Infection and environmental control Chapter 4 of the “Regional Pandemic Influenza Response Plan” provides an overview of infection prevention and environmental control guidelines that will be critical to minimizing the transmission of pandemic influenza. This chapter is broken down into information specific to health care settings and to other settings. Source: Vancouver Coastal Health     Pandemic response planning checklist for long-term care facilities Provides a checklist to help long-term care facilities to prepare for the impact of an influenza pandemic. Discusses aspects of business continuity planning, influenza protocols, and planning a pandemic response. Source: Vancouver Coastal Health     Regional pandemic influenza response plan Provides access to an example of a regional pandemic response plan. Includes chapters on topics such as the health impact of pandemic influenza, surveillance, infection and environmental control, self care, emergency response, health care facilities, human resources, public health measures, vaccines and antivirals, communications, handling and disposal of the decreased, the private sector and local governments. Source: Vancouver Coastal Health     Supplement 4: infection control Explains how influenza is transmitted, and provides recommendations for infection control in healthcare settings, in schools and workplaces, and in community settings. Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services