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Binational Collaboration and Infectious Disease Surveillance Along the U.S.-México Border
"The purpose of this white paper is to review some of the challenges and advances made toward binational collaboration in infectious disease surveillance along the U.S.-México border region to inform local, state, and federal public health officials in their efforts to improve binational and cross-border collaboration. This paper also presents a number of cross-cutting issues produced by the work groups formed before and during the initial U.S.-México Binational Infectious Disease Conference, sponsored by U.S.-México Border Health Commission (BHC), in San Antonio, Texas, held on June 28-30, 2010, and reviews the need to support the implementation of the proposed Guidelines for US-Mexico Coordination on Epidemiologic Events of Mutual Interest."
United States-Mexico Border Health Commission
2011-04-04
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Pandemic Influenza Guidance, Annex 2: Laboratory
"The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) Office of Public Health (OPH) has created this Pandemic Influenza Guidance as a comprehensive containment and treatment plan to assist in the control of an outbreak of a novel influenza virus, such as the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus ('swine flu') or avian influenza. DHH OPH has followed, and will continue to follow, the international and national recommendations for identification, prophylaxis, and treatment of disease as well as considered the frameworks provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for pandemic planning purposes as well as those recommended by the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA). This Laboratory Annex also serves as an Annex to the Louisiana Pandemic Influenza Guidance, which describes the overall response for the Department of Health and Hospitals."
Louisiana. Department of Health and Hospitals
2011-03
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Emergency Preparedness for Families of Children with Special Needs [Revised March 2011]
"Emergency Preparedness: Hurricanes, acts of terrorism, pandemic flu and floods are in our minds today. But, even though we all know what CAN happen… are we prepared? Would we know what to do? For families of children with special needs planning becomes even more difficult. Knowing how you will respond is critical. It means extra attention to details and needs that typical families may not have to worry about. Using this preparation and planning guide can help you be better prepared, no matter what the emergency or disaster!"
Axis Group I, LLC
Wells, Conni
2011-03
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Wildland Urban Interface Fire in the Rio Grande Valley State Park - Shelter in Place
"The problem was that the Albuquerque Fire Department was uncertain of whether sheltering in place or evacuation would minimize community risk if a wildland urban interface fire occurred in the Rio Grande Valley State Park. The purpose of the research was to minimize community risk by determining whether sheltering in place or evacuation procedures should be used when a wildland urban interface fire occurs in the Rio Grande Valley State Park. A descriptive research methodology was used to answer four research questions: (a) What property factors within the Rio Grande Valley State Park, such as building construction type, fuel proximity to structures and egress routes affect the decision to shelter in place or evacuate; (b) What environmental factors, such as fuel, weather and topography affect the decision to shelter in place or evacuate; (c) What is the legal authority of public safety officials in our jurisdiction to order and enforce shelter in place or evacuation procedures; and (d) How do the demographics of the communities adjacent to the Rio Grande Valley State Park affect the decision to shelter in place or evacuate?"
National Fire Academy
Downey, David W.
2011-03?
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Revised International Health Regulations: A Framework for Global Pandemic Response
"The 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak tested the revised International Health Regulations [IHR (2005)] robustly for the first time. The IHR (2005) contributed to swift international notification, allowing nations to implement their pandemic preparedness plans while Mexico voluntarily adopted stringent social distancing measures to limit further disease spread -- factors that probably delayed sustained human-to-human transmission outside the Americas. While the outbreak revealed unprecedented efficiency in international communications and cooperation, it also revealed weaknesses at every level of government. The response raises questions regarding the extent to which the IHR (2005) can serve as a framework for global pandemic response and the balance between global governance of disease control measures and national sovereignty."
