The Challenge of Public Health Preparedness: H1N1
This SCPHA Breakfast Forum is Presented by the
Southern California Public Health Association & Loma Linda University School of Public Health
and Supported in Part by the
Loma Linda University School of Public Health Center for Public Health Preparedness
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9 – 11 a.m. |
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LLU hosts forum about H1N1 influenza virus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Heather Reifsnyder
(909) 558-100 ext. 42932
hreifsnyder@llu.edu
The media is invited to cover a forum convening Monday, November 23, at Loma Linda University about the challenge of public health preparedness, particularly as it relates to the H1N1 influenza virus. The program runs from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at LLU’s Wong Kerlee International Conference Center.
Presenting will be Alonzo Louis Plough III, PhD, MPH, director of emergency preparedness and response for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
In California, as of November 7, there have been 5,380 cases of H1N1 resulting in hospitalization, treatment in intensive care, or death. The number of people who have died is 297, according to the California Department of Public Health.
The forum is presented by the Southern California Public Health Association and Loma Linda University School of Public Health, and supported in part by the School of Public Health’s CDC-funded Center for Public Health Preparedness.
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Burden Hall, 24941 Stewart Street, Loma Linda, California 92350
(909) 558-4526 · fax (909) 558-4181
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Registration
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Registration fee includes continental breakfast |
$15 |
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On-site registration November 23 |
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Map and Parking
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From San Diego/Orange County: |
A shuttle will run between the Shepardson Street parking lot and the Wong Kerlee International Conference Center. Look for the signs to the conference center from the shuttle stop.
