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H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu)

Comprehensive H1N1 Flu Web SitesCDC
Wisconsin Trac (requires login)
Wisconsin.gov
Wisconsin Health Alert Network

Communication Groups

E-mail Aleks Kladnitsky to request joining one of the three Google groups:

Clinicians
Communications
Emergency Preparedness Group

Emergency Preparedness Resources

H1N1 After Action Report and Meeting Funding Available: Info and Application (Due Feb. 8)

WHEPP H1N1 After Action Report and Meeting: Do It and Earn $500

The Wisconsin Hospital Emergency Preparedness Program (WHEPP) has funding of up to $500 for completing an After Action Report for the H1N1 pandemic and attending one of two H1N1 conferences one in Madison (May 4, 2010) or one in Wausau (May 6, 2010). This is a great opportunity to make sure Health Center needs are heard and that Health Centers are integrated into any response to future disasters. This is a great a way to earn $500, and share valuable lessons learned from the Health Center perspective.

On-line applications are due February 8th before 4:30 p.m. to your Regional Hospital Preparedness Coordinator. WPHCA staff Aleksander Kladnitsky and Lauren Cnare are available to assist with After Action Report completion.

Daily Wisconsin Situation Report – located on WI Trac

Psychological Support

Wisconsin Lab Testing – Located on WI Trac

Wisconsin Case Report Form – Located on WI Trac

Provider Information

Note: Pre-authorization for sending samples to the Wisconsin State Lab is no longer required.

Identifying Patients

Interim Guidance on Anti-viral Recommendations

Wisconsin Antiviral use Guidelines – Located on WI Trac

Specimen Collection

Case Definitions

HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents

Pregnant Women

Young Children

PPE Guidelines

Face Mask Use

N95 Masks CDC

N95 Masks FDC

Surgical Mask and Respirators

Environmental Infection Control

Infection Control

Respiratory Protection

Emergency Use Authorizations

CDC
Wisconsin Trac

Feedback/Conference Calls

Wisconsin Conference Calls

Click on the link above to view or join DHS's Web-based conferences to get updates and ask questions.
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 1-2 pm

WPHCA’s Swine Flu Quick Links

Wisconsin’s Daily Situation Report

Wisconsin’s Swine Influenza Web page

The Latest from the CDC

Latest Federal Government News

Obama Administration’s Actions to Address the H1N1 Virus 5/2
Sebelius, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano Webcast 5/1

HHS Takes Action Regarding Strategic National Stockpile 4/30

Sebelius News Conference to Update Public on the Situation 4/29

HHS Acting Secretary Declares a National Public Health Emergency 4/26

Latest State Government News

Dept of Health Services. Situation Report on Swine Flu Outbreak 5/3
Dept of Health Services. Situation Report on Swine Flu Outbreak 5/2
Dept of Health Services. First Confirmed Cases Reported in WI 5/2
Dept of Health Services. Situation Report on Swine Flu Outbreak 5/1
Governor Doyle. Declares public health emergency 4/30
Dept of Health Services. Swine Flu Update 4/30

Governor Doyle. Statement on probable Swine Flu cases 4/30
Dept of Health Services. First Probable Swine Influenza Cases Reported in Wisconsin 4/29
Dept of Health Services. Situation Report on Swine Flu Outbreak 4/29

Dept of Health Services. Situation Report on Swine Flu Outbreak 4/28

Governor Doyle. Statement on Swine Flu 4/27

Dept of Health Services. State Health Officials to Hold News Conference on Swine Flu 4/26

Dept of Health Services. State Health Officials on Alert for Swine Flu 4/24

State Organizational Comments:

Milwaukee Public Schools. More MPS Sites Ordered Closed 5/3
Milwaukee Public Schools. Fifth MPS site close due to swine flu investigation. 5/1

Medical College of Wisconsin. Rapid genetic test available for identifying influenza, including swine flu. 4/30

WI Academy of Family Physicians. Family physician says watch for symptoms of swine flu. 4/30
UW Madison. Recommends against nonessential travel to Mexico. 4/29

Wisconsin Pork Association. Pork industry statements on swine flu. 4/29
UW School of Medicine. Swine flu: What you need to know. 4/29

Dept. of Military Affairs. Military monitors swine flu with focus on protecting force. 4/27

UW Madison. Officials monitoring swine flu. 4/26

CDC Guidance & Resource Documents

Guidance for Clinicians & Public Health Professionals

Interim Guidance on Specimen Collection, Processing, and Testing for Patients with Suspected Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection

Interim Guidance for Clinicians on Identifying and Caring for Patients with Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection

Interim Guidance - Pregnant Women and H1N1: Considerations for Clinicians

Interim CDC Guidance for Nonpharmaceutical Community Mitigation in Response to Human Infections with Swine Influenza (H1N1) Virus

Swine Flu Video Podcast

Swine Influenza and You

Homeless Health Resources

Disaster Planning for People Experiencing Homelessness (National Health Care for the Homeless Council)

An Influenza Pandemic Planning Guide for Homeless and Housing Service Providers (Seattle & King County, Washington)

National Health Care for the Homeless Council

HRSA Policy Information Notices

2007-15 Health Center Emergency Management Program Expectations

2007-16 Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Coverage for Health Center Program Grantee Responding to Emergencies

CDC recommendations for what you can do to stay healthy:

There are three everyday actions people can take to stay healthy

Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.
touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.

Try to avoid close contact with sick people

Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.
If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.

Tobacco users in Wisconsin can call 1-800-QUIT-NOW for personalized coaching and two weeks’ of free medication to help quit.

Today, more than one in four Americans has two or more chronic conditions.

(Carolyn Clancy, M.D., director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Although cancer deaths have declined for both whites and African Americans in the U. S., African Americans continue to suffer the greatest burden for the most common types of cancer.

(Source: National Cancer Institute)

The first Health Centers opened 40 years ago. Two Tufts University doctors got a federal grant to open Centers in Boston and Mississippi.
source: Shaping the Future From Our Past: Four Amazing Centuries of Innovation, Boston History & Innovation Collaborative, (2006)

The 2007 estimated cost of diabetes in the U.S. was $174 billion. That’s $1 out of every $5 spent on health care.

(Source: The Economic Imperative to Conquer Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2008; 31(3):624-625.)

Community Health Centers are the family doctor and health care home for 16 million people in more than 5,000 communities in America.
source: National Association of Community Health Centers, (2007)

The Wisconsin Diabetes Prevention and Control Program released the 2008 revision of the Wisconsin Essential Diabetes Mellitus Care Guidelines.
Click here to explore!

The combination of quit smoking medications and counseling can double or triple a person's chance of quitting for good.

(The U.S. Public Health Service)

Since 2001, as part of President Bush’s Health Center Expansion Initiative, Congress has increased funding for Health Centers. Today, 5 million more Americans in 900 communities have access to effective, affordable primary care.
source: Health Services and Resources Administration

Depression is three times more common for those who have had a heart attack than for others. Heart patients should be screened and treated for depression.

(Source: American Heart Association)

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