Be prepared with the most up-to-date information available on the pandemic flu. BOMA International has compiled a list of BOMA offerings and public resources to help communities, companies, and individuals plan for a possible outbreak. Additional resources will be posted as they are identified.
News and New Additions
BOMA Canada’s Pandemic Planning Guide and Toolkit provide a tremendous amount of information regarding recommended proactive measures that companies should take, both now and in the future, to mitigate the effects of pandemic illness on workers. Comprehensive details, including downloadable copies of the Guide and Toolkit, are available at www.bomacanada-pandemic.ca, along with links to other valuable resources.
This page contains links to a number of useful arictles and pages on the topic of avian flu.
During the October 4 meeting of the Real Estate Roundtable (RER) in Washington DC, BOMA International Chairman and Chief-Elected Officer Kurt Padavano and BOMA International President and COO Henry Chamberlain joined government officials for a presentation on pandemic flu preparation. Full Story.
The IFMA Foundation has released a comprehensive manual on pandemic preparedness, which includes information regarding pandemics as well as templates to help businesses in their continuity planning.
Read the press release.
Download the manual.
BOMA Resources
This Web site has been designed as a resource to assist BOMA Canada members and the inudstry at large in developing corporate pandemic plans and staying abreast of current pandemic issues as they affect commercial buildings.
Help your tenants by giving them a copy of BOMA's new information-packed brochure created to assist members in communicating with their tenants on important issues such as planning for a potential outbreak, working with the building management and protecting workers.
This report contains a recommended structure and approach to best protect people and maintain building operation in the event of an avian flu pandemic.
Proper planning is essential in dealing with emergency situations including pandemic flu. Learn how to set up your own emergency preparedness plan and make it work.
Written with the building tenant in mind, this publication shows you how to develop a comprehensive emergency plan for a specific building or facility.
Edwards Disaster Recovery Yellow Pages is an essential pre and post disaster recovery reference. Use the guide to locate primary, secondary and out of region suppliers to ensure that your ability to rebound from a catastrophe is not hindered by a lack of resources.
Recorded September 15, 2006, this Web conference featured the world's most sought-after experts on this topic, Michael Osterholm, Ph.D., MPH, as well as Donald Ainslie and Michael Evangelides, both pandemic preparedness leaders within Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, whose member firms serve more than one-half of the world's largest companies.
Government Resources
This is the official U.S. Government site for information on pandemic and avian influenza. The material on this site is organized by topic for easy reference.
The White House presents its approach to address the threat of pandemic influenza. It outlines preparation, detection and response as well as the roles of Federal, State and local governments, private industry, international partners, and individual citizens.
The CDC Web site tells you What You Should Know, highlights Specific Topics and provides Information for Specific Groups on pandemic influenza. A 24 hour a day, 7 day a week hotline has been set up to answer questions. Call: 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636), TTY: 1-888-232-6348. Questions can also be e-mailed to inquiry@cdc.gov.
Learn about USDA’s role in the National Implementation Plan for Avian and Pandemic Influenza.
DHS is working on a “Business Planning Guide,” which will be posted on the DHS home page and on Pandemicflu.gov as soon as it is completed. Also, for business-specific questions, the DHS has created an e-mailbox—DHSPandemic@dhs.gov.
MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from U.S. National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations to help answer health questions.
Articles and Additional Resources
This page contains links to a number of useful arictles and pages on the topic of avian flu.
This comprehensive manual on pandemic preparedness includes information regarding pandemics as well as templates to help businesses in their continuity planning.
CIDRAP's 10-Point Framework for Pandemic Influenza Business Contingency Planning
Article written from a Human Resources Perspective.
Additional Measures
In addition to the above resources, BOMA International encourages you to:
- listen to local and national radio reports
- watch local and national news reports on television
- read the newspaper and other print and Web-based information sources
- check your local and state government Web sites
- speak to your local health care provider and public health officials.