Avian Flu - Pandemic Flu Community Presentation
Dear Community Partner,
The Delta Public Health Center would like to invite you to attend a community presentation on avian and pandemic influenza on Tuesday, June 27th, 6:00 pm at the Community Center.
The State of Alaska/Public Health is working hard to help communities become prepared for any potential disaster or disease outbreak. Part of being prepared is to be informed. Chris Dubois, a nurse consultant from the Fairbanks Regional Public Health Center, will present information that will help our community understand avian flu and pandemic flu and get us thinking about how we can be prepared as individuals and communities.
A pandemic occurs when there is a major change in the genetic make up of a virus. This results in a new strain of virus to which people have not been previously exposed and therefore they are more susceptible to serious illness. Three influenza pandemics occurred in the 20th century – in 1918, 1956 and 1968.
The current avian flu, Asian H5N1, has not been found in any wild or farm-raised birds in America, has not been identified as being passed human to human, and has not been identified as causing a pandemic flu at this time.
No one knows for sure when the next pandemic may strike, or whether it will be related to the current Asian H5N1 strain of avian flu. We still need to plan and prepare for the potential that this could change. Your involvement in the community meeting is just the start for individual and community preparedness.
We invite you to join us and begin the process of developing a plan for pandemic flu. Please feel free to invite family and friends to this presentation.
For more information call Janice or Rachelle at the Delta Public Health Center at 895-4292.
Sincerely,
Janice Templin-Weller, PHN
Rachelle Hill, PHN
Avian Flu / Pandemic Flu Community Presentation
Tuesday, June 27th
6:00 pm at the Community Center
The Delta Public Health Center would like to invite you to attend a community presentation on avian and pandemic influenza on Tuesday, June 27th, 6:00 pm at the Community Center.
The State of Alaska/Public Health is working hard to help communities become prepared for any potential disaster or disease outbreak. Part of being prepared is to be informed. Chris Dubois, a nurse consultant from the Fairbanks Regional Public Health Center, will present information that will help our community understand avian flu and pandemic flu and get us thinking about how we can be prepared as individuals and communities.
A pandemic occurs when there is a major change in the genetic make up of a virus. This results in a new strain of virus to which people have not been previously exposed and therefore they are more susceptible to serious illness. Three influenza pandemics occurred in the 20th century – in 1918, 1956 and 1968.
The current avian flu, Asian H5N1, has not been found in any wild or farm-raised birds in America, has not been identified as being passed human to human, and has not been identified as causing a pandemic flu at this time.
No one knows for sure when the next pandemic may strike, or whether it will be related to the current Asian H5N1 strain of avian flu. We still need to plan and prepare for the potential that this could change. Your involvement in the community meeting is just the start for individual and community preparedness.
We invite you to join us and begin the process of developing a plan for pandemic flu. Please feel free to invite family and friends to this presentation.
For more information call Janice or Rachelle at the Delta Public Health Center at 895-4292.
Sincerely,
Janice Templin-Weller, PHN
Rachelle Hill, PHN
Avian Flu / Pandemic Flu Community Presentation
Tuesday, June 27th
6:00 pm at the Community Center
posted by David in Alaska at 6/07/2006 09:08:00 AM
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