Global Health Governance
Katz, Rebecca; Fischer, Julie
2011-02-09
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Public Health Emergency Response (PHER) Grant: One-time Federal Funding for Missouri's H1N1 Pandemic Response: July 31, 2009 - Present
"When the H1N1 influenza virus struck, states received one-time federal grant funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in July 2009. Funding through the Public Health Emergency Response (PHER) Grant was provided in three phases and was dedicated to help accelerate state and local mass vaccination planning, begin mass vaccination implementation and to improve healthcare systems ability to respond to an influenza pandemic. [...] When the H1N1 pandemic struck, Missouri launched a strong response early in the pandemic. However, PHER funding was crucial in allowing us to maintain a strong, effective pandemic influenza response over a longer time than we could have otherwise. While our response was a success, we faced a number of barriers that affected key aspects of our overall response effort and, therefore, hindered our ability to more effectively fight the H1N1 virus on all fronts. Further, we identified numerous lessons-learned that we now can use to strengthen our plans, preparations, resources and capabilities to mount a more powerful response to the next pandemic."
Missouri. Department of Health & Senior Services
2011-02-07
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Community Assessment Tool for Public Health Emergencies Including Pandemic Influenza
From the Introduction/Purpose: "The Community Assessment Tool (CAT) for Public Health Emergencies Including Pandemic Influenza (hereafter referred to as the CAT) was developed as a result of feedback received from several communities. These communities participated in workshops focused on influenza pandemic planning and response. The 2008 through 2011 workshops were sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [...] This tool has been reviewed by a variety of key subject matter experts from federal, state, and local agencies and organizations. It also has been piloted with various communities that consist of different population sizes, to include large urban to small rural communities."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
2011-02
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Quality Improvement Success in Kansas with H1N1 and Social Distancing
"The tools and techniques of Quality Improvement (QI) can produce rapid results in improved operating efficiency. Properly applied, QI allows leaders and employees to choose an improvement plan which integrates smoothly with existing priorities. Effective use of data gathering and analysis, leadership, and communication tools maintain accountability as improvement tasks are conducted. Existing resources are coordinated with other priorities to maximize outcomes while eliminating waste. Documentation and performance management techniques ensure alignment with strategic objectives and transparency of operations. In the summer of 2009, Kansas Department of Health and Environment QI teams used flowcharting to create a new information alert system."
Public Health Foundation (U.S.)
Duffy, Grace L.
2011-02-01
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Contra Costa County Pediatric/Neonatal Disaster and Medical Surge Plan and Preparedness Toolkit
"The events of the Katrina Hurricane (2005), H1N1 Pandemic Flu (2009), and Haiti Earthquake (2010) demonstrate the need for a strong collaborative approach integrating newborns, infants and children into disaster planning. The resources required for the care of neonates and children are limited and regionally distributed. Successful neonatal and pediatric all-hazard preparedness relies on a strong network of committed public health agencies, emergency medical services, hospitals and communities. First steps to effective response include preserving bed capacity, competency and equipment to support a system of emergency care for infants and children within the county under normal conditions. The Contra Costa EMS [Emergency Medical Services] for Children (EMSC) Plan implemented in 2000 has been fundamental to improving and sustaining standards of care for the pediatric population from birth to age 18. The plan was updated in 2008 and is available on the Contra Costa County EMS website at www.cccems.org. The Contra Costa EMSC Plan provides the essential foundation to build an effective infrastructure of sustainable neonatal and pediatric disaster preparedness. The next step to providing effective disaster preparedness involves the practice of including neonates and pediatrics in all county, provider agency and hospital-based disaster exercises. This toolkit has been developed to facilitate this preparedness and is to be used in conjunction with California EMS Authority EMS for Children (EMSC) Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Guidelines for LEMSAs [Local EMS Agencies] and EMSC Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Guidelines for Hospitals."
Contra Costa County (Calif.). Emergency Medical Services Agency
2011-02
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Infectious Disease Emergency Response Plan
From the Background and Purpose: "Infectious disease emergencies are circumstances caused by biological agents, including organisms such as bacteria, viruses or toxins with the potential for significant illness or death in the population. Infectious disease emergencies may include naturally occurring outbreaks (e.g., measles, mumps, meningococcal disease), emerging infectious diseases (e.g., SARS [severe acute respiratory syndrome], avian influenza), and bioterrorism. The circumstances of infectious disease emergencies may vary by multiple factors, including type of biological agent, scale of exposure, mode of transmission and intentionality (bioterrorism), and many others. Public health measures to contain such outbreaks are especially important for diseases with high morbidity or mortality and limited medical prophylaxis and/or treatment [...] The purpose of the Infectious Disease Emergency Response (IDER) Plan is to contain an outbreak of disease caused by an infectious agent or biological toxin, or respond to other infectious disease emergencies as defined above. This is consistent with the San Francisco Department of Public Health's (DPH) mission to protect the public from illness and/or death."
