The following information is from the Spring/Summer 2009 response period. Please see our main H1N1 page for updated general information and our state H1N1 page for current state information.
Guidance to Camps
Interim MDCH Guidance for Camp Programs in Response to Human Infection with the Novel Influenza H1N1 Virus – June 3, 2009 (PDF)
Guidance to Schools and Childcare Facilities
NASN, NASP, & NPTA - Parent Resource: Talking to Children about H1N1 05/01/09 (PDF)
Arkansas - Department of Education Memo 04/28/09 (HTML)
Colorado - Guidance for Schools and Childcare Services (HTML)
Connecticut - Interim School Advisory 04/28/09 (PDF 94KB)
Connecticut - Letter to Parents 04/28/09 (PDF 43KB)
Florida - H1N1 Related School Closures (HTML)
Illinois - H1N1 Flu Questions and Answers for Daycare (HTML) and Schools (HTML) 05/05/09
Kansas - Guidance for Schools, Parents, and Child Care Providers (HTML) Maine - H1N1 Residential Summer Camp Lessons Learned (HTML)
Maryland - Schools and Swine Influenza (Flu) FAQ 05/01/09 (HTML) Maryland - Analysis of Novel Influenza A (H1N1) and Implications for School Dismissal Policy 05/04/09 (HTML)
Massachusetts - Information for Schools and Childcare Settings 04/27/09 (PDF 64KB)
Michigan - Recommendations for Influenza A (H1N1) Related School Closures 05/04/09
Michigan - Guidance on School Closure 05/05/09 (Word)
Minnesota- FAQ For Schools 05/05/09 (HTML)
Minnesota- FAQ For Childcare 05/05/09 (HTML)
Missouri - Swine Flu Information for Child Care Facilities 05/04/09 (HTML)
Missouri - Information for Teachers, School Personnel and Parents of School-age Children 05/01/09 (HTML)
Nebraska- Information for Schools and Child Care Providers (HTML)
New Hampshire - Guidance to Colleges, Universities 05/11/09 (PDF)
New York - Guidance to Schools 04/27/09 (PDF 35KB)
New York - Key Messages and Talking Points for NY State School Officials (PDF 37KB)
New York - Letter to School Parents Template (PDF 20KB)
New York - Schools are Open Press Release Template (PDF 28KB)
Pennsylvania - Information on H1H1 for School Settings 05/06/09 (PDF)
Pennsylvania - Information Update on Swine Influenza for Post Secondary Settings 04/30/09 (PDF)
Tennessee - Novel H1N1 Influenza: Advice for Child Care Facilities and Schools (PDF)
Utah - Pandemic Influenza Information for Schools (HTML)
Vermont - Guidance for Childcare Providers 04/29/09 (PDF 149KB)
Vermont - Health Advisory 1 for School Nurses 04/26/09 (PDF 51KB)
Vermont - Change in Guidance for Schools regarding H1N1 Influenza 05/08/09 (PDF) Virginia - Guidance to College Students 05/01/09 (PDF 273KB) Washington - Updated Guidance on School Closures for King County Schools: Seattle & King County 05/03/09 (PDF)
Wisconsin - School/Day Care Center Closure (05/06/09) (PDF)
Wisconsin - Interim CDC Guidance for Colleges, Universities, and Post-secondary Educational Institutions in Response to Human Infections with Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus (05/06/09) (PDF)
Wisconsin - Interim CDC Guidance in Response to Human Infections with the Novel H1N1 Virus Update on School (K – 12) and Childcare Facilities (05/07/09) (PDF)
Guidance to Providers/Healthcare Facilities
Arizona - Clinician Fact Sheet 04/26/09 (PDF 40KB)
