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Practices addressing emerging issues in H1N1 response.

New Item State Police Transport Influenza Samples to State Lab (LA)
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health's (DHH OPH) longstanding good relationship with the Louisiana State Police was critically important during the...   >> More
New Item Unique Inventory Management and Volunteer System (VA)
The increasingly complex world of public health often demands highly technical solutions. When the Virginia Department of Health was considering options for tracking resources and...   >> More
New Item School Surveillance and Prior Vaccination Clinics Strengthen H1N1 Response (HI)
Hawaii's existing school surveillance alerted health officials of changing disease patterns early during the outbreak. This, combined with its established school-located vaccination...   >> More
New Item Active Surveillance to Track School Closures (MI)
The fall resurgence of 2009 novel H1N1 influenza contributed to a large number of schools being dismissed across Michigan. In early October, there was a dramatic increase in reports of...   >> More
New Item Adapting Processes for Contracting and Response Spending via Training (NC)
During the first wave of H1N1, North Carolina identified and adapted contracting processes to facilitate more efficient and expedient response to the pandemic. Bureaucratic processes...   >> More
New Item Michigan Uses 5 Focused Questions to Monitor Influenza Impact on Hospitals Statewide
Gaps exist in the ability for local and state public health to capture the impact of the current H1N1 pandemic on in-patient hospital census statewide. In an effort to gather this...   >> More
New Item Using the NC Laboratory Response Forum and Micronet to Communicate and Plan H1N1 Response
In the initial days of the H1N1 pandemic, North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health used two existing systems, the NC Laboratory Response Forum (LRF) and Micronet, to...   >> More
New Item Collecting Medical Countermeasure Data (IL)
Illinois Department of Health developed an online survey tool to collect medical countermeasure data, as required by CDC for the countermeasures report. Based on CDC's Medical...   >> More
New Item Protecting Voters at the Polls (VA)
The Virginia State Board of Elections (SBE) took a number of steps to prevent the spread of H1N1 during the Nov. 3, 2009 election. The SBE prepared by using a number of existing...   >> More
New Item K-12 School Closure Guidance (AZ)
Two years before the emergence of novel H1N1 virus, Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) formed a unique partnership with the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) to...   >> More
New Item Minnesota H1N1 FluLine
Minnesota established the first influenza triage phone line in the country to operate statewide and prescribe antivirals to callers who qualify for pharmaceutical treatment. The...   >> More

Practices are not comprehensive, endorsed, or evaluated for outcomes. Inclusion here does not imply that CIDRAP or Advisory Committee members endorse the practices.

 

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