Issues: 48 weekly e-mail briefings
Web Site Access: Unlimited for one person
More than half of America's top 100 companies have turned to the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) for crucial information on pandemic influenza.
How will a CIDRAP Business Source subscription help you?
Much is still unclear—vaccine manufacturing, when to deploy antivirals, supply-chain issues, and more. We're watching these developments closely and using our expertise to translate complicated healthcare and scientific information into authoritative, reliable intelligence you can use.
To that end, you can expect to receive:
- Osterholm Briefings, when Dr. Osterholm gives you helpful context or interpretation or he's hearing the same question coming from multiple business leaders
- Osterholm Briefing Updates, which will give you the latest-breaking news
- Alerts, when a new development requires immediate action
For now, we're paying special attention to the categories of Employee Protection, Government Watch, and Communication. We know that you are trying to sort through chaotic messages coming from media outlets that have suddenly taken an interest in what looks to be an emerging pandemic. So we will stay focused on what the latest developments mean to business. And we'll keep the communication succinct.
Subscribe now to get immediate access to the comprehensive, searchable, Web-based CIDRAP Business Source information center.
Ongoing Coverage of Swine Influenza
As the current swine influenza outbreak continues, we'll keep you abreast of the latest developments via our continuously updated subscriber-only Web site and regular e-mail briefings. In addition to current and authoritative information, your subscription account provides access to the expert the commentary and analysis necessary to help you make well-informed decisions.
Regular e-mail briefings
Your CIDRAP Business Source subscription includes regular e-mail communications containing brief summaries of recent reports, links to practical resources, and commentary and analysis from infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH. Dr. Osterholm has been an international leader on the critical concern regarding our preparedness for an influenza pandemic. His invited papers in the journals Foreign Affairs, the New England Journal of Medicine, and Nature detail the threat of an influenza pandemic and steps we must take to better prepare for that event.
Original articles, practical insight
In addition to aggregating and organizing the most pertinent resources from across the Web, CIDRAP Business Source provides more than 100 original articles covering a variety of topics including economic impact, employee protection, risk communication and government activities. Also included are original expert interviews as well as examples from other organization's preparedness activities.
Multimedia resources
Listen to audio from Web seminars, access PowerPoint presentations from National Summits, and enjoy having PowerPoint-ready images of maps and graphs at your fingertips for use in your communication efforts. All archived CIDRAP Business Source Web seminars, which are available for purchase, are included in your subscription.
Sample pandemic plans
Access our directory of more than 30 resources describing pandemic and general continuity preparedness plans from businesses, government agencies, healthcare organizations and educational institutions. Gain practical insights by examining how other organizations have developed pandemic preparedness plans.
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Regular e-mail briefings 
Listen to audio from Web seminars, access PowerPoint presentations from National Summits, and enjoy having PowerPoint-ready images of maps and graphs at your fingertips for use in your communication efforts. All archived CIDRAP Business Source Web seminars, which are available for 