NAESP is compiling resources to help elementary and middle-level principals prepare for a potential H1N1 virus outbreak this fall. Please contact Deborah Bongiorno, senior associate executive director, at dbongiorno@naesp.org with questions and comments or to suggest additional resources.

NAESP NEWS

• Visit the FluBusters Web site for guidance for your school clinic.*
• A special issue of Report to Parents, "Key Facts About H1N1 Flu."
• A helpful article from Communicator, "Principals Urged to Plan for Possible Flu Pandemic."

FEDERAL GUIDELINES

• U.S. Department of Education's Vaccination Clinic Tipsheet
• Department of Education on H1N1 Continuity of Learning Guidance
• The Department of Education has posted updated information for pandemic planning.
• For the full list of recommendations, visit the CDC's flu Web site.
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services on Knowing What to Do About the Flu

STATE GUIDELINES

• A
  Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas
  
  
• C
  California | Colorado | Connecticut
  
  
• D
  Delaware | District of Columbia
  
  
• F, G & H
  Florida | Georgia | Hawaii
  
  
• I
  Idaho | Illinois | Iowa
  
  
• K & L
  Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana
  
  
• M
  Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana
  
  
• N
  Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota
  
  
• O
  Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon
  
  
• P & R
  Pennsylvania | Rhode Island
  
  
• S
  South Carolina | South Dakota
  
  
• T & U
  Tennessee | Texas | Utah
  
  
• V
  Vermont | Virginia
  
  
• W
  Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming
  

OTHER RESOURCES

• Pearson's on If H1N1 Disrupts School, Pearson's "Continuity of Learning" Resources Keep the Doors to Learning Open
• National Association of School Nurses
• American Association of School Administrators on H1N1
• National PTA on What You Should Know About Swine Flu
• Video: Symptons of swine flu from Dr. Joe Bresee of the CDC's Influenza Division (April 28, 2009)
• Video: Sebelius Urges Families To Have 'Plan B' For H1N1
• School Psychologists Offer Guidance for Parents and Students on H1N1