Safety & Preparedness - Citizen Preparedness
H1N1 (Swine Flu)
- Updates on H1N1 (swine flu) at Maine Center for Disease Control (CDC)
- Small Business Preparedness: Planning for 2009 H1N1 Influenza [PDF from Homeland Security]
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Maine
Frequently Asked Questions
Avian Influenza (“bird flu”)
Download these three Extension fact sheets, or call (800) 287-0274 for a free printed copy of each.
- What Maine People Need to Know About Avian Influenza [PDF]
- What Small Flock Owners in Maine Need to Know About Avian Influenza [PDF]
- Safe Disposal of Backyard Poultry Mortalities [PDF]
Preparedness
- The official U.S. government website for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza: www.pandemicflu.gov
Resources
- EDEN (Extension Disaster Education Network) Avian Influenza information
- Maine Centers for Disease Control: Frequently Asked Questions on Avian and Pandemic Influenza
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Avian Influenza Pathogens and Contaminants
- World Health Organization: Avian Influenza (“bird flu”) fact sheet
- Centers for Disease control and Prevention: Key Facts about Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus
Food Safety
- World Health Organization: Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response on Avian influenza, “Food Safety Issues”
Get informed and be prepared
- Federal Emergency Management Agency: “Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness”
- U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- UMaine Cooperative Extension Preparedness Fact Sheets
- American Red Cross Disaster Services
- Extension Disaster Education Network
Maine Flu Resources
- MaineFlu.gov: A resource for avian, pandemic, and influenza information in Maine.
Public health and biosecurity
- Small Business Preparedness: Planning for 2009 H1N1 Influenza [PDF from Homeland Security]
- Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Maine: Frequently Asked Questions
- What Small Flock Owners in Maine Need to Know About Avian Influenza [PDF]
- Maine Centers for Disease Control: Frequently Asked Questions on Avian and Pandemic Influenza
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Avian Influenza Pathogens and Contaminants
- World Health Organization: Avian Influenza (“bird flu”) fact sheet
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Key Facts about Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition: “frequently asked questions and answers” Web page on avian influenza to help answer commonly asked questions
- World Health Organization: Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response on Avian influenza, “Food Safety Issues”
- Federal Occupational Health Responds to Inquiries about Emergency Planning and Bioterrorism (Department of Health and Human Services)
- U.S. EPA’s Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)
- GAP for potato growers (University of Maine Cooperative Extension)
- Contacts for fruit and vegetable growers interested in GAP
- GAPsNET (Cornell University)
- GAP Self-Audits (University of California)
- Good Agricultural Practices (University of California)
- Contact for farmers interested in GAP certification in Maine (Maine Department of Agriculture)