Public Health Preparedness / H1N1 outbreak

Read the CDC document entitled Public Health Preparedness: Mobilizing State to State. There are nine recommendations in the background section. write about H1N1outbreak US 2009–2010 a 3000 word paper that briefly describes the incident and then how and why aspects of the incident were handled well or could have been handledbetter according to this document. Each of the nine main points of the CDC document must be addressed in your paper. If a particular one does not apply, state why (with a detailed enough explanation to support your opinion) and move on. I expect that you will be able to discuss or cite relevant topics we cover in the course as evidence that you have read the material and are facile enough to write about the importance of this subject matter even if you are not an expert. Do not include irrelevant extraneous material. The paper should utilize APA format. You should include in text citation in each paragraph.

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H1N1 influenza also previously called novel H1N1or swine flu was an unpredictable flu that was first experienced in 2009-2010. The flu was severe based on the drop on the pandemic response planning within all levels of government. The 2009 H1N1 influenza virus first emerged in the spring of 2009. Its emergence came at a time when H5N1 (avian influenza) was believed to pose the greatest pandemic threat (CDC, 2010, June 16). The influenza pandemic caused by H1N1 was the first in more than 40 years. Pandemic preparedness based on severe human illness caused by H5N1 and this made the outbreak to form a significant challenge to the leadership at all levels. The flu season began earlier, and the levels of flu activities were more than the regular seasons. The highest activity levels were experienced in October…

 

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