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<br /> <br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Work Session: H1N1 Briefing <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: October 12, 2009 Agenda Item Number: B <br />Department: Central Services/Emergency Management Staff Contact: Joe Rizzi <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5664 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br /> <br />This is a brief update on H1N1 Influenza and what the City of Eugene is doing to prepare. No action is <br />being requested from the City Council. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />H1N1 was declared a pandemic in 2009 by the World Health Organization. Lane County Public Health <br />is the lead agency for health-related emergencies such as a pandemic influenza in Lane County. The <br />City has established an H1N1 Task Force with representatives from each department to guide <br />preparation and communication activities within the organization. In addition, the City’s Emergency <br />Manager serves on an interagency team with representatives from local health care providers, including <br />Lane County Public Health, the hospitals, schools and EMS service providers. <br /> <br />The City’s Emergency Plan includes a pandemic annex to guide the City’s preparation for and response <br />to a pandemic flu. <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS <br /> <br />A. 2009 H1N1 Flu & You (brochure) <br /> <br /> <br />FOR MORE INFORMATION <br /> <br />Staff Contact: Joe Rizzi <br />Telephone: 682-5664 <br />Staff E-Mail: joseph.d.rizzi@ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br /> Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M091012\S091012B.doc <br />