Avian & Pandemic Flu Resources
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NCCPHP Presents Training on Pan Flu Planning for Correctional Facilities
| ... |  Meredith Anderson (far right) facilitates a small group discussion at the Jail Health Update in Atlantic Beach on April 23. |
On April 23, NCCPHP staff attended the 2008 Jail Health Update in Atlantic Beach, NC. Richard Rosselli presented "Planning for Pandemic Influenza in Correctional Facilities" to attendees from local sheriff's departments, health departments, and jails.
Following the presentation, NCCPHP staff led participants in small group discussions about issues facing correctional facilities during a pandemic, including screening for influenza, infection control, and staff absenteeism.
Online Training Modules
These free online training modules from NCCPHP are self-paced and range from 30-60 minutes in length. Registration is required. CEU credits available.
Avian
Influenza
This presentation on avian influenza by Aaron Wendelboe, PhD, MSPH, helps
the viewer to understand 1) how avian influenza is a threat to the public's
health, 2) what avian influenza is and how it relates to human influenza,
and 3) the epidemiology and transmissibility of avian influenza.
Business Continuity During a Flu Pandemic
This presentation by Emily Eidenier, MPH-candidate, and David Bergmire-Sweat, MPH, gives you an overview of continuity of operations during an influenza pandemic, focusing specifically on business continuity and public health concerns.
Preparing
for an Influenza Pandemic: Focus on Local Preparedness
This presentation by Dr. David Weber, MD, MPH, MHA, Professor of Medicine,
Pediatrics and Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
gives an overview of preparations for an influenza pandemic, with a focus
on local preparedness. This is a three-part series with presentations
broken into 30 minute segments.
Avian and Pandemic Influenza Symposium Series
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The following slide presentations are from pandemic influenza lectures given as part of the 2006-07 and 2008 Symposium Series on Public Health Preparedness.
ABC's of Pandemic Influenza--slides (pdf)
Rich Rosselli, MPH
Pandemic Influenza Project Manager, North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
Avian Influenza: A Veterinary Perspective--slides (pdf)
Stephanie Arnold, DVM, MPH
Banfield, The Pet Hospital, San Antonio, TX
Ethics in Public Health Emergencies: Beyond the Usual Suspects--slides (pdf) (online archive)
Presented by Jim C. Thomas, PhD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology /
Director, Program for Public Health Ethics,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mental Health Aspects of Pandemic Preparedness (pdf)
Presented by Patricia J. Watson, PhD
Educational Specialist,
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Pandemic Influenza--slides (pdf)
Cortland Lohff, MD, MPH
State Epidemiologist, Vermont Department of Health
Pandemic Influenza: Local Preparedness--slides (pdf)
Presented by David Weber, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Departments of Hospital Epidemiology,
Occupational Health, and Environmental Health & Safety, UNC Hospitals
Assistant Dean, School of Medicine, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Pandemic Influenza: Preparing Your Outpatient Center and Staff--slides (pdf)
Presented by Elsie Lee, MD, MPH
Outpatient Preparedness Coordinator, Bureau of Communicable Disease, New
York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Pandemic Influenza Risk Communication:
From 1918 to today--what is different?--slides (pdf)
Presented by Barbara S. Reynolds, MA
Crisis and Risk Communication Specialist, U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
Additional resource: Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication: Pandemic Influenza (CDC, 2006) (pdf)
Other Resources
Information
on Avian Influenza from the CDC
This web page provides background information about avian influenza, including
recent outbreaks, the viruses, and the risk to human health.
Information on Pandemic
Influenza from the CDC
This web page provides background information about pandemics, the national
pandemic flu plan, and answers to many questions about pandemic flu.
NC Pandemic
Influenza Plan
North Carolina's pandemic influenza plan developed by the Division of
Public Health in the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Avian
Influenza Information from the World Health Organization
WHO is coordinating the global response to human cases of avian influenza
and monitoring the corresponding threat of an influenza pandemic. Information
on this page tracks the evolving situation and provides access to both
technical guidelines and information useful for the general public.
Audio
archives from: "How Will Avian Influenza Affect North Carolina? Communicating
the Facts to the Public"
Presented by the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the
North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness, and the Triangle
Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security. The seminar provided information
about the basic science of avian influenza, how government and industry
intend to respond to an event in the state, methods of communicating about
this threat with the public, the economic and social impact of an outbreak
on North Carolina, and the state of response planning for a pandemic influenza.
More Information
NCCPHP offers numerous resources in the area of pandemic and avian influenza. We also work with health agencies at the local, state, national and international level on influenza planning and training. For more information about NCCPHP's pandemic flu resources please contact nccphp@unc.edu or call 919-843-5561.