This program outlines some specific strategies that federal, state and local health agencies to prepare for pandemic flu. The speakers in this program include: Jeanne Santoli, Deputy Director of CDC’s Immunization Services Division, Chet Lunner, Acting Director State and Local Government Coordination Department of Homeland Security, Mark Horton, CA State Public Health Officer, Jonathan Fielding, Director L.A. County Department of Health Services.
[5/2006] [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 11746]
Duration : 0:59:24
The Cal-PEN Series from the California Preparedness Education Network is a HRSA funded program that teaches disaster preparedness for primary care providers. This segment covers general preparedness issues for a variety of disasters. This module is certified for 1 hour of Cat. 1 CME Credit by UC Davis CME. Series: “CalPEN” [8/2005] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 9555]
Singapore’s Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan shared how Singapore is gearing up polyclinics and a few hundred GPs to treat H1N1 patients. These GP clinics would be designated Pandemic Preparedness Clinics (PPC) which would be indicated with a decal. These clinics would be supplied with subsidized PPE and have access to Tamiflu and Relenza if needed. They would undergo necessary training so that they would be able to treat both flu and non-flu patients.
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Detailed information about planning evacuation routes, developing a family communications plan, selecting family meeting places and planning for the evacuation of pets.
This program highlights some steps toward pandemic preparedness in the arenas of Business, Education and Healthcare. The speakers include: Kas Kasravi, Consultant for Applied Innovation at Electronic Data Systems, Kimberly Uyeda, Director of Student Health Services of L.A. Unified School District and Benjamin Chu, President of Southern California Region, Kaiser Permanente. [5/2006] [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 11747]
This program introduces the need for proactive Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, and highlights the state and federal governments’ activities to help protect Californians. The program calls upon citizens to become active partners in the control of a flu pandemic or other infectious disease outbreak. Speakers include Sandra Shewry, Director of CA DHS, Kim Belshe, CA Secretary of HHS, L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Michael Leavitt and CA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.. [5/2006] [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 11700]
Find out how the Red Cross/Red Crescent is helping communities, particularly high-risk groups such as women and children, better prepare for, manage and overcome the impact of cyclones. Find out more here: http://www.redcross.org.uk/86426
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Just because it hasn’t happened does not mean it never will…..Take personal responsibility. Own your safety. Be prepared.