The growing threat of a pandemic flu that could kill thousands and hospitalize many more is a significant test for public health authorities in all 50 states. The Pew Center on the States and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) launched a partnership in 2006 to identify strategies that states and communities have developed to deal with this threat. As a result, CIDRAPPractices.org, an interactive database developed by Pew and CIDRAP, features dozens of promising practices that can be adapted by public health leaders across the country.
The Pew Center on the States partnered with Pew's Pandemic Preparedness Initiative on this effort.
Although our work on this project concluded in spring 2008, resource materials remain available here.
Oct 17, 2007 - The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) issued a report that finds that children and teens between the ages of 0 and 19 account for nearly 46 percent of all H5N1 “bird” flu cases and deaths.
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Nov 01, 2006 - Is the U.S. ready to confront a flu pandemic successfully? Trust for America’s Health is working on pandemic preparedness.
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Feb 01, 2006 - Article on the Pew Center on the States.
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