Businesses & Workplaces
Updated Guidance for Businesses and Employers for the Fall Flu Season
- Planning for 2009 H1N1 Influenza: A Preparedness Guide for Small Business (PDF - 3.74 MB)
- Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to the 2009 – 2010 Influenza Season (PDF - 101 KB)
- Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Business and Employers
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius held a July 2009 joint news conference to announce new federal guidelines to help employers and businesses prepare for and respond to the upcoming flu season. View archived Webcast
Make it Your Business to Help Others Prepare
Pandemic flu is a real threat, but there are specific, simple steps you can take to encourage your colleagues and employees to prepare.
It starts with leadership, your leadership.
You can help your team and colleagues get prepared as part of a national effort to get us all prepared. Step up and be a role model for other employers in your area. If we all prepare now, we’ll be better able to withstand the impact of a possible flu pandemic later.
Here are specific ways you can Take the Lead:
- Share information – by e-mail, newsletter articles, intranet, staff meetings, with posters, flyers, bill stuffers, paycheck messages, preparedness incentives, etc.
- Ask your employees to get ready.
- Develop and promote workplace readiness policies.
- Use the communication toolkit and extras to help your colleagues and employees know how to stay informed and make a plan, stock up to stay home, and stop germs from spreading.