Connecticut - Guidelines Droplet Precautions and N95 Respirators 05/02/09 (PDF 25KB) Connecticut - Influenza A (Presumed Novel H1N1) Case Report Form for Hospitalized and Fatal Cases 06/15/09 (PDF 46KB)
Florida - Enhanced Influenza Surveillance for Hospitals and Clinicians 04/29/09 (PDF)
Florida - Enhanced influenza surveillance and treatment for hospitals and clinicians 05/04/09 (PDF)
Florida - Surveillance and Epidemiology during community mitigation response 5/03/09 (PDF)
Illinois - Interim Guidelines on Distribution of Antivirals 05/01/09 (PDF)
Indiana - H1N1 Information for Child Care Providers 05/06/09 (Word)
Iowa - Fact Sheet: WIC Clinics 05/06/09 (PDF), Situation Update and Requested Actions for
Health Care Providers 05/05/00 (PDF)
Kansas - Guidance for Clinicians and Health Professionals (PDF)
Kansas - H1N1 Influenza A Virus Specimen Submission Form 05/07/09 (PDF )
Maine - Clinical Guidance for Treatment of Children and Pregnant Women (PDF and Word versions)
Maryland - Outpatient Medical Offices 05/06/09 (PDF) Maryland - Interim Guidance for Specimen Collection for Possible Swine Flu Cases for Providers 05/06/09 (PDF)
Massachusetts - Clinical Advisory 04/27/09 (PDF 42KB)
Minnesota - Information for Health Professionals 05/04/09 (HTML)
Mississippi - Interim Guidelines for swine influenza A H1N1 testing and collection updated 05/05/09 (PDF)
New Hampshire - Clinical Guidelines REVISED 04/28/09 (PDF 130KB)
New Hampshire - Clinical Guidelines Table 04/28/09 (PDF 25KB) North Dakota - North Dakota Department of Health Interim Infection Control Guidelines for Health-care Workers 05/07/09 (PDF)
Oklahoma - Antiviral Guidelines 04/28/09 (PDF 41KB)
Oklahoma - Clinical Guidelines 04/28/09 (PDF 52KB)
Oklahoma - First Responder Guidelines 04/29/09 (PDF)
Oklahoma - Swine Influenza Update: Guidance for Clinicians on Diagnostic Testing (PDF 48KB)
Oklahoma - Swine Influenza: Guidance for Clinicians on Patient Management (PDF 44KB)
Pennsylvania - 2009 Novel Influenza A H1N1 Information for Child Care Providers 04/28/09 (Word) Pennsylvania - Interim Guidance for Infection Control for Care of Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in a Healthcare Setting 04/28/09 (Word)
Rhode Island - Health Advisory 04/25/09 (PDF 47KB)
Rhode Island - Directions for Emergency Compounding into Oral Suspension (PDF)
Rhode Island - Pregnant Women and Considerations (PDF)
Rhode Island - May 11 Daily Provider Briefing (PDF)
Tennessee - Interim Guidance for Clinicians on Identifying and Caring for Patients with Influenza A H1N1 Virus Infection 5/5/09 (PDF)
Tennessee - Algorithm for clinicians to assist in decisions on testing and treatment for H1N1 virus 5/5/09 (PDF)
Texas - Clinician Guide to Prevention H1N1 05/02/09 (PDF 93KB)Texas - Analysis of Confirmed H1N1 Case Summary 05/05/05 (PDF)
Texas - Analysis of Confirmed H1N1 Case Summary 05/04/09 (PDF)
Texas - Analysis of Confirmed H1N1 Case Summary 05/03/09 (PDF )
Utah - Q&A on H1N1 Influenza A: Notification for Clinicians 05/02/09 (PDF)
Utah - Identifying and Caring for Patients 05/05/09 (PDF)
Utah - Questions and Answers for Clinicians 05/05/09 (PDF)
Utah - How to report a case 04/29/09 (HTML)
Utah - Pandemic Influenza Plan 05/01/09 (HTML)
Utah Novel H1N1 Influenza Disease Plan 05/07/09 (PDF)
