Who will be involved? What are APHA members doing?
The Get Ready campaign will rely on the involvement of APHA members and APHA’s affiliated state and regional public health associations. All APHA member groups — including Sections, Special Primary Interest Groups, Caucuses and Student Assembly — will have a role to play. A number of APHA member groups have already contributed to the Get Ready campaign. The Student Assembly helped develop the Get Ready for Flu blog, reviewing its content, posting comments and providing feedback. The Maternal and Child Health Section has helped created an online question and answer article on preventing pandemic flu and infectious disease among kids. Down the line, the Public Health Nursing Section will be working on materials on the role of public health nurses in the event of a pandemic. The Food and Nutrition Section will be creating a checklist on dietary considerations to be considered when stockpiling, particularly if someone has health concerns. The Gerontological Health Section will be serving a
