Each year, dozens of <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">comm</span>unities around the world face natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and other emergencies. Scientists think that a worldwide influenza outbreak will happen sometime in the next decade. The purpose of this guide is to help local leaders and <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">comm</span>unity organizers bring together the <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">comm</span>unity to help plan for disease outbreaks and other emergencies. This guide uses the lessons from <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">comm</span>unities that have already dealt with disease outbreaks and also uses other often-used tools to create discussion among <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">comm</span>unity members and effectively garner their insight