Pandemic Flu Town Halls

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#990000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.gcchc.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.gcchc.org"><U>Home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grant County Information"><U>Grant County Information</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Health Council"><U>Health Council</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Council Staff"><U>Council Staff</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Community Meetings "><U>Community Meetings </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="InterAgency Alliance"><U>InterAgency Alliance</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Highlights "><U>Highlights </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id453.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Resource Directory 2007"><U>Resource Directory 2007</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Pandemic Flu Town Halls</B></div> <div> Listening to Communities: Pandemic Flu and You</div> <bR> <div> <I>Listening to Communities </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >invites Grant County residents to join together to figure out</FONT></div> <div> how our communities could survive a global outbreak of disease – a pandemic. The</div> <div> effects of an influenza pandemic will reach every sector of our communities:</div> <div>      • <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >Health-care systems will be overloaded and medical supplies inadequate</FONT></div> <div>      • <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >Schools and businesses will close and events will be cancelled</FONT></div> <div>      • <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >Supplies – including food and medicines – will be difficult to obtain</FONT></div> <div>      • <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >Services such as water, electricity, and natural gas may be cut off</FONT></div> <bR> <div> You can’t stop a pandemic – but you can prepare. Please attend a <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT-Italic" ><I>Listening to</I></FONT></div> <div> Communities meeting to find out the latest information about the threat and take part</div> <div> in creating an organized response to pandemic conditions. </div> <div> <A HREF="id506.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Listening to Communities Pandemic FAQ"><U>Click here for a list of frequently asked questions regarding pandemic diseases,</U></A></div> <bR> <div> For a printable schedule of events <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="GillSansMT" ><A HREF="ftp://gcchc:yucca1@magnatar.powweb.com/htdocs/downloads/schedule.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ftp://gcchc:yucca1@magnatar.powweb.com/h"><U>click here</U></A></FONT>.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >For a short guide to preparing for pandemic flu</FONT> <A HREF="ftp://gcchc:yucca1@magnatar.powweb.com/htdocs/downloads/Getting%20Through%20Pandemic%20Influenza_3.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ftp://gcchc:yucca1@magnatar.powweb.com/h"><U>click here</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >For a short guide on caring at home for pandemic illnesses </FONT><A HREF="ftp://gcchc:yucca1@magnatar.powweb.com/htdocs/downloads/home_care_guide1.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ftp://gcchc:yucca1@magnatar.powweb.com/h"><U>click here</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Panel Presentation and Silver City Town Hall Meeting</B></div> <div> • <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT-BoldItalic" ><I><B>Speakers</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >:</FONT></div> <div> o <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >Margot White, J.D., University of New Mexico Institute for Public Health</FONT></div> <div> o <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >Gary Stailey, Chair, Grant County Community Health Council</FONT></div> <div> o <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >James Marshall, Gila Regional Medical Center</FONT></div> <div> o <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >Other speakers TBA</FONT></div> <div> • <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT-BoldItalic" ><I><B>When</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT-Bold" ><B>: </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >Saturday, October 21, 2-6 p.m.</FONT></div> <div> • <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT-BoldItalic" ><I><B>Where</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT-Bold" ><B>: </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >Grant County Administration Building, 1400 E Hwy 180</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Cliff/Gila Town Hall Meeting</B></div> <div> • <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT-BoldItalic" ><I><B>When: </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >Sunday, October 22, 2-6 p.m.</FONT></div> <div> • <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT-BoldItalic" ><I><B>Where: </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >Cliff School, 622 State Hwy 211</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Mining District Town Hall Meeting</B></div> <div> • <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT-BoldItalic" ><I><B>When: </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >Saturday, October 28, 2-6 p.m.</FONT></div> <div> • <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT-BoldItalic" ><I><B>Where: </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >Bayard Community Center, 290 Hurley Ave.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Mimbres Town Hall Meeting</B></div> <div> • <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT-BoldItalic" ><I><B>When: </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >Sunday, October 29, 2-6 p.m.</FONT></div> <div> • <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT-BoldItalic" ><I><B>Where: </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT" >Mimbres EMS Building, Highway 35</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Listening to Communities sponsors include the UNM Institute for Public Health, NMDOH Office of Health Emergency Management, Grant County Office of Emergency Management, Grant County Community Health Council, Gila Regional Medical Center, and the BlackRange Resource Conservation and Development Council.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Questions or comments? Can’t attend a meeting but want to</B></div> <div> <B>participate? Call 505.388.1198 or e-mail </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="GillSansMT-Bold" ><A HREF="mailto:listening@gcchc.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:listening@gcchc.org"><U><B>listening@gcchc.org</B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Other events:</B></div> <div> The Deadliest Epidemic: The Spanish Influenza Outbreak, 1918-1919</div> <div> Griffon Campbell, PhD </div> <bR> <div> Saturday, October 15, 2:00-3:00 p.m.</div> <div> Silver City Museum</div> <div> 312 West Broadway</div> <bR> <div> Join medical historian Griffon Campbell for a look at the deadliest outbreak of influenza in history. The “Spanish flu” (which is now thought to have started in Kansas) traveled three times throughout the earth 1918-1919, killing off more people than the Black Death (bubonic plague). Learn what happened during the 1918-1919 pandemic and how it affected Silver City. Dr. Campbell will also discuss the basics about how viruses work - and why health organizations worldwide are concerned that another pandemic is on the way.</div> <bR> <div> For more information contact the Silver City Museum, 505.538.5921 or <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:info@silvercitymuseum.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@silvercitymuseum.org"><U><U>info@silvercitymuseum.org</U></U></A></FONT> </div> <bR> <bR> <div> All information is provided by <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="GillSansMT-Condensed" >UNM Institute for Public Health & NMDOH Office of Health Emergency Management. The Health Council takes no responsibility for the effectiveness of the posted information and guides.</FONT></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>