17th Annual Conference News
"The Greatest Value
in Public Health Conferences"
NALBOH is pleased to announce that the 17th Annual Conference will be held at the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel from July 1-3 in Philadelphia, PA. The theme of the conference is "Improving Public Health through Leadership and Knowledge."
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Swine Flu Update
The H1N1 Virus is a highly contagious strain of influenza. Because this is a new virus, most people will not have immunity to it so illness may be more severe and widespread as a result. The CDC's updated swine flu information can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swine/investigation.htm
Boards of health must be working with health agency administration on ensuring that the health agency staff understands and are comfortable with their roles in the community’s pandemic flu plans. There must be ongoing education and communication with local health practitioners. Click for a complete list of CDC clinical and public health guidance for the H1N1 Virus.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the pandemic alert level to Phase 6, the pandemic phase. The pandemic phase has been declared because transmission of the H1N1 virus is widespread in at least two regions of the world. The pandemic phase refers to the geographic spread of the virus and does not address the severity of the illness.
CDC continues to take aggressive action to respond to an expanding outbreak caused by novel H1N1 flu.
CDC’s response goals are to:
- Reduce transmission and illness severity.
- Provide information to help health care providers, public health officials, and the public to address the challenges posed by this emergency.
CDC also has completed deployment of 25% of the supplies in the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) to all states in the continental United States. These supplies and medicines will help states and U.S. territories respond to the outbreak. In addition, the federal government and manufacturers have begun the process of developing a vaccine against the novel H1N1 flu virus.
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About NALBOH
NALBOH’s mission is to prepare and strengthen boards
of health, empowering them to promote and protect the health
of their communities through education, training, and technical
assistance.
Click to learn more about us.
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Did you miss the
10th Annual Ned E. Baker Lecture in Public Health?
"Building a Healthier America"
View the WEBCAST
Originally aired on April 2, 2009
...or call NALBOH at (419) 353-7714 to order
your DVD copy today!
"Building a Healthier America," the 10th Ned E. Baker Lecture in Public Health, focused on our health system at the federal, state, and local levels. A panel of experts from the field shared their insights and lessons learned in an effort to encourage a uniform approach to moving from health care to health.
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Page updated 6/15/2009. |
