Sacramento County issued the following press release:
WHAT: Satellite broadcast of California Los Angeles Joint Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Summit featuring federal Department of Health and Human Services' Secretary Michael Leavitt.
Sacramento County is hosting local event at which the Summit will be broadcast to generate awareness and initiate dialogue with county leadership and citizenry regarding local pandemic preparedness needs.
WHEN: Thursday, March 30, 2006
Pandemic Broadcast begins at 2:30 p.m.
Secretary Leavitt begins speaking at 2:40 p.m.
WHERE: 7001 A East Parkway, Conference Room 1 Sacramento CA 95823 2501
WHO: Sacramento County Health Officer, Glennah Trochet, MD, will be available for interviews
SATELLITE: 'Clean' feed specifically for media (no graphics): test at 2:15pm 2:30pm PST; program 2:30pm 6:00pm PST. Ku Satellite: AMC2; Analog Transponder: K14 Downlink Freq: 11980 (horizontal) Audio: 6.2/6.8. Satellite technical assistance day of event: (818) 800 4909.
CONTACT: Laura McCasland, 916 875 5881
BACKGROUND:
Avian influenza (H5N1) is expected to arrive in the United States probably this year. An influenza pandemic may emerge from this bird flu at any time. We all share a responsibility for emergency preparedness and individuals, communities, private industry and all levels of government need to actively prepare. President Bush charged DHHS Secretary Leavitt with bringing together state and local public health officials from across the nation to discuss their plans for a pandemic and to help them improve pandemic planning at the community level. Leavitt and other top federal officials are attending planning summits in every state. The official U.S. Web site for pandemic influenza is www.pandemicflu.gov. Information about California's summit is at www.dhs.ca.gov/home/PanFluSummit. Contact: Laura McCasland, 916/875-5881.
Laura McCasland, 916/875-5881.
