Federal Employees & Workplace
Protecting the federal workplace is essential to ensure that important services remain available at a time when they are most needed. What’s more, protecting federal workers also protects their families, their loved ones, and their communities.
By promoting simple flu prevention measures, we take an important step towards protecting both our workplace and our workers.
- Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for the Federal Workforce - Information and communication resources to help federal agencies and employees during the 2009-2010 flu season. More…
- OPM Guidance – The Office of Personnel Management has developed comprehensive preparedness guidance More…
- Prevention Tools – Use these flyers, posters, podcasts, videos and toolkits to prepare for the 2009 flu season. More…
- Policy of Immunization of Federal Workers with 2009 H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Vaccines
Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for the Federal Workforce
The purpose of Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for the Federal Workforce is to provide information and communication resources to help federal agencies and employees implement recommendations from CDC in planning and responding to the 2009–2010 Influenza Season.
Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for the Federal Workforce (PDF - 1.97 MB)
The toolkit includes:
- Questions and answers about how federal agencies can respond to the 2009-2010 influenza season (PDF - 416.27 KB)
- Quick reference for federal agencies on 2009-2010 influenza season planning and response (PDF - 342.72 KB)
- One fact sheet for federal agencies
- Action Steps to Keep Your Federal Workforce Healthy (PDF - 385.82 KB)
- Two fact sheets for employees
- Ten Ways You Can Stay Healthy at Work (PDF - 432.63 KB)
- Five Things You Can Do to Help Prevent the Spread of Flu (PDF - 182.12 KB)
- Three e-mail templates for federal agencies to send to employees
- Flu Season is Starting. Get Ready Now! (Word Version- 33.5KB)
- If You Are Not Feeling Well (Word Version- 34.5KB)
- Staying Healthy (Word Version- 33.5KB)
- Additional communication resources for federal agencies (PDF - 617.88 KB)
- Additional Web resources for federal agencies (PDF - 193.67 KB)
OPM Guidance
The OPM Guidance includes human resources management and continuity of operations planning, Telework guidance and information for Supervisors. Visit OPM Guidance
Prevention Tools
- Flyers are inexpensive to produce and do double duty. They inform at work and can then be taken home to inform the family. They can be used on in-house television monitors at work.
Podcasts let you listen and learn on the way to work.- Posters are an inexpensive and effective way to keep prevention messages in front of employees at work.
- Safety information for employees and employers.
- Our Toolkits contain a range of information for workplace managers.
Videos can be embedded on your Intranet sites.
| CDC’s tri-fold flyer “Seasonal and Novel H1N1 Flu Guide for Parents” provides parental advice for dealing with a flu-sick child. Download here. |
| CDC’s “Ask Dr. Anne” video podcast (10:11) discusses the H1N1 vaccine and how to protect your family. View here. CDC’s “Creating a Safe and Healthy Workplace” podcast (6:37) informs managers how to keep their workers and workplace healthy. Listen here. |
| CDC’s “Cover Your Cough” poster (11 x 17) is available in two colors and four languages. Download here. VA’s “Stop Spreading Germs” poster (8.5 x 11) is one of many posters available for workplace use. View and download them all. CDC’s “STOP if You Feel Sick” poster (18 x 24) is multicolor. Download here. |
| Guidance, Fact Sheets, and Quick Cards (OSHA) Occupational Health Issues Associated with H1N1 Influenza Virus (Swine Flu) (CDC) |
| HHS’s “Preparing for the Flu” Toolkit contains 25 pages of information for employers and workplace managers. Download PDF here. OPM’s “Planning for Pandemic Influenza” provides 178 pages of policies on leave, pay, hiring, alternative work arrangements and other critical human resources issues. Download PDF here. |
| CDC's "Put Your Hands Together" video (3:38) explains the importance of properly washing your hands. View here. |
