North Carolina’s health officials are carefully following the progress of the H1N1 virus. But health officials aren’t the only ones making plans that will help manage and respond to the risk of pandemic flu. Join us for a conversation about H1N1 preparations on OPEN/net.

Tuesday
September 15, 2009
8-9p.m.

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Guests:

Megen Davies
State Epidemiologist and Chief of the Epidemiology Section of the Division of Public Health in the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Elaine Wathen
Assistant Director for Information and Planning with the Division of Emergency Management in the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety

Brent Herron
Associate Vice President of Campus Safety and Emergency Operations for the University of North Carolina

More information:

North Carolina Division of Public Health
www.ncpublichealth.com
(919) 707-5000

NC Division of Emergency Management
www.nccrimecontrol.org
(919) 733-3867

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