#714

Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 01:04:57 -0500
From: Liz O'Grady <LizO@WRHHS.ORG>
Subject: Re: HEDIR-L Digest - 4 Nov 2005 to 7 Nov 2005 (#2005-242)

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I will be out of the office until Monday, November 14. I will reply to your message at that time.

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#715

Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:51:31 -0500
From: Jim Bogden <jimb@NASBE.ORG>
Subject: Pandemic flu and the nation's schools

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A message to the education community from NASBE Executive Director Brenda Welburn:

In early November, President Bush outlined strategies to safeguard the American people against an outbreak of avian flu. Of the $7.1 billon requested by the President, $644 million would be earmarked to ensure that all levels of government are prepared for an outbreak of the so called bird flu.

One strategy will be that Secretary of Health and Human Services, Mike Leavitt, will bring together state and local health officials to plan for a possible epidemic. There was no mention of having Secretary Spellings convene state and local education officials for a similar planning session.

In fact, in much of what has been written about preparedness, the role of schools and school personnel is conspicuously absent. Some states and local education and leaders have been proactive in this area and have already developed comprehensive plans in case of a pandemic outbreak (http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/stateplans.html).

As others external to the school community develop strategies around this and other issues affecting the wellbeing of children, all state and local boards of education should develop and influence preparedness plans that make sense for the school community. Plans that take into consideration the welfare of all children, the dependence of parents and family on the school as a source for rationale and accurate information, and the reality of what happens if schools are closed for any period of time should be developed before there is a need for them.

With a bit of luck there will be no need for such plans, but better safe than sorry.

Brenda Lilienthal Welburn
Executive Director
National Association of State Boards of Education

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#716

Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:45:14 -0800
From: Mark Fulop <markfulop@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: text advice

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> > Any thoughts?

Karl,

I would try two places,

1 Contact the National Service Learning Resource Center they have great resource librarians on staff and their wesite has a whole section dedicated to service learning and higher ed:
http://www.servicelearning.org/

2. Contact Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
(CCPH) as they do a lot in the area of service learning at the higher ed level and related to health.
see: http://www.ccph.info/

Mark Fulop, MA, MPH
PO Box 13094
Portland, OR 97213
503-282-1271



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#717

Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 15:05:07 -0500
From: Heidi Thirer <hthirer@BINGHAMTON.EDU>
Subject: Re: sexual assault prevention programs

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>Our university, Binghamton University, has hired a sexual assault
>prevention coordinator, and we are taking a multisystems and
>interdepartmental approach to the research, protocols, training, etc.
>looking at prevention, how to access medical care, follow up....

We are looking to integrate some "canned presentations" that have been effective at other universities, and we would want to modify them to meet the needs of our students- we plan on having varied programs for different cultural groups...the greeks.....In the past many programs have shown a video, followed by discussions...and it has been an acceptable format...but we're looking for new ideas.
So, if you have a program that you would be willing to share, please contact me...
Thank you,

Heidi Thirer RN, BS



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Binghamton University
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(607) 777-4582

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