H1N1 Fall 2009 Information for Congregations

With President Obama's October 24, 2009 Emergency Declaration for H1N1 Flu, and with notable evidence of flu in our schools and communities, here is some local information for you to consider:

http://www.flu.gov/ provides considerable information for organizations and individuals for managing wider spread outbreaks.

http://www.h1n1inpa.com/ is the Pennsylvania Department of Health's official H1N1 information resource.

Follow this link for extensive information put out by the ELCA for specific information for congregations: http://www.elca.org/Our-Faith-In-Action/Responding-to-the-World/Disaster-Response/Ongoing-Responses/Pandemic-Flu.aspx

Finally, the Pennsylvania Office of Public Health-Preparedness has issued a request for volunters to help run mass vaccinations sites for later on in the year (Mid November-mid December). Volunteers are needed in the medical arena (LPN, RN and Paramedic, mainly individuals that can give injections) and non-medical that would be screeners, opening band aids, and runners—just to name a few positions. All volunteers will receive in-time training at the sites. More inforamtion can be found at https://www.servpa.state.pa.us/.