The Public Health Response to 2009 H1N1: A Systems Perspective

This Text Draws Lessons From The Public Health System's Response To The Influenza Pandemic, Offering A Collection Of Chapters That Are Highly Relevant To All Public Health Emergencies. Not Simply A Historical Case Study, This Analysis Employs A Systems Perspective That Encompasses Both Government Health Agencies And Community-based Entities Such As Care Providers, Schools, And Media. Did Advances In Global Surveillance And Notification Systems Make A Difference In The 2009 H1n1 Pandemic? / Michael A. Stoto And Ying Zhang -- The Effectiveness Of U.s. Public Health Surveillance Systems For Situational Awareness During The 2009 H1n1 Pandemic / Michael A. Stoto -- Variability In School Closure Decisions In Response To 2009 H1n1 / Tamar Klaiman, John D. Kraemer, And Michael A. Stoto -- Wearing Many Hats : Lessons About Emergency Preparedness And Routine Public Health From The H1n1 Response / Matthew W. Lewis, Edward W. Chan, Christopher Nelson, Andrew S. Hackbarth, Christine Vaughan, Alonzo Plough, And Brit K. Oiulfstad. Variation In The Local Management Of Publicly Purchased Antiviral Drugs During The 2009 H1n1 Influenza Pandemic / Jennifer Coleman Hunter, Daniela C. Rodriguez, Tomas J. Aragon -- The H1n1 Response From The Perspective Of State And Territorial Immunization Program Managers : Managing The Vaccination Campaign / Allison T. Chamberlain, Melissa A. Higdon, Katherine Seib, And Ellen A.s. Whitney -- Implementing A National Vaccination Campaign At The State And Local Level : Massachusetts Case Study -- Michael A. Stoto And Melissa Higdon -- The Italian Response To The 2009 H1n1 Pandemic / Elena Savoia, Pierluigi Macini, And Maria Pia Fantini. Local Health Department Vaccination Success During 2009 H1n1 / Tamar Klaiman, Katherine O'connell, And Michael A. Stoto -- Public Communication During 2009 H1n1 Pandemic / Elena Savoia, Leesa Lin, And K. Viswanath -- Obstacles To Ph1n1 Vaccine Availability : The Complex Contracting Relationship Between Vaccine Manufacturers, Who, Donor And Beneficiary Governments / Sam Halabi -- Implications For Policy And Practice / Michael A. Stoto. Edited By Michael A. Stoto, Melissa A. Higdon. Includes Bibliographical References.