San Francisco (Calif.). Department of Public Health
2011-02
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What Does Shelter-in-Place Mean?
This document explains what it means to shelter-in-place, and under what scenarios this response should be used. It also provides links to additional information about sheltering-in-place.
Kings County (Calif.)
Hall, Elizabeth
2011-01-31
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Contact Tracing Risk Assessment Profile (CT‐RAP) for Public Ground Transport
From the Introduction: "This document is based on information from the following sources: analysis of European passenger data, comprehensive and structured literature review, compilation of pathogen specific epidemiology, structured expert consultations including the application of the Delphi-Method, and an expert survey. Scientific evidence combined with expert experience led to the development of a semi‐quantitative tool; the rating of values on scales as presented in a CT [contact tracing]‐RAP [risk assessment profile] cannot deliver binding recommendations but provides the public health expert with orientation. Prior to making the decision to CT on ground transport, epidemiologists should take into account that the CT‐RAP's provided in this document cannot cover every aspect or factor potentially influencing decision making, e.g., the epidemiological situation in each country. This document describes the tool and its rationale. It focuses on the transmission of infectious diseases on public ground transport."
Robert Koch-Institut
Mohr, Oliver, 1967-; Askar, Mona; Hermes, Julia . . .
2011-01-31?
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Global Health Security Initiative: 10 Years of Collaborative Action
"The term global health security is often used to describe preparedness for and response to serious health incidents that are cross-border in nature and that pose a risk to security, destabilize economies, disrupt social cohesion, and affect the critical business of government. Key risks to global health security being addressed by governments and international bodies include chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats (CBRN) and the spread of pandemic influenza. Events that have influenced the global health security landscape include the 1995 sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway, the 2001 mailing of anthrax spores through the United States postal system, the 2003 emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power station in Japan. The Global Health Security Initiative provides an effective forum to convene representatives from member delegations to discuss current and future global health security concerns. The Initiative also works with other institutions to improve preparedness efforts worldwide, through better coordinated surveillance, detection and response efforts."
Global Health Security Initiative; European Commission
2011?
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Preventing Transmission of Pandemic Influenza and Other Viral Respiratory Diseases: Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers: Update 2010
"In 2009, the H1N1 influenza pandemic brought to the forefront the many unknowns about the virulence, spread, and nature of the virus, as well as questions regarding personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare personnel. In this book, the Institute of Medicine assesses the progress of PPE research and identifies future directions for PPE for health care personnel."
National Academies Press (U.S.)
Liverman, Catharyn T.; Larson, Elaine
2011-01
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New York State Guidance: County Mass Fatality Annex With Emphasis on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness [2011]
"The State of New York is subject to a wide variety of natural, technological and human-caused hazards. The occurrence of such hazards has the potential to impact public and private property and critical infrastructure; they can also cause great economic hardship, and a significant toll in human lives...Other events, such as a pandemic influenza, have the potential to cause more death and illness than any other public health threat...The purpose of this annex is to ensure that there is a mass fatality plan in place that coordinates the activities of all partners in the county to: 1) properly process human remains as efficiently, effectively and respectfully as possible, and 2) protect public health. This document will serve as an annex to the county CEMP [Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan] which can be used for all-hazards mass fatality management, and includes specific mechanisms in response to mass fatalities that originate from pandemic influenza."
