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PR-05/15/2006: MEDIA ADVISORY: County to Host Pandemic Influenza Summit on May 18 & 19

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2006 San Mateo County Health Department Contact: Beverly Thames, (650) 573-3935 SAN MATEO COUNTY TO HOST PANDEMIC INFLUENZA SUMMIT ON MAY 18 AND 19 WHAT: San Mateo County will host a two-day pandemic influenza summit to develop public-private partnerships and build community resilience in the wake of a global epidemic. Day one of the summit will focus on risk, science and policy and is designed for health care professionals. Day two will bring together stakeholders (elected officials, city managers, emergency management, law enforcement, fire/EMS, hospitals, education, transportation, business and faith- and community-based organizations) to educate them about pandemic influenza and the county's response plan, to assess the community's preparedness plans and to coordinate disaster planning between the private and public sectors. WHEN: Thursday, May 18, 2006, from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 19, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. No registration at the door. Call 650-573-3930 for more information. WHERE: San Mateo County Event Center, 2495 Delaware Street, San Mateo WHO: Day 1 (partial list): San Mateo County Supervisor Jerry Hill Keynote John Barry author of The Great Influenza Larry Brilliant, MD, MPH, executive director of the Google Foundation Day 2 (partial list): San Mateo County Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson Scott Morrow, MD, San Mateo County Health Officer Peter F. Carpenter, Pandefense Member; Director, Menlo Park Fire Protection District ORGANIZERS: The Summit on Pandemic Influenza: Building Community Resilience was organized by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors; San Mateo County Health Department; San Mateo Medical Center Foundation: Center for Excellence in Infectious Diseases; Hospital Consortium of San Mateo County: Mills-Peninsula Health Services, San Mateo Medical Center, Sequoia Hospital, Seton Medical Center; Kaiser Permanente, San Mateo Area; and the San Mateo County Medical Association. ###