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What's New

Brochure: Immunization in the Americas, 2009 Summary

Risk and Outbreak Communication: Meetings / Interagency V

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Public Information

WHO Tries to Allay Fears Over Bird Flu News From the Associated Press

FAO's Animal Production and Health Division Avian Influenza Web Page

Avian Flu: The Economic Impact
World Bank

What Every Journalist Should Know About Influenza
A WHO HANDBOOK (PDF, 756Kb)

Perspectives in Health

Bird Flu: Communicating the Risk

PAHOtoday

Lee Warns PAHO Member Countries on Pandemic Flu

Press Releases

    Web Course: Risk Communication
    An interactive, self-taught course on risk communication was developed by PAHO and the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) with support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is available online.

    PAHO Activities

    PAHO Programs

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    Health Surveillance and Disease Prevention and Control at PAHO

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    RIMSA: Inter-American Meeting, at Ministerial Level, on Health and Agriculture

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    PAHO Regional Program on Zoonoses

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    PAHO Regional Program on Epidemic Alert and Response: Working to Deal with Outbreaks in the Americas

    ... more PAHO Programs.

    Conferences/Meetings Documents

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    Paraguay April09 Risk Communication Session

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    Risk and Outbreak Communication: Workshops

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    Risk and Outbreak Communication Workshop for Pandemic Preparedness - Cuba

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    Training of Trainers Workshop in Risk Communication, Quito, Ecuador

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    Other Events

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    Agencies Join Forces to Inform and Educate on Avian Flu and Human Pandemic Risks in the Americas. PAHO HQ. July 24, 2006.

    Training Materials

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    Schools, Childcare Providers, and Parents

    Courses and Seminars

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    Regional Events Directory, Veterinary Public Health

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    EID Updates
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    WHO Outbreak News
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    Influenza Centers
    - National Influenza Centers
    - PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers & Reference Lab
     

    Influenza Resources
    - Avian Influenza Portal, VHL New!
    - Avian Influenza
    - Pandemic Influenza
    - Seasonal Influenza
     

    Software
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    FluAid (CDC)
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    FluSurge (CDC)
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    Pandemic Influenza Tabletop Exercise Package (HHS)
     

    WHO Sites
    - Influenza
    - National Influenza Pandemic Plans
    - Avian Influenza
    - Influenza Outbreaks
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    Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER)
    - FluNet
     

    PAHO Sites
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    Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC)
    - Vaccines/
    Immunization
    - Essential Medicines
    - Laboratories
    - Knowledge Resources
     

    About the Regional Program on Viral Diseases

     

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