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- Don't Underestimate the Flu this Season
By Maggie Koerth-Baker for MSN Health & Fitness
Smithsonian Briefings
In June 2006, OPS and OSHEM held Town Hall meetings at most SI units on the agency's preparation plans regarding avian and pandemic influenza. The meetings focused on public health concerns regarding avian and pandemic influenza, the differences between them, and the need to develop strategies to prepare for them on public, agency, and individual levels.
The meetings also focused on what the Institution is specifically working on to ensure the safety and health of employees, as well as national treasures, in the event of a declared pandemic.
The talk began with medical background information on influenza provided by Dr. Jules R. Duval, M.D. from OSHEM and then moved to a discussion of Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning provided by Mr. Bayne Rector of OPS, the SI Disaster Preparedness Coordinator.