About Citizen Corps
We all have a role in hometown security
Citizen Corps asks you to embrace the personal responsibility to be prepared; to get training in first aid and emergency skills; and to volunteer to support local emergency responders, disaster relief, and community safety.
Currently there are:
2,340 Councils which serve
223,988,395 people or
78% of the total U.S. population
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Pandemic Flu
For authoritative, one-stop access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information, visit:
Pan Flu Background
- Influenza Pandemic (Ready.gov)
- Fact Sheet: Advancing the Nation's Preparedness for Pandemic Influenza (The White House)
- Pandemic preparedness (WHO)
- Focus on the Flu (NIH)
- National Vaccine Program Office (HHS)
Plans and Policy
- CDC Issues Interim Guidance on Mitigating Pandemic Flu
- Advancing the Nation's Preparedness for Pandemic Influenza (The White House)
- National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza (The White House)
- HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan (HHS)
Businesses and Employers
- Influenza Pandemic (Ready.gov: Business)
- Pandemic Influenza Guide for Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (PDF 2MB)
Avian Flu
- Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) (CDC)
- Guidance for Protecting Employees Against Avian Flu (OSHA)
- Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) (USDA)
- Avian Flu Fact Sheet (U.S. Department of State)
Program Partner Links
Latest News
- Citizen Corps March/April Newsletter
- 10,000 Presidential Volunteer Service Awards Free of Charge
- 2008 DHS Funding and Community Preparedness
- Proceedings from 2007 National Conference on Community Preparedness
- President Bush Issues Proclamation on National Preparedness Month
- Clarification on Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training
- DHS Announces $29.1 Million Available For National Preparedness Training Initiatives
- FY07 Community Preparedness and Participation Funding Summary
- Ready Campaign announces new Spanish-language Public Service Announcements
- President Issues Proclamation on the Fifth Anniversary of USA Freedom Corps
- Fiscal Year 2007 Homeland Security Grant Program Guidance and Application Kit is now available
- Council for Excellence in Government releases Public Readiness Index
- Test Your Readiness Quotient at www.WhatsYourRQ.org. Take the online survey and find with tips and links to information and resources to raise your scores.
- Citizen Preparedness Research - Issue 4: Fall 2006
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