New York (State). Department of Health; New York (State). Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
2011-01
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Recommendations for Good Practice in Pandemic Preparedness for National Influenza Centres
"To assist Member States with the revision of their pandemic plans with respect to laboratory activities after the 2009 influenza H1N1 pandemic, WHO/Europe [World Health Organization] performed an evaluation of the usefulness of pandemic plans and preparedness activities undertaken by laboratory networks and WHO in the response to the pandemic. Using a systematic approach, National Influenza Centres and national influenza reference laboratories in six Member States were interviewed by telephone. Six major themes considered essential to pandemic preparedness for laboratories were identified: communication; coordination/collaboration; capacity; adaptation; leadership; and support. Key issues and recommendations for good practice in pandemic preparedness for National Influenza Centres and WHO were subsequently identified. Pandemic preparedness had generally been successful, with close collaboration between laboratory networks in countries, formal plan approval, laboratory accreditation process and international/national information sourcing emerging as important success factors. Future preparedness activities should continue to emphasize these areas, as well as improve planning for: diagnostic capacity building; control on high diagnostic demands; clinical-laboratory feedback mechanisms; management of media requests to laboratory staff; and real-time monitoring of antiviral resistance."
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Jean-Gilles, Lucie; Pereyaslov, Dimitriy; Brown, Caroline . . .
2011
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Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework for the Sharing of Influenza Viruses and Access to Vaccines and Other Benefits
"The objective of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework is to improve pandemic influenza preparedness and response, and strengthen the protection against the pandemic influenza by improving and strengthening the WHO [World Health Organization] global influenza surveillance and response system ('WHO GISRS'), with the objective of a fair, transparent, equitable, efficient, effective system for, on an equal footing: (i) the sharing of H5N1 and other influenza viruses with human pandemic potential; and (ii) access to vaccines and sharing of other benefits."
World Health Organization
2011
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Summary of the First Post-pandemic Influenza Season in the WHO European Region: 2010-2011
From an abstract provided by the World Health Organization (WHO): "This document provides an overview of the 2010-2011 influenza season, including information about: influenza surveillance in the WHO European Region (epidemiological surveillance, virological surveillance, sentinel SARI [Severe Acute Respiratory Infections] surveillance); underlying conditions associated with severe disease due to influenza 2010-2011; vaccine match in the 2010-2011 influenza season; antiviral resistance and clinical care of patients; and influenza activity in the temperate regions of the southern hemisphere 2011 influenza season."
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
2011
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Disease Surveillance Systems
From the thesis abstract: "Recent advances in information and communication technologies have made the development and operation of complex disease surveillance systems technically feasible, and many systems have been proposed to interpret diverse data sources for health-related signals. Implementing these systems for daily use and efficiently interpreting their output, however, remains a technical challenge. This thesis presents a method for understanding disease surveillance systems structurally, examines four existing systems, and discusses the implications of developing such systems. The discussion is followed by two papers. The first paper describes the design of a national outbreak detection system for daily disease surveillance. It is currently in use at the Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control. [...] The second paper discusses methodological issues in computational epidemiology, and presents the lessons learned from a software development project in which a spatially explicit micro-meso-macro model for the entire Swedish population was built based on registry data."
Kungl. Tekniska högskolan
Cakici, Baki
2011
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Environmental Assessment for the Presence of Influenza Viruses (2009 Pandemic Influenza a H1N1 and Seasonal) in Dental Practices - Ohio
"No 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus was found in any air or surface samples at two dental practices, but seasonal influenza A was found in the air of the pediatric dental practice. Influenza vaccination rates for staff at the dental practices were below national rates for healthcare personnel during the 2009-2010 influenza season. We recommend that all staff get the seasonal influenza vaccine every year."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
2011-01
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Shelter-in-Place: When? Where? Why?
"There may be times when you and your family may need to 'shelter-in-place' meaning you stay put wherever you are (home, school, work, or car) until hazardous weather passes or the area is safe. This is a precaution aimed to keep you protected while remaining indoors. Chemical, biological, or radiological contaminants may be released accidentally or intentionally into the environment. Should this occur, information will be provided by local authorities on television and radio stations on how to protect you and your family. For example, during a tornado warning you should seek shelter in a basement or an inside room away from windows. However, during a hazardous spill or chemical attack you should take shelter in a room above ground and possibly seal off the room to keep gas or fumes from coming in."
District of Columbia. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
2011?
