Like many organizations, the Institutes of Medicine had an eye on pandemic influenza (and related pandemic diseases) well before H1N1 started making some such fears a reality.
Now, the IOM has assembled relevant flu pandemic research from the past few years in one handy guide (PDF) that focuses on issues that would be particularly useful when preparing for a fast approaching pandemic, including public communication, physical and medical prevention measures, school closings and other ‘outbreak mitigation’ measures, and monitoring.
