H1N1: Texans with Disabilities Prepare for Pandemic Influenza
Texans with disabilities should begin planning and preparation for the H1N1 flu virus. People with disabilities, their families, and attendants must consider matters of personal preparedness planning for flu at home and work. The information and resources below have been developed to assist you in your planning efforts.
The H1N1 Survey Results
Thank you for participating in the Survey of Personal Preparedness Planning for Texans with Disabilities in a Pandemic Event. A total of 620 people from 113 Texas counties responded to the survey between August 7, 2009 and December 31, 2009. Read an analysis of the survey in PDF . Download free Acrobat Reader. The analysis will also be made available in Word, in large print, by mail and by telephone. Call our office at 512-463-5739 for assistance. For more information regarding this survey, contact Kathy Keller Matejek.
Downloadable, Printable Resources
- Texans Preparing for Pandemic Influenza (English PDF)
- Texans Preparing for Pandemic Inlfuenza (Spanish, PDF)
Word
- Texans Preparing for Pandemic Influenza (English, Word version)
- Texans Preparing for Pandemic Influenza (Spanish, Word version)
Look for H1N1 information on the following Texas websites
• TexasFlu.org (English and Spanish)
• TexasPrepares.org Make your plan (English and Spanish)
• Ready America/Texas
• Governor’s Division of Emergency Management
• Texas Education Agency Flu FAQ (English, PDF)
• Texas Department of Criminal Justice (English and Spanish)
• Emergency Management Situation Reports
• AgriLife Texas A & M: Texas Extension and Disaster Education Network
• Texas Higher Education Coordination Board
• Interim Guidance for Clinicians on the Prevention and Treatment of Swine-Origin Influenza Virus Infection in Young Children (English and Spanish)
• Local and Regional Health Departments (English and Spanish)
• H1N1 Influenza A (Swine Flu) Illness and Returning to Work and School (English and Spanish)
Federal H1N1 information
- Center for Disease Control H1N1 Information for People with Disabilities and their Caregivers
- Employment Discrimination and the 2009 H1N1 Flu Virus (Swine Flu)
- Interim Guidance—Pregnant Women and Swine Influenza: Considerations for Clinicians (English and Spanish)
- Interim Guidance for Swine influenza A (H1N1): Taking Care of a Sick Person in Your Home (English and Spanish)
- Interim Guidance on Antiviral Recommendations for Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection and Close Contacts (English and Spanish)
- Interim Recommendations for Facemask and Respirator Use in Certain Community Settings Where Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Transmission Has Been Detected (English and Spanish)
- Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Biosafety Guidelines for Laboratory Workers (English and Spanish)
- Interim Guidance for Infection Control for Care of Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in a Healthcare Setting (English and Spanish)
- Interim Guidance on Case Definitions to be Used For Investigations of Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Cases (English and Spanish)
- Interim Guidance to Assist Airline Flight Deck and Cabin Crew in Identifying Passengers Who May Have Swine Influenza (English and Spanish)
- Federal Pandemic Flu site (English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese)
- Centers for Disease Control (English and Spanish)
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hotline, 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636), is available in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. TTY: 1-888-232-6348
Printable Planning Forms for You and Your Family
- Family Emergency Health Information Sheet (English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese)
- Emergency Contacts Form (English, Spanish, Chinese Vietnamese)
- Make Your Own Plan Designed for YOUR Family at TexasPrepares.org: Make Your Plan (English and Spanish)
- World Health Oranization (WHO) (English, Spanish, Arabic, French, Russian, Chinese)
For More Information
- Questions can be emailed to .
- Links to state departments of public health
- Full service local health departments and districts of Texas
- Listen to local and national radio, watch news reports on television, and read your newspaper and other sources of printed and web-based information.
- Talk to your local health care providers and public health officials.