This toolkit will help you inform your employees on best practices to help stop the spread of common illnesses such as the flu. Additional links have been provided to help you stay on top of the current status of the swine flu outbreak. A sample business continuation plan has also been provided.

World Health Organization

• Current status of H1N1 (swine flu) outbreak
• H1N1 (Swine Flu) FAQ

Pandemic Flu - Government Resources

• NEW! Workplace Safety and H1N1
• NEW! DHS Small Business Preparedness Brochure
• Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Workplace Planning
• Workplace Questions

OSHA

• Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic
• Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Business Pandemic Influenza Checklist
• Cover Your Cough Poster
• Seasonal and Novel H1N1 Flu: A Guide for Parents
• “Take 3” Steps to Fight the Flu Poster

Employee Information Posters

• NEW! H1N1 Information Brochure
• Swine Flu Fact Sheet
• Importance of Hand Washing Poster
• Preventing Spread of Flu at Work Poster
• Stop the Spread of Germs Poster
• Hand Washing and Flu Poster
• Don't Get the Flu. Don't Spread the Flu. Get Vaccinated. (Labels)

MRA Resources

• Press Release: MRA Provides Free, Online H1N1 (Swine Flu) Toolkit to Employers
• Preparing for a Pandemic (MRA members-only benefit, requires log in)
• Flu Business Continuation Plan (MRA members-only benefit, requires log in)
• Communicable Disease-Pandemic Policy
• Preparedness and Response to Pandemic Illnesses
• Preparedness for H1N1 Influenza (internal office letter/memo)
• Pandemic Prep — Are You Ready?
• Flu Season and H1N1 Flu Outbreak Plan

Spanish Versions

• Centers for Disease Control Vaccination Information
• Cover Your Cough Poster
• Flu Season and H1N1 Flu Outbreak Plan
• H1N1 (Swine) Flu FAQ
• Stopping Germs
• “Take 3” Steps to Fight the Flu Poster
• Taking Care of Ill Family Members

Wisconsin Department of Health Services

• http://pandemic.wisconsin.gov/

Illinois Department of Public Health

• http://www.idph.state.il.us/

Iowa Department of Public Health

• http://www.idph.state.ia.us/

Novel H1N1 Flu and Travel

• http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/content/novel-h1n1-flu.aspx

MRA members can always contact MRA's experienced HR counselors for assistance with questions related to any of the above items. E-Mail us at: infonow@mranet.org or call us on our 24/7 information line at 262.523.9090 or 800.488.4845.