemic might affect your organization
- Prepare a list of all of the critical tasks that need to happen in your family or business (See the Sample Spreadsheet on how to do this on the Planning Tools page)
For example, if you are making a plan for your family:
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What are the essential household tasks that you have to do in order to maintain a safe household? (Perhaps the dishes need to be done and trash needs to be taken out, but dusting and weeding can wait a few weeks.)
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What are the essential things that need to be done in order to maintain your family? (Perhaps the baby needs to have its diaper changed but practicing piano or basketball with the kids can wait a few weeks)
4. Decide who is usually performs these tasks and then also who would be able to perform them in a Pandemic. (See the Sample Spreadsheet on how to do this on the Planning Tools page)
For example, usually Mom and Dad change the baby, but in the event of Mom and Dad getting sick could Grandma, Grandpa or Older Sibling change the baby?
5. Make an Emergency Preparedness Kit for Pandemic Influenza (See the sample list of what to put in a kit on the Make A Kit page)
