Pandemic Planning Videos

A collection of the best pandemic planning videos we could find on the web.

H1N1 Virus Information for Bloggers

This excellent video by Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Center for Disease Control clearly answers questions on the H1N1 situation and explains why we still need to be concerned.

It is a recording of a Q&A webcast originally intended for bloggers.

Pandemic Planning in the Ontario Public Service

This pair of videos, created prior to the current H1N1 outbreak, set pandemic planning in its historical context and explain some of the origins of the assumptions used. You can find some of the material mentioned in these videos here.

Part 1

Part 2

Scary 1918 Montage

This emotional montage of 1918 footage could be used to emphasize the importance of pandemic planning.

Managing Crisis: The Pandemic Plan

Although a postgraduate student project rather than a professional video, this is an excellent examination of the problems of pandemic communications and planning in an academic environment.

Business Not As Usual: Preparing for Pandemic Flu

This video is from Seattle and King County, and presents a worst-case scenario for pandemic planning. (Many business continuity planners argue that you should always plan for the worst case scenario). See their planning page for more details.

Click here and open the file in Windows Media Player if you can't see the Video..

H1N1 Music Video

Get the facts set to music. This rap song was winner of a 2009 competition by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:

Pandemic Planning Software

We can't match the production values (or expenses) of the above videos, but here's a short video we created to introduce PlanBuilder for Pandemics:

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Know of a good pandemic planning video we've missed? Please contact us and let us know.