In 2006 PHLP presented a one-day conference to explore the legal ramifications of pandemic flu and other emerging infectious diseases. Sessions addressed public health law concerns and practice, as well as potential legal challenges to employers, hospitals and other health care providers, and state and local government agencies.

PHLP has compiled the following national and California-specific resources to help build legal preparedness for these new risks.

For more information about our work on infectious disease preparedness, and to find out whether PHLP can provide your organization with legal research or training on this issue, contact us.

• Emergency Preparedness, Response & Recovery Checklist (from the Health Lawyers’ Public Information Series)
• National Association of County & City Health Officials (NAACHO) Isolation and Quarantine Toolkit
  (Note: registration required to download document)
• Writing a Disaster Plan: A Guide for Health Departments (from the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters)
  (Note: registration required to download document)
• Trust for America’s Health: Reports and recommendations for policymakers on pandemic flu
• Pandemic Influenza and Public Health Law: What Public Health Departments Need to Know (DVD from the California Department of Public Health)
  (Note: Free within California, but registration required)
• California Department of Public Health’s Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan
• “The Avian Flu Time Bomb,” from the ABA Journal (11/05)
• Medical Surge Capacity and Capability: A Management System for Integrating Medical and Health Resources During Large-Scale Emergencies (2007)
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Pandemic Influenza Plan
• National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza
• WHO Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (Swine Flu)