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Sun Dec 14, 2008 at 11:30:02 AM EST
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cross-posted from Daily Kos
We all know by now that with the twin appointments of Tom Daschle to HHS/health reform czar and Peter Orzsag to OMB that health reform is on the table. The hope is, of course, that not only something significant will be done, but that public health will not be left out of the mix.
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Tue Nov 06, 2007 at 17:15:30 PM EST
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This is a continuation of the adventures of ReadyMoms in DC, at the APHA Expo 2007. Part 1 is here. The text and charts on the posters can be found in this diary By Parents, for Families.
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Sun Nov 04, 2007 at 09:37:43 AM EST
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'Talking Points' on grassroots pandemic preparedness and community engagement
Susan Chu MD
Editor, Flu Wiki
Coordinator, ReadyMoms.org
(as posted at the APHA Expo 2007 ReadyMoms.org booth #362)
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Posters used for this event (4 sets of 2 each) can be downloaded here:
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 at 18:53:55 PM EDT
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ReadyMoms.org - Family Preparedness Solutions
A grassroots initiative to promote pandemic and all hazards preparedness, at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C. November 3-7, 2007.
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Part 2 of this diary is here. The text and charts from the posters can be found here
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Wed May 02, 2007 at 08:46:57 AM EDT
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This new survey was prepared by the American Public Health Association for National Public health Week. It was an all-hazards look, not specifically for panflu, but the insights are valuable. The home page for the links to the .pdf results can be found here.
Selected survey results regarding barriers to prepping are here. National Preparedness Public Health Survey
APHA commissioned Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc., a national public opinion polling firm, to conduct a national survey in February 2007 on levels of emergency preparedness. The survey found that many Americans' preparedness plans have lapsed in the years following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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