When disease incidence peaked last fall, and before vaccine was available, Public Health – Seattle & King County employees noticed that it was experiencing some messaging challenges. Although...
Communication
Pandemic Influenza Communication
As 2009 H1N1 influenza A vaccine became available, local health departments (LHDs) throughout Ohio rapidly ramped up immunization campaigns. In most areas, LHD employees were engaged beyond capacity...
Health department emergency response planners in Maricopa County, Arizona, were successful in expanding their existing outreach activities to get key messages about pandemic influenza to hard-to-...
During fall 2009, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) faced the challenge of coordinating vaccine supplies to providers, as well as serving as the focal point for questions and current...
The emergence of H1N1 flu in the spring of 2009 posed unique communications challenges for state and local health departments nationwide. Media focused attention on the potential health threats of a...
The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) designed an art contest as part of its Roll Up Your Sleeve campaign, aimed at educating the public about H1N1 flu. The Shoo-Flu-Shoo art contest and...
The Virginia Department of Health Emergency Preparedness and Response program partnered with six state agencies and West Virginia University to deliver a key training program via videoconference....
The Snohomish Health District (SHD) in northwest Washington State successfully organized mass vaccination clinics (MVC) in October and November 2009, as its "central strategy to prevent the spread...
During Spring 2009, preparedness staff at the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) received many questions about H1N1 from the public and media. Advances in knowledge about H1N1 and a deeper...
An emergency preparedness presentation that occurred in Waupaca Wisconsin in January 2009 revealed an unexpected concern among regional residents: infection control at faith-based organizations....
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