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Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education ; United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. ; National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education ; United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. ; National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) Less -
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Past, Present, Future : Communicating Today Based on the Lessons from the 1918–1919 Influenza Pandemic (October 17, 2006 : Washington, DC)
Description:
On October 17, 2006, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases presented a historical retrospective review of the impact of the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic. A panel of experts convened to discuss how the 1918–1919 pandemic affected daily life in the United States and what lessons can be learned and applied to planning today.

The goals of the meeting were to:

• provide participants with a frame of reference and historical background on the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic,

• identify contemporary pandemic influenza issues and questions, and

• present guidance for the development of communication materials and messages that can be used in the event of an influenza pandemic.

Historical perspectives were provided during the day-long meeting by a panel of renowned experts and historians. The panelists reviewed literature and “fugitive data” (data that is not commonly cited). They also analyzed themes and issues that arose during the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic that are relevant to current pandemic communication planning efforts. The themes and issues covered fell under three broad questions:

1. How did the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic affect family life?

2. How did the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic affect local communities?

3. How did the government respond and society adjust to disruptions caused by the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic?

Workshop participants were federal, state, and local public health personnel. They discussed presentations made by the expert panel and generated questions they thought likely to be asked by the public during an influenza pandemic.

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History, 20th Century Influenza, Human/history Pandemics
Document Type:
Book
Name as Subject:
Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919
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Conference Publications
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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urn:sha256:199e8767297cb44ffb6d8c7b825956eda39b76bc21c34d1f2348b4cf81e62ff2
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/49524/cdc_49524_DS1.pdf
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