Protecting Our Farm Workers from Bird Flu: What You Need to Know and Resources for Communities

An essential webinar focused on combating the spread of bird flu in our agricultural communities. This session, tailored for community leaders, featured guest speakers from HHS – CDC, FDA, USDA and HRSA, who provided public health education and answered questions from the audience about preventive strategies and resources to safeguard our farm workers.

In English

En Español

Resources

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Information on the Bird Flu
  • Información sobre la influenza aviar 
• Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Animals: Interim Recommendations for Prevention, Monitoring, and Public Health Investigations
  • Virus A(H5N1) de la influenza aviar altamente patógena en animales: Recomendaciones provisionales para la prevención, el monitoreo y las investigaciones de salud pública
• Prevention and Antiviral Treatment of Bird Flu Viruses in People
  • Prevención y tratamiento con antivirales de infecciones por el virus de la influenza aviar en personas
• Recommendations for Worker Protection and Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Reduce Exposure to Novel Influenza A Viruses Associated with Severe Disease in Humans
  • Recomendaciones para la protección de los trabajadores y el uso del equipo de protección personal (EPP) para disminuir la exposición a los nuevos virus de la influenza aviar tipo A asociados a enfermedades graves en los seres humanos
• Protect Yourself from H5N1 When Working with Farm Animals Infographic
  • Protéjase del virus H5N1 si trabaja con animales de granja
• Sequence for Donning Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Infographic in English y español

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) 

• Updates on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
• Influenza Diagnostic Tests | FDA
• Questions and Answers Regarding Milk Safety During Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Outbreaks
• Raw Milk
• Los riesgos de la leche sin pasteurizer

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

• Avian Flu and Your Safety: Guidance for Dairy Workers | Migrant Clinicians Network
• Find a Health Center (hrsa.gov)

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

• Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Detections in Livestock
• Detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) in Dairy Herds: Frequently Asked Questions
  • Detección de la influenza aviar altamente patógena en ganado lechero: preguntas frecuentes

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Fact Sheet
  • Influenza aviar (Gripe aviar)
• Avian Flu Animal Handlers (Not Poultry Workers)
  • La Gripe Aviar Encargados de Trabajar con Animales (No Empleados de Granjas Avícolas)
• Avian Flu Poultry Workers
  • La Gripe Aviar Empleados de Granjas Avícolas
• How to order printed copies