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Empire County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan: Pandemic Influenza Annex - A Sample Plan to Assist Counties in Developing a Pandemic Influenza Annex to the County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan [2011]
"The purpose of the CEMP [Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan] is to identify the county's overarching policies, authorities and response organizational structure that will be implemented in an emergency or disaster situation. In addition, the CEMP identifies the lines of coordination and the centralized coordination of resources that will be utilized in directing the county's response agencies and requesting State assistance. Further, the CEMP serves as the foundational framework for the county's response levels, and serve as the operational basis of which other functional and hazard-specific annexes will build upon. The purpose of this Annex is to ensure that the strategic and broad-based nature of the Empire County CEMP is more defined to allow the county to adequately prepare for, respond to and recover from a pandemic. This will include utilizing county agency activities and the interoperability with the State in its response. State planning efforts identify the key mechanisms in coordinating with the local response and identify the lines of coordination to interoperate with the federal response, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Plan for Pandemic Influenza, via the National Response Plan."
New York (State). Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
2011-01
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LLIS Lesson Learned: Shelter-in-Place and Evacuation: Developing Standard Press Release Language for Shelter-in-Place and Evacuation Messages
"Public information officers (PIOs) should consider developing standard press release language for when the public is ordered to shelter - in - place or evacuate. This can help ensure that joint information center (JIC) personnel communicate accurate information to the public. […] The California Governor's Office of Homeland Security Exercise Branch conducted the California Golden Guardian 2010 Statewide Full-Scale Exercise (FSE) in May 2010. This FSE was the sixth statewide homeland security and disaster preparedness exercise in the governor's annual Golden Guardian Exercise series. The exercise was conducted at 7 different venues and involved more than 3,000 Federal, state, local, and private sector participants. The FSE scenario included terrorist attacks at the ports of San Diego, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, Redwood City, and Sacramento as well as at the California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) campus. The California Governor's Office of Homeland Security Exercise Branch sponsored the California Statewide Golden Guardian FSE conducted by the County of San Diego on May 18, 2010. Participants included 1,200 representatives from Federal, state, county, and local agencies; 22 healthcare centers; and the military. The purpose of the FSE was to test the ability of response agencies in the County of San Diego to respond to multiple simultaneous terrorist attacks. The exercise scenario included three suspicious backpacks placed at public transit locations, a residential structure fire in the city of Coronado, and an active shooter incident and detonation of a radiological dispersal device on the CSUSM campus. One of the objectives of the FSE was to demonstrate effective communication of shelter-in-place instructions and evacuation orders to the citizens of San Diego and the surrounding area."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2010-12-03
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Final Report: Planning for NS/EP Next Generation Network Priority Services During Pandemic Events
"In the event of a major outbreak of infectious disease, e.g., a pandemic flu, there will be a tendency toward social distancing where large groups of people telecommute to avoid exposure to the disease caused by clustering in common locations. [...] This report demonstrates the need for its recommendations to be implemented across government and the communications industry, including continued development of NS/EP NGN [National Security and Emergency Preparedness Next Generation Networks] Priority Services and IP-based networks to support priority services using the capabilities being defined in the Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), partnerships and fora. As detailed in this report, there is a high probability that communications traffic during a pandemic event or a physical or cyber event such as a hurricane or cyber attack will be generated by a nationwide, large NS/EP community. If 50% of NS/EP users rely solely on IP-based [Internet Protocol] communications, by 2014 it is probable that the entire community will likely originate and terminate a sizable level of traffic over IP-based networks. As a result, it is critical that the NS/EP NGN Priority Services and IP-based network infrastructures support communications using priority service markings for relevant traffic. All networks need to recognize the priority services markings, and provide priority treatment to traffic with these markings."
