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Wed Apr 29, 2009 at 11:04:25 AM EDT
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HHS will be represented by Secretary Sebelius.
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Fri Mar 06, 2009 at 08:47:49 AM EST
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Next webcast April 29th, Wed. at 2pm Focus is state planning and the recent federal assessment of state plans
Next webcast April 29th, Wed. at 2pmFocus is state planning and the recent federal assessment of state plans
Focus: Air travel and border screening.
Wednesday March 18th, 2009 at 2pm ET or 6 PM London, 7 PM Paris & Germany (Berlin), 8 PM Germany (Frankfurt), 11 AM California, 10 AM Alaska, 8 AM Hawaii, 5 AM Australia, 4 AM (tomorrow) Guam.
Email your questions for the Webcast panelists before and/or during the program to hhsstudio@hhs.gov. Please include your first name, state and town.
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Sat Feb 28, 2009 at 20:56:01 PM EST
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Via Politico at http://www.politico.com/politi...
President Obama asked Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius on Saturday to serve as his secretary of Health and Human Services and she accepted, a senior administration official said. Obama will announce the nomination Monday afternoon at the White House.
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Fri Feb 06, 2009 at 14:48:43 PM EST
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Focus: Mental health services are a critical component of pandemic planning, response and recovery.
Wednesday Feb 18th, 2009 at 2pm ET or 6 PM London, 7 PM Paris & Germany (Berlin), 8 PM Germany (Frankfurt), 11 AM California, 10 AM Alaska, 8 AM Hawaii, 5 AM Australia, 4 AM (tomorrow) Guam.
Email your questions for the Webcast panelists before and/or during the program to hhsstudio@hhs.gov. Please include your first name, state and town.
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Sun Nov 23, 2008 at 08:35:39 AM EST
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SSal's diary looks at Mr Daschle and who he will work with. HHS adn government is suppose to work for us.
As employers what do we want, how do we measure success, what are the pandemic goals we want acomplished and by when?
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Sat Oct 25, 2008 at 08:53:01 AM EDT
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HHS Webcast #7 aired at a new time - 1PM. On Wednesday October 29th we had the opportunity for a live question-and-answer session with HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt
Focus: the Nation's pandemic planning effort. He will then join a roundtable discussion with our special guests to discuss the Nation's level of pandemic preparedness and related issues.
Web location: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/new...
Wednesday October 29th, 2008 New starting time 1pm EDT. A.K.A. 5 PM London, 6 PM Paris & Germany(Berlin), 7 PM Germany(Frankfurt), 10 AM California, 9 AM Alaska, 7 AM Hawaii, 4 AM Austrailia, 3 AM (tomorrow) Guam.
Guest: Dr. Bill Raub, Science Advisor to Secretary Leavitt; Dr. Mike Osterholm, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota; and Maggie Fox, Reuters.
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Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 13:39:29 PM EDT
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HHS Webcast airs in less than one week. On Tuesday July 8th you have an opportunity for a live question-and-answer session with Home health care representatives.
Focus: Assumptions that need to be considered when assigning a care-giving role to home care agencies during a pandemic..
Web location: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/new...
Tuesday - July 8th, 2008 starting 2pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time. A.K.A. 6PM London, 7 PM Paris, 11 AM California, 8 AM Hawaii
Guest: Alexis Silver, Senior Director
Policy and Development, Home Care Association of New York State, Inc.
Geraldine A. Coyle, RN, EdD, CNAA
James G. Hodge, Jr., J.D., LL.M.
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Thu May 29, 2008 at 15:26:54 PM EDT
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HHS Webcast airs in less than one week- Wednesday June 4th you have an opportunity for a live question-and-answer session with OSHA representatives.
Focus: Help employers prepare the workplace for an influenza pandemic.
Web location: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/new...
Wednesday - Jube 4th, 2008 starting 2pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time. A.K.A. 6PM London, 7 PM Paris, 11 AM California, 8 AM Hawaii
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Thu Apr 24, 2008 at 15:04:36 PM EDT
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Final HHS Webcast airs in less than one week. On Wednesday April 30th you have an opportunity for a live question-and-answer session with representatives.
(note - further series planned -DemFromCT)
Focus is School Closures
Web location: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/new...
Wednesday - April 30th, 2008 starting 2pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time. A.K.A. 6PM London, 7 PM Paris, 11 AM California, 8 AM Hawaii
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Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 16:23:47 PM EDT
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Tomorro, Wednesday April 2nd you have an opportunity for a live question-and-answer session with representatives:
Dr. Dan Jernigan, Deputy Director, Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Col. Daniel Bochicchio, Vice Chief Surgeon, National Guard Bureau Joint Staff
Ms. Joan Harris, Pandemic Flu Coordinator, U.S. Department of Transportation
Capt. Ann Knebel, Deputy Director, Office of Preparedness Planning, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Focus is transportation and health care.
