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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Creative Approaches to Preventing Infectious Diseases through Vaccinations
5095.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
Creative Approaches to Preventing Infectious Diseases through Vaccinations
Papers in this session will describe how to recognize conditions that a drive through type clinic might be a viable option for rapid vaccinations; articulate how SWOT analysis can define the recent influenza vaccine shortage and the advantages of using graduate health professions students during a public health emergency.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to recognize conditions that a drive through type clinic might be a viable option for rapid vaccinations; articulate how SWOT analysis can define the recent influenza vaccine shortage and the advantages of using graduate health professions students during a public health emergency.
Moderator(s):Judith Connell, DrPH
12:30 PMDrive Through Flu Shot Clinic  [ Recorded presentation ]
Ray Cooke, MPH, EMT-B, Janet Winkler, RN, Matt Roberts, MPH
12:45 PMApplying SWOT analysis to the influenza vaccine shortage - lessons learned for public health rationing emergencies  [ Recorded presentation ]
Lori Uscher, MSc, PhD Cand, Daniel Barnett, MD MPH, Ran D. Balicer, MD MPH, Jason W. Sapsin, JD, MPH, Saad Omer, MD, MPH, Jonathan Links, PhD, David Bishai, MDMPHPhD
1:00 PMProject VIVA: An innovative, community-based approach to increasing flu vaccination rates among hard-to-reach populations  [ Recorded presentation ]
Sarah Sisco, MPH, MSSW, Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH, Danielle C. Ompad, PhD, Kay Glidden, RN, Erica Phillips, MD, MS, Shannon Blaney, MPH, Micaela Coady, MPH, David Vlahov, PhD
1:15 PMStudent surge capacity for outbreak investigations: A community-academic partnership between Columbia University and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH)  [ Recorded presentation ]
Charles DiMaggio, PhD, MPH, PA-C, Sharon Balter, MD, MFA, Vasudha Reddy, MPH, Heather Hanson, MPH, Eric Gebbie, MA, MIA, Michael McCollum, BA, Julie Piotrowski, BSJ, Kristine Gebbie, DrPH, RN, Stephen S. Morse, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA