Eager to get out the message about H1N1 vaccine, public health officials across the United States went looking for receptive audiences in dark, crowded places where violence is often witnessed,...
Pandemic Influenza
The emergence of a new influenza A virus for which there is little to no immunity in the human population. Practices included in this category include activities developed in preparedness for an influenza pandemic, as well as practices developed in response to 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1).
Several state health departments have held H1N1 vaccination clinics specifically for state employees. State workers are in frequent contact with many members of the public throughout the day. Not...
When news of the first cases of novel H1N1 influenza surfaced in April 2009, mass immunization became part of regular emergency preparedness discussions around the country. In Yamhill County, Ore.,...
Following the first wave of H1N1, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS) formed six planning groups to prepare for a second wave of the pandemic in fall 2009. These...
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department (KCHD), a combined city-county health department, convened a volunteer task force comprised of representatives from diverse public and private organizations...
The 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic prompted the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to design an innovative process to help planners determine which languages to translate and how many resources to...
The Kern County Public Health Services (KCPHS) launched a prevention campaign in June 2009 to "minimize confusion, misinformation and potential hysteria" about H1N1 pandemic flu. The county designed...
Building new partnerships, including with large retail chains, helped Texas dramatically expand its options for distributing antiviral medications during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. The Texas...
As part of Maine's efforts to evaluate H1N1 response, the University of Southern Maine (USM) Muskie School of Public Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collaborated to...
Two state organizations in Maine worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to evaluate the effects of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) monovalent (2009 H1N1) vaccination on...
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