CDC Releases Business Plan for Upcoming Flu Season

The Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced new guidance for businesses to plan for and respond to the upcoming flu season. The CDC designed the guidance to help employers prepare for the impact the seasonal and 2009 H1N1 virus could have this fall and winter on their employees and operations.

The guidance may be found at http://www.flu.gov/plan/workplaceplanning/guidance.html. CDC has also produced a communication toolkit for businesses and employers, which is attached and may also be found at http://www.flu.gov/plan/workplaceplanning/toolkit.html.