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Karen Bouye, PhD, MPH, Benedict I. Truman, MD, MPH, Sonja Hutchins, MD, DrPH, Roland Richard, MPH, Clive Brown, MBBS, MPH, Joyce A. Guillory, PhD and Jamila Rashid, PhD

Karen Bouye, Benedict I. Truman, Sonja Hutchins, and Roland Richard are with the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Clive Brown is with the National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases, CDC, Atlanta. Joyce A. Guillory is with Faith Journey Partnership in Parish Ministry, Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta. Jamila Rashid is with the Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, CDC, Atlanta.

Correspondence: Correspondence should be sent Karen E. Bouye, PhD, MPH, MS, Senior Advisor for Research, Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Office of the Chief of Public Health Practice, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mail Stop E-67, Atlanta, GA 30333 (e-mail: keh2{at}cdc.gov). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking on the "Reprints/Eprints" link.

During the early stages of an influenza pandemic, a pandemic vaccine likely will not be available. Therefore, interventions to mitigate pandemic influenza transmission in communities will be an important component of the response to a pandemic. Public-housing residents, single-parent families, and low-income populations may have difficulty complying with community-wide interventions.

To enable compliance with community interventions, stakeholders recommended the following: (1) community mobilization and partnerships, (2) culturally specific emergency communications planning, (3) culturally specific education and training programs, (4) evidence-based measurement and evaluation efforts, (5) strategic planning policies, (6) inclusion of community members as partners, and (7) policy and program changes to minimize morbidity and mortality.

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