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/new...
Wednesday - April 2nd, 2008 starting 2pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time. A.K.A. 6PM London, 7 PM Paris, 11 AM California, 8 AM Hawaii
Source: http://www.worldtimezone.com/
Send your questions to hhsstudio@hhs.gov. For we will not get what we do not ask for.
This is the second of three webinars.
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Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 19:58:07 PM EDT
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That's a question we had to grapple with during the recent HHS exercise on pandemic communication we participated in. As Lisa Schnirring of CIDRAP News reported last week, in an excellent description of the proceedings:
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Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 15:42:45 PM EDT
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Do not forget we have an opportunity for a live question-and-answer session with representatives from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Department of Labor.
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/new...
Thursday - March 13th, 2008 starting 2pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time. A.K.A. 6PM London, 7 PM Paris, 11 AM California, 8 AM Hawaii
Source: http://www.worldtimezone.com/
Send your questions to hhsstudio@hhs.gov. For we will not get what we do not ask for.
This is the first of three webinars.
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Sat Dec 01, 2007 at 19:38:38 PM EST
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This kit was developed by HHS and CDC along with input from community leaders. It is designed to provide you with key information and tools to help your organization or practice understand the threat of a pandemic and prepare for it now.
This toolkit provides the following:
* Information for you about pandemic flu
* Ready-to-use and ready-to-tailor resources prepared by HHS and CDC
* Ideas and materials to encourage your organization to prepare and to encourage other leaders to get involved
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Sun Jul 29, 2007 at 23:41:04 PM EDT
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I found this part of the HHS panflu plan dealing with Public Health Communications:
http://www.hhs.gov/p...
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Thu Jun 14, 2007 at 20:51:20 PM EDT
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( - promoted by DemFromCT)
see also The End of The beginning on the HHS blog.
There's been so much commented on, I almost hesitate to put up yet another diary. But I do want to gather some thoughts together.
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Mon Jun 11, 2007 at 08:24:04 AM EDT
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Feel free to post here if you do not want to post there.Latest posts:
- SARS And H5N1: The Precautionary Principle yours truly
- Top Down, Bottom Up, Side to Side Nedra Weinreich
- Preparing for Pandemics: What Do We Need To Do Now? Irwin Redlener
June 13 agenda now online.
11:15-12:15 p.m. Panel Discussion
Atrium Ballroom Moderated by Harold Shapiro, Ph.D.
President Emeritus, Princeton University
Speakers:
Russell M. Nelson, MD, PhD, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Dennis Roche, FedEx; Greg Dworkin, MD, Flu Wiki & Flu Wiki Forum; Joseph Bocchini, MD, American Academy of Pediatrics; Susan Crosson-Knutson, International Association of Lions Clubs
A facilitated discussion/Q&A with sector representatives.
With respect to preparing for a pandemic:
· What are your concerns as individuals?
· What are your concerns as leaders?
· What are you hearing from your constituents and peers?
part I discussion is here
part II discussion is here
part III discussion is here
part IV discussion is here
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Fri Jun 08, 2007 at 14:23:09 PM EDT
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Feel free to post here if you do not want to post there.Latest posts:
- SARS And H5N1: The Precautionary Principle yours truly
- Top Down, Bottom Up, Side to Side Nedra Weinreich
- Preparing for Pandemics: What Do We Need To Do Now? Irwin Redlener
June 13 agenda now online.
11:15-12:15 p.m. Panel Discussion
Atrium Ballroom Moderated by Harold Shapiro, Ph.D.
President Emeritus, Princeton University
Speakers:
Russell M. Nelson, MD, PhD, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Dennis Roche, FedEx; Greg Dworkin, MD, Flu Wiki & Flu Wiki Forum; Joseph Bocchini, MD, American Academy of Pediatrics; Susan Crosson-Knutson, International Association of Lions Clubs
A facilitated discussion/Q&A with sector representatives.
With respect to preparing for a pandemic:
· What are your concerns as individuals?
· What are your concerns as leaders?
· What are you hearing from your constituents and peers?
part I discussion is here
part II discussion is here
part III discussion is here
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Thu Jun 07, 2007 at 14:50:30 PM EDT
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Sat May 26, 2007 at 08:24:29 AM EDT
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Feel free to post here if you do not want to post there.Latest post The Public Is Ahead Of The Government
June 13 agenda now online.
Week 3: Getting the Job Done
What do I need to succeed in communicating the importance of preparing for a pandemic?
part I discussion is here
part II discussion is here
Click the image to get to the HHS blog:
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