This one-page matrix provides an example of a sector-specific guidance for response to a flu pandemic in Boston. In this sample, education, child care, and after school providers are advised about different actions to take depending on the severity of the outbreak. The sector-specific guidance was part of a city-wide integrated response plan that was designed to help coordinate the many elements of the fall/winter flu season. Sector-specific grids provided flu prevention and mitigation guidance. The plan was organized by severity level to help sector partners modulate their response activities accordingly: Mild--small numbers of cases of H1N1 flu or ILI Moderate--significant numbers of cases or clusters of H1N1 flu or ILI and/or increasing severity of illness Severe--widespread illness in the city The basic assumption of Bostons plan was that a pandemic response demanded a community response, not just a public health response. Using that assumption, city health officials developed these guidance grids as a framework of response activities for ten community sectors: businesses, childcare, school, and after school programs, colleges and universities, community organizations, faith-based organizations, government agencies, healthcare professionals and organizationsparents and caregiversresidential care organizations labor unions This tool was submitted as part of an H1N1 Story from the Field. The story can be found at this link: http://www.naccho.org/topics/H1N1/h1n1story.cfm?story_id=325