NACCHO Exchange: H1N1 Community Preparedness (Spring 2010) (PDF)

Local health departments sprang into action to combat the H1N1 influenza pandemic that begin in spring 2009 and continued through winter 2010. The spring 2010 issue of NACCHO Exchange (Volume 9, Issue 2) includes the following stories of local health departments’ response to the pandemic:
• Using Community-Based Partnerships to Conduct School-located H1N1 Vaccination Clinics
• Collaborative State and Local Planning for the Distribution of Antiviral Medications in Maryland
• Allegheny County Health Department and Medical Reserve Corps Join Forces to Respond to 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic
• Stories from the Field: Epidemiology and Surveillance Activities at Local Health Departments during 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic

NACCHO Exchange is a quarterly journal that presents successful and effective resources, programs, tools, and public policy initiatives to help local public health professionals protect and improve the health of all people and all communities.