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Vol IV Issue III March 2009

Contact Us | Bird Flu | Disasters | Law & Policy | Schools | Rural | Courses & Training | Leadership

	National Public Health Week April 6-12, 2009 Building the Foundation for a Healthy America Full Story

	Latest: Signs of drug resistance found in African H5N1 viruses Full Story Visit UPCPHP’s essential avian influenza (bird flu) information site. It’s updated regularly with the latest in avian influenza news, avian and human statistics, and links to experts around the world.		Rand reviews CRI - says program to boost bioterrorism readiness works Full Story Public health preparedness: strengthening CDC's emergency response Full Story Developing a biological incident database (UN Office for Disarmament Affairs) Full Story Obama names FDA chief, creates food safety panel Full Story MRSA and other bugs on healthcare workers' cell phones Full Story Upcoming Courses and Training Visit Courses and Training for more information. National Public Health Week 2009 4/6 - 4/12 What All Rural Responders Must Know About Public Health Preparedness 4/22 - McConnnellsburg, PA 5/2 - Leeper, PA Regional Pennsylvania Preparedness Leadership Institute - 2009 4/28-4/30 and 5/12-5/14 - State College, PA 6/2-6/4 and 6/30-7/2 - Conshohocken, PA School Nurses Summer Trainings 6/22 - 6/24 - Bradford, PA Summer Institute 2009 July - Pittsburgh, PA Public Health Nursing Surge New Online Course CDC's Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Journal - April 2009 Full Story


	The University of Pittsburgh Center for Public Health Preparedness (UPCPHP) trains public health professionals, including professionals in related organizations, to respond to bioterrorism, infectious disease outbreaks, and other public health threats and emergencies. Housed in the Center for Public Health Practice at the Graduate School of Public Health, UPCPHP is a project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through cooperative agreement number U90/CCU324238.

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