Pandemic Flu planning

Abstract

Welcome to Public Health Moment from the University of Minnesota. If and when a pandemic flu strikes, local governments will be better prepared to deal with it, thanks to planning efforts at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. According to the University’s Jill DeBoer, the initiative will identify the most problematic issues state and local agencies may confront in a pandemic, and then collect and disseminate options for addressing them. <Clip: DeBoer says the project, done in collaboration with the Pew Charitable Trusts, will focus on three key areas. <clip: DeBoer says this initiative will also provide a framework for dealing with other emergencies. <clip: With another Public Health Moment, I’m John Finnegan.