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Recently on the blog I have been focusing attention on citizen preparedness for the potential of a more serious outbreak of H1N1 flu in the Fall. And so I wanted to highlight an interesting article from the news service of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP). The piece, “Experts stress [...]

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Though public and media attention on the H1N1/Swine Flu outbreak has waned, there is a clearly need to examine its lessons for future citizen preparedness and response — whether that be for a reoccurrence of a more deadly H1N1 flu in the Fall or another national emergency situation. So, I thought I would contact some experts [...]

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Though I am too old for summer camp, I did get to go away this weekend to CrisisCamp in Washington, D.C.. CrisisCamp was a gathering of about a hundred campers from all over the country and the world with an expertise or interest in crisis management/disaster preparation and response, especially in how new technology and communications [...]

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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the Department of Health & Human Services is joining the Ad Council and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, to launch a national public service advertising campaign designed to encourage American families and children to take steps to protect themselves from [...]

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Though public and media attention on the H1N1/Swine Flu outbreak has waned, there is a need to examine the lessons of the past couple weeks for future citizen preparedness and response — whether that be for a reoccurrence of a more deadly H1N1 flu possibly in the Fall or another national emergency situation. 

So, I thought [...]

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John Bussey of the Wall Street Journal wrote an interesting piece in Friday’s edition (n.b. it is behind a pay wall) about what the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak might teach us about dealing with the H1N1 flu. Bussey, who is currently the Journal’s Washington bureau chief and covered Asia for the paper during 2003, [...]

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According to a new survey from the Harvard School of Public Health, a majority (55%) of Americans say they have made preparations to stay at home if they or a family member is sick from the H1N1 flu. About one in four report that they or a household member have avoided air travel (27%) or [...]

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Though public and media attention on the H1N1/Swine Flu outbreak has waned, there is a need to examine the lessons of the past couple weeks on citizen preparedness and response for the future — whether that be for a reoccurrence of a more deadly H1N1 flu possibly in the Fall or another national emergency situation.
So, [...]

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“Never let a serious crisis go to waste.” When White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel uttered those words in November he wasn’t referring to Swine Flu. But it is applicable to the current situation. Whether or not H1N1 turns into a major pandemic or not, it should be a catalyst for citizens and community [...]

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