A valuable large-scale, public engagement initiative focused on community control measures for pandemic influenza is represented in these reports. The initiative featured a host of collaborating...
Mitigation
The New Mexico school toolkit proposes an excellent web-based strategy for communicating pandemic influenza information to three distinct audiences in the state school system. These include: 1)...
Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP) can be fairly isolated and inaccessible during the winter due to heavy snowfall and inclement weather conditions. The main transportation route between the UP and the...
Toolkit helps agencies assess flu vaccine beliefs and behaviors, educate public, and tailor services
Yearly bouts of seasonal influenza and even pandemic influenza strains can be fairly different in how quickly and pervasively they spread, the severity of illness they cause, and the groups of...
Continuity of operations during an emergency is a particularly important aspect of planning for agencies that protect the safety and well-being of children. Prior to and during the H1N1 pandemic,...
Closing schools during an influenza outbreak can be a controversial decision with many unintended consequences for parents, teachers, and children. During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, several Arizona...
As experienced during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, health agencies and schools must work closely together when infectious disease outbreaks occur in their communities. Pre-school and school-aged children...
The primary strategies for warding off influenza are considered to be vaccination, antiviral medication for infected and exposed individuals, and infection control and social distancing measures. As...
Tarrant County Public Health and the Southwest Center for Advanced Public Health Practice have developed a Web-based communications portal that attempts to strengthen the relationship between public...
The guide for homeless shelters and housing service providers presents a basic, pragmatic, and concise approach to addressing the needs of a vulnerable and often forgotten segment of the population...
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