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  • Expert Advises Employers to Offer 'Flu Benefit'

    In this OH&S podcast, Dr. Maurice A. Ramirez discusses the possibility of developing a vaccine against influenza A(H1N1) and says employers should prepare for having 30 percent of their workers unavailable because of flu. more


Videos

  • Daniel Jernigan (CDC) Discusses the 2011-2012 Influenza Season

    Dr. Daniel Jernigan is deputy director of the Influenza Division at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    Dr. Daniel Jernigan, MD, MPH, is the deputy director of the Influenza Division at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. Jernigan explains that while influenza is common, it's also very serious. He tells us why it's important to get vaccinated during flu season. The CDC recommends that everyone six months of age or older get vaccinated against influenza. more

  • Contagion: From Simple Cough to Global Pandemic

    Jeffrey Koplan, MD, MPD, director of the Emory Global Health Institute, discusses the threat of pandemic diseases.

    The rapid spread of a global infection, as witnessed in “Contagion,” is scary, but is it realistic? Director of the Emory Global Health Institute Jeffrey Koplan, MD, MPD, has worked on virtually every major public health issue of the past few decades, including infectious diseases such as smallpox, HIV/AIDS, and SARS. Koplan, a former director of the CDC and current president of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes, discusses the threat of pandemic diseases in this September 2011 Emory University video. more

  • What Is Public Health?

    American Public Health Association Executive Director Dr. Georges Benjamin

    American Public Health Association Executive Director Dr. Georges Benjamin provides insight into what public health is and what APHA represents. more


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  • Flu Checklist: Preparedness for the Seasonal Virus

    H1N1 Flu Checklist

    In the United States, there is a flu season that begins every fall and ends every spring. The type of flu people get during this season is called seasonal flu. more

  • Pandemic Influenza

    Public health experts warn pandemic influenza poses a significant risk to the United States and the world—only its timing, severity, and exact strain remain uncertain. International, Federal, State, local, and tribal government agencies are diligently planning for the public health response to this potential pandemic. The disease could be severe and could affect our critical infrastructure and our nation’s economic and social security. It is important that you take action. more

  • Safety Doesn’t Cost: It Pays

    According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), since 1970, 75,000 lives have been saved and millions of injuries and illnesses have been prevented through effective occupational safety and health management systems.1 But you don’t need a statistician to know that safety is good for business. more


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