Miscellaneous International Community Events

Swine Flu Teach-in

May 5, 2009 – 2 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at HPER 125, IU Bloomington Campus — Free and open to the public; live streaming* available

Indiana University will conduct a "Swine Flu Teach-in" on May 5, 2009, to share with the campus and Bloomington community the latest information about North American Human Influenza A (H1N1), commonly called the swine flu.  The teach-in, co-sponsored by the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation and IU's Center for the Study of Global Change, will include the following campus and community public health and medical experts as speaker

• Lloyd Kolbe, Associate Dean, Global and Community Health, IU School of HPER; founding Director of CDC’s Division of Adolescent & School Health; worked to improve the health of youth in 21 nations 
• Diana Ebling, M.D., Medical Director, IU Health Center
• Vickie VanDeventer, Infection Control Practitioner, Bloomington Hospital; Coordinator, Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness - Public Health District 8
• Penny Caudill, Administrator, Monroe County Health Department

The speakers will discuss the swine flu in both a global and local context. They also will discuss local preparedness efforts and best practices for avoiding infection and staying healthy.  People in attendance will be able to ask questions, and light refreshments will be provided.

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*Video Schedule:

• The teach-in can be viewed via streaming video at http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/liveflash.html?filename=swine_flu_tech_in.
   
• The archived video will be available at http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/launchflash.html?format=FLV&folder=vic&filename=swine_flu_tech_in_20090505.flv