Pandemic Flu Forum – teaching the basics of preparedness
May 31, 2007 by Grace Ibay
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
The Pandemic Flu Leadership Blog is a five-week long blog campaign to help Americans prepare for a coming pandemic. Each week, a question will be posted and guest bloggers will write about the relevant issue at hand. Comments are open and welcome from everyone. The bloggers are a diverse group of leaders from various sectors of society.
Week 2 asks this question of the blog participants:
What are my constituents concerns? How can I play an important role in communicating the need to prepare?
Greg Dworkin, founding editor of the Flu Wiki, summarized important points from the first week’s discussion -
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The information about pandemics does not seem to be disseminating as well as it needs to, at least up until now.
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There is a role for government, using its authority, in disseminating information (and in legitimizing others to do so).
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Once legitimized, there is also a role and responsibility for community leaders and members to disseminate information, using whatever social and professional networks are available.
Tags: flu, pandemic, leadership forum
