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Posted on 04/27/2009 4:04:24 PM PDT by gandalftb
TITLE: Federal Public Health Emergency Law - Implications for State and Local Preparedness and Response
SPEAKERS: Susan Sherman, JD, MHS - Office of the General Counsel, HHS Jennifer Ray, JD, MPH - Office of the General Counsel, HHS Diane Donley, JD - Office of Chief Counsel, FEMA Kim Dammers, JD - Assistant U.S. Attorney "on detail to CDC"
DATE: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 TIME: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Call-in Number: 888-283-2960 Passcode:3986978 Slides: N/A
This COCA Conference Call, sponsored by the CDC Public Health Law Program and the CDC Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, will offer a comprehensive overview of the principal federal laws that frame responses to all-hazards public health emergencies. These laws are directly relevant to federal, state, tribal, local, and territorial agencies’ emergency preparedness and response efforts.
This call will present an overview of the federal authorities for public health emergency preparedness and response under the Public Health Service (PHS) Act and related provisions of the Social Security Act and the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The Stafford Act and quarantine authorities under the PHS Act will also be discussed. Time will be reserved for questions from participants.
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Each and every one should be flown to Mexico City and be forced to live there for 1 month in the local economy surviving only using Pesos. F'them.
To: U.S. Citizens in Chile
From: Christian D. Bendsen, Consul General
Date: April 27, 2009
Subject: Warden Message 2009-04
Notice to the Wardens: Please disseminate this warden message to U.S. citizens in your warden zone.
The United States Embassy advises U.S. citizens traveling to and residing in Chile that the Government of Chile has taken measures in response to the outbreak of swine flu in the United States and Mexico. Officials of the Chilean Health Ministry have begun screening passengers arriving in Chile from the U.S. and Mexico, both by ship and by airplane, for symptoms of flu. Screening includes the use of passive fever scanners. If necessary, adult travelers arriving in the Metropolitan Region who are suspected of having swine flu will be transferred immediately for evaluation to “Hospital del Tórax”, minor travelers will be taken to “Hospital Calvo Mackenna”, and all travelers arriving at Regions outside the Metropolitan Region will be transferred to the tertiary care hospitals (hospitales bases) in those regions. More information on the Chilean Government measures is available in Spanish on the Ministry of Health’s web site: http://www.minsal.cl/.
For further information about Human Swine Influenza, please consult the Department of State information on Swine Flu at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_pandemic.html, the United States Centers for Disease Control website at http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ or the World Health Organization website at http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html.
U.S. citizens in Chile should regularly monitor the U.S. Embassy’s website http://chile.usembassy.gov and the U.S. Department of State travel website http://travel.state.gov, where current Country Specific Information (CSI), Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, and Travel Alerts can be found. The U.S. Embassy encourages U.S. citizens to review “A Safe Trip Abroad,” found at http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/safety/safety_1747.html, which includes valuable security information for those both residing and traveling abroad. In addition to information on the Internet, travelers may obtain up-to-date information on security conditions by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the U.S. and Canada, or outside the U.S. and Canada on a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.
Citizens traveling and residing in Chile are advised to register their presence in the country through the U.S. Department of State’s automated online registration system found at https://travelregistration.state.gov. U.S. citizens may contact the Consular Section at the U.S. Embassy via e-mail at SantiagoAmcit@state.gov or by calling (56) (2) 330-3000. The Embassy is located at Av. Andres Bello 2800, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.
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Nota a los “wardens”: favor diseminar la siguiente información:
La Embajada de Estados Unidos de América informa a los ciudadanos estadounidenses que se encuentran de visita o domiciliados en Chile que el gobierno de Chile ha tomado medidas ante al brote de la Influenza Porcina en Estados Unidos y México. Los pasajeros que llegan a Chile a través del Aeropuerto Internacional de Santiago o por barco desde Estados Unidos o México son evaluados por funcionarios de salud pública para detectar síntomas de influenza y deben pasar por un scanner de fiebre. Los pasajeros que lleguen a la Región Metropolitana y presenten sospecha de estar contagiado con Influenza Porcina serán trasladado inmediatamente, de ser necesario, al Hospital del Tórax tratándose de personas adultas o al Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna tratándose de un menores para una evaluación médica más extensa. Los viajaros que arriben a otras regiones serán conducidos al hospital regional correspondiente. El sitio de Internet del Ministerio de Salud de Chile contiene más información sobre las medidas tomadas por el gobierno. Esta información en español está disponible en http://www.minsal.cl.
Para más información sobre la Influenza Porcina en humanos sírvase consultar el sitio de Internet del Departamento de Estado http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_pandemic.html, el sitio de Internet del Centro de Control de Enfermedades http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ o el sitio de Internet de la Organización Mundial de Salud http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html.
Los ciudadanos estadounidenses deben monitorear regularmente el sitio de Internet de la embajada http://chile.usembassy.gov. De igual forma deben monitorear el sitio de Internet del Departamento de Estado http://travel.state.gov donde encontrarán importante información actualizada sobre condiciones de seguridad en los distintos países en el mundo. El informativo “A Safe Trip Abroad” en el sitio de Internet http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/safety/safety_1747.html contiene datos valiosos tanto para aquellos ciudadanos estadounidenses domiciliados en el extranjero como aquellos que están en el extranjero solo de visita. Además de la información disponible en Internet, los viajeros pueden obtener información actualizada sobre condiciones de seguridad vía telefónica. Los ciudadanos estadounidenses en Estados Unidos o Canadá pueden llamar sin costo al teléfono 1-888-407-4747, y estando en el extranjero deben llamar al teléfono 1-202-501-4444 con el costo correspondiente de la llamada.
Se les recomienda a los ciudadanos estadounidenses en Chile en calidad de residente o de visita registrar su presencia en este país electrónicamente en el siguiente sitio de Internet https://travelregistration.state.gov. Los ciudadanos estadounidenses pueden contactar a la Sección Consular de la Embajada en Santiago a través de su correo electrónico SantiagoAmcit@state.gov o telefónicamente al número (56) (2) 330-3000. La embajada está ubicada en Av. Andrés Bello 2800, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.
Cheers!
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Don’t feel like it. I have the flu. Not swine flu but the flu.
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