Vermont - Hospital Use and Tracking of Anti-viral Medications from the State Cache 05/08/09 (PDF)
Vermont - Health Advisory 1 04/26/09 (PDF 53KB)
Vermont - Health Advisory 2 04/28/09 (PDF 39KB)
Virginia - New (H1N1) Virus FAQ (05/04/09) (HTML)
West Virginia - Surveillance and Response Protocol (04/30/09) (PDF)
West Virginia - Swine Influenza Investigation Form (05/04/09) (PDF)
Guidance to Local Health Departments
Florida - Guidance to CHDs on Antiviral Medications (Word)
Florida - Guidance to CHDs on Case Definitions (Word)
Kansas - H1N1 Disease Investigation Guidelines: Interim guidance to local health departments 05/05/09 (PDF)
Wisconsin - Guidance on Management of Persons with Suspect, Probable, and Confirmed Swine-Origin H1N1 Influenza A 05/03/09 (PDF 27KB)
Guidance to Lab Workers
Alabama - Guidance for Laboratory Testing for Swine Influenza A (H1N1) 05/04/09 (PDF)
Colorado - CDPHE Laboratory Services Division Swine Flu Testing FAQs 04/28/09 (PDF )
Connecticut - Lab Information (PDF)
Florida - Guidance document: Florida Sentinel Influenza Surveillance Network (FSISN) Enhanced Influenza Surveillance 04/29/09 (PDF)
Idaho - Lab Test Submission Form 04/29/09 (PDF)
Iowa - Specimen Collection and Shipping Instructions (Iowa Hygienic Laboratory) 05/05/09 (PDF)
Maryland - Lab Guidance Update 05/06/09 (PDF)
Minnesota - Testing at MDH Laboratory 05/08/09 (HTML)
Missouri - State Public Health Laboratory Information 05/08/09 (HTML)
Nebraska - Laboratory Testing Guidance (HTML)
Oklahoma - Biosafety Guidelines for Lab Workers 04/27/09 (PDF 25KB)
Rhode Island - Instructions for collecting specimens (PDF)
South Dakota - Laboratory Testing for Swine Flu Specimens (ASPX)
Utah - Guidance on specimen collection for Novel H1N1 Flu 05/05/09 (PDF)
Utah - Novel H1N1 Flu Lab Request Form 04/30/09 (PDF)
Wisconsin - Interpretation of Lab Results for H1N1 04/30/09 (PPT)
Wyoming - Wyoming Public Health Laboratory (WPHL) Recommendations (HTML)
Guidance on Testing
Colorado - CDPHE Laboratory Services Division Swine Flu Testing FAQs 04/28/09 (PDF)
Connecticut - Microbiology Testing Form (PDF)
Connecticut - Interim criteria for submission of specimens to state lab (PDF 232KB)
Indiana - Guidelines for Lab Submissions 04/28/09 (PDF)
Iowa - Specimen Collection and Shipping Instructions (Iowa Hygienic Laboratory) (PDF)
Iowa - Viral Detection & Viral and Bacterial PCR Test Request Form (Iowa Hygienic Laboratory) (PDF)
Florida - H1N1 Flu Priority Testing (PDF)
Florida - Guidance on Testing and Treatment (Word)
Florida - Florida Sentinel Influenza Surveillance Network (FSISN) Enhanced Influenza Surveillance 04/29/09 (PDF)
Georgia - Novel Influenza Testing Guidance 04/28/09 (PDF 50KB)
Kansas - Influenza Specimen Submission Guidelines (PDF)
Maryland - Revised Laboratory-Based Influenza Testing 05/06/09 (PDF)
Maine - Updated Guidance from Maine for Lab Testing (PDF)
New York - Criteria for submission of specimens to state lab (PDF 100KB)
New York City - Diagnostic criteria using swabs (PDF 133KB)
Oklahoma - Diagnostic Testing and Infection Control 04/28/09 (PDF 45KB)
South Dakota - Laboratory Testing for Swine Flu Specimens (ASPX)
Wisconsin - Recommended guidelines for testing for Swine-Origin H1N1 Influenza A Virus 05/03/09 (PDF 31KB)