City Councilman Myron Lowery - Three Items of Interest

Here are three items of interest:
1. An e-mail list from the National League of
Cities listing e-mail contacts to secure the latest information regarding the Swine Flu.
2. “Keep in Made in America Tour” which stops in Memphis on Tuesday, May 12th and
3. We need your vote on selecting Memphis as one of the best places to visit for Travel & Leisure magazine.
You may vote as often as you like, but better yet, send this e-mail to your family members and friends so they can vote as well.
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National League of Cities
Responding to the H1N1 Influenza Virus

Read more from NLC on pandemic preparation:
Preparing for Pandemic Influenza
Promoting and Protecting Healthy Communities: A City Officials Guide to Public Health
NLC has also been monitoring information provided by federal departments and agencies. See below for links to key federal information and guidance. Please continue to check NLC's Pandemic Influenza webpage for updated information.
2009 Flu Info
U.S. Info
Things You Can Do
Plan and Prepare
International Info
HHS.gov | CDC.gov
Resource List
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued new information and guidances about the "swine-origin" H1N1 influenza virus designed to help local governments and families prepare for and address the current health emergency. These include:
1. Public Service Announcements: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released three Public Service Announcements that may be used by public and private radio stations. The PSAS focus on "swine flue preparedness," "community planning for swine flu," of each PSA may be found at http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/psa/.
2. Twitter Links: The CDC announced that it is posting information about the H1N1 influenza virus on Twitter. If you are already registered with Twitter you may follow the CDC's updates by going to http://twitter.com/BirdFluGov.
3. A Web Cast: HHS and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Secretaries Sebelius and Napolitano, and CDC Acting Director Besser will host a web cast on the H1N1 influenza on Thursday, April 30, at 1:00 p.m. eastern time.
4. Information for parents: The CDC issued "Swine Flu: Information for Concerned Parents and Caregivers" that can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/parents.htm. Included are answers to the following questions: What is H1N1 (swine flu)? What are the symptoms? How can you keep from getting swine flu? What should one do if your child is sick?
5. EMS and 911 patient management: Interim guidance for emergency medical service (EMS) systems and 911 public safety answering systems for the management of patients with confirmed or suspected "swine-origin" influenza (http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/guidance_ems.htm).
6. Care for patients: Interim guidance for clinicians on identifying and caring for patients with "swine-origin" influenza (http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/identifyingpatients.htm).
7. Screening for flu: Interim guidance for screening for "swine-origin" influenza by state and local health departments, hospitals and clinicians in regions with few or no reported cases of swine flu (http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/screening.htm).
8. Daily swine flu update: The latest update from the CDC on the number of human cases of swine flu infection (http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/).
9. World Health Organization update: Information from the World Health Organization (WHO) on raising the pandemic alert level from phase 4 to phase 5 and what that means (http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/h1n1_20090429/en/index.html).
NLC contacts: Neil Bomberg (202 626 3042) or mailto:bomberg@nlc.org; Mitchel Herckis (202 626 3124) or herckis@nlc.org.