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Bonnie Sorensen, M.D., M.B.A. Volusia County Health Department

Bonnie Sorensen, M.D., M.B.A. Volusia County Health Department. Objectives:. What we do and do not know What we are doing What you can do. What We Know/Don’t Know:. H1N1 Status Report Almost all cases of influenza are H1N1 DOH no longer reporting individual cases

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Bonnie Sorensen, M.D., M.B.A. Volusia County Health Department

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  1. Bonnie Sorensen, M.D., M.B.A. Volusia County Health Department

  2. Objectives: • What we do and do not know • What we are doing • What you can do

  3. What We Know/Don’t Know: H1N1 Status Report • Almost all cases of influenza are H1N1 • DOH no longer reporting individual cases • Nationwide Deaths 593 • Florida Deaths 87 • Volusia County Deaths 3

  4. What We Know/Don’t Know: • H1N1 influenza is increasing • Seasonal influenza is on its way • H1N1 impacts youth and high risk • Seasonal impacts elderly and high risk • We don’t know if we will experience both at same time

  5. What We Know/Don’t Know: • An H1N1 outbreak is inevitable • Spring outbreak never ended • Schools back in session • Cooler/dryer weather coming • Perception worse than usual

  6. What We Know/Don’t Know: • It could get very bad • Especially for those under 25 years of age • Not so bad if born before 1957

  7. What We Know/Don’t Know: • H1N1 influenza so widespread and relatively mild so there are no plans to dismiss schools or cancel events • We know the “hurricane” is coming, and we need to prepare • We don’t know if it will be a category 1 or category 5

  8. What we are doing: • Let’s Fight Flu Together public education campaign partnership with Volusia County Emergency Management

  9. What we are doing: • Joint planning task force (EM, Fire, Schools, VCHD, Law Enforcement) • Communications PIO Task Force (Hospitals, Businesses, EVAC, United Way, Volusia County Emergency Management and Community Information, Volusia Economic Development, Volusia Hotel and Lodging Association, Universities)

  10. What we are doing: • VCHD Incident Management Team • Receive vaccine • Distribute vaccine

  11. What we are doing: • Vaccine receiving • Nationally 195 million doses, 45 million by October 15 • Florida 3.4 million doses • Volusia County 100,000 doses by October 31 and 32,000 doses weekly thereafter

  12. What we are doing: • H1N1 Vaccine Distribution: • Pregnant • 6 months to 25 years • Health care, emergency responders • Parents of those less than 6 months old • 25 – 64 years of age, if medical condition

  13. What we are doing: • Reaching out to health care and first responders • Working closely with schools to plan school PODs • Building Medical Reserve Corps

  14. What we are doing: • Conducting conference calls to target groups and stakeholders (ALF, child care, SNF’s, disabled) • Communications- planning public service announcements for radio/tv, print materials, bus placards, brochures to educate priority groups and general population

  15. What You Can Do: • Educate others • Symptoms of seasonal and H1N1 are the same • Stay away from crowds at events, work or school if sick

  16. What You Can Do: • Educate others • Don’t go out until no fever for 24 hours • Cough or sneeze into tissue or sleeve rather than on hands • Wash hands with soap or alcohol hand sanitizer and keep them away from eyes/nose/mouth

  17. What You Can Do: • Stay informed about flu vaccine • You can not catch flu from flu shots • Seasonal flu shot will not protect from H1N1 so need both

  18. What You Can Do: • Stay informed about seasonal vaccine • Very young (less than 5 years of age) • Elderly (over 50 years of age) • High risk conditions (lung, heart, immune, diabetic) • Pregnant • Health care

  19. What You Can Do: • Stay informed about H1N1 vaccine • Pregnant • 6 months to 25 years • Healthcare, emergency responders • Parents of those less than 6 months old • 25 – 64 years of age, if medical condition

  20. What You Can Do: • Stay informed about flu vaccine • Only one vaccination required for age ten and above for H1N1 • Egg allergies • H1N1 entirely voluntary

  21. What You Can Do: • Prepare your workplace • Consider reimbursing employees to stay home if sick • Identify critical functions and cross train now • Consider telecommuting policies

  22. What You Can Do: • Prepare your workplace • Encouragefrequent hand washing and healthy habits • Communicate to employees now • Review the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Flu Preps Toolkit for Businesses www.cdc.gov www.volusiahealth.com

  23. What You Can Do: • Prepare yourself and your family • Have a plan • Learn cough etiquette • Hand hygiene

  24. What You Can Do: • Volunteers needed to help at PODs • www.VolusiaHealth.com • www.MyFluSafety.com • H1N1 hotline: 1-877-352-3581

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