United States. Federal Communications Commission
2010-12
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Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB): Emerging Public Health Threats and Quarantine and Isolation [November 26, 2010]
"The international saga of Andrew Speaker, a traveler thought to have XDR-TB, a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, placed a spotlight on existing mechanisms to contain contagious disease threats and raised numerous legal and public health issues. This report presents the factual situation presented by Andrew Speaker. It also discusses the application of various public health measures available to contain an emerging public health threat posed by an individual who ignores medical advice and attempts to board an airplane or take other forms of public transportation. These measures include quarantine and isolation authorities, the 'Do Not Board' List, and application of certain provisions of the International Health Regulations. This report also examines constitutional issues relating to due process and equal protection. Legal issues which may be raised by application of federal nondiscrimination laws when emergency public health measures are used to contain emerging public health threats are also discussed."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Swendiman, Kathleen S.; Jones, Nancy Lee
2010-11-26
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Conference Report: Improving Global Health, Strengthening Global Security
From the Introduction: "'Improving Global Health, Strengthening Global Security' was held in Washington, DC, on November 22, 2010. With the support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC [University of Pittsburgh Medical Center] hosted this invitational meeting to bring together nearly 200 leaders from the federal government, the policy community, top think tanks, academia, and major media outlets. The meeting focused on policies and programs important to improving global public health and to strengthening global security--efforts that collectively comprise global health security. Such efforts include international cooperation in support of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and the International Health Regulations (IHR); disease surveillance for outbreaks of international importance and urgency; exchange of technical information and new pathogens for vaccine, medicine, and diagnostic development; and prevention, early warning, and control of serious animal disease outbreaks."
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Center for Biosecurity
2010-11-22
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National EMS Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Index
"The National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Officials (NASEMSO) is the professional organization of the administrative officials of EMS systems in each of the states, territories and the District of Columbia. As part of its core mission to improve emergency medical services nationwide, NASEMSO conducts periodic assessments of state/territory EMS [Emergency Medical Services] systems to assist policy-makers in understanding the nature and scope of existing and emerging challenges. [...] This report examines the levels of pan-flu preparedness reported by state/territory EMS offices. The magnitude and complexity of a pandemic disease outbreak requires the concerted and coordinated efforts of the whole nation's healthcare system. Emergency Medical Services are the front line of the health care system. Complete integration of EMS into the nation's pandemic influenza planning and response is essential to assuring the health and safety of the public."
National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Officials (U.S.)
2010-11
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Emergency Medical Services Agency Draft: Pediatric/Neonatal Disaster and Medical Surge Plan and Preparedness Toolkit
"The events of the Katrina Hurricane (2008), H1N1 Pandemic Flu (2009), and Haiti Earthquake (2010) demonstrate the need for a strong collaborative approach integrating newborns, infants and children into disaster planning. The resources required for the care of neonates and children are limited and regionally distributed. Successful neonatal and pediatric all-hazard preparedness relies on a strong network of committed public health agencies, emergency medical services, hospitals and communities. First steps to effective response include preserving bed capacity, competency and equipment to support a system of emergency care for infants and children within the county under normal conditions."
Contra Costa County (Calif.). Health Services Department
2010-11
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H1N1 & Higher Ed: Lessons Learned: Pandemic Influenza Tools, Tips, and Takeaways from the Big 10+2 Universities
"Colleges and universities played key roles in the nation's response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. The goal of The Big 10 + 2 Universities H1N1 Lessons Learned Project has been to find and tell the success stories from this experience and to raise the many issues yet to be resolved before the next influenza pandemic. Information was collected through (1) key informant interviews conducted between March and July 2010, (2) an online conference hosted May 18, 2010, for the Big 10+2 universities, their respective state health departments, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) partners, and (3) follow-up interviews. University of Minnesota coordination and staffing support for the project was provided by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), Academic Health Center, Boynton Health Service, and School of Public Health, with CDC funding provided by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). In addition to this report, CIDRAP has (1) posted the webinar and presentation slides from the May 18 event and (2) published Promising Practices for higher education at www.PublicHealthPractices.org."
Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy; Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (U.S.)
2010-11
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Communicating Effectively About Vaccines: New Communication Resources for Health Officials
From the Project Overview: "Communicating effectively with parents about the importance of vaccines is a key issue for the public health community to address. In August 2009, ASTHO [Association of State and Territorial Health Officials] commissioned a survey of U.S. parents and guardians to gather information about effective messages and materials for state and territorial health officials to use to better address parental concerns and promote the benefits of vaccines. ASTHO partnered with Porter Novelli, a global public relations agency to develop and test new, innovative messages based on data from this study to reach parents about the importance and safety of vaccines. The messages are included in this packet along with a few basic communications tools to help state and territorial health officials create new and effective vaccine campaigns."
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (U.S.)
2010-11
