Colorado State Health Department Activates Its Incident Command Center In Response To Swine Flu

Main Category: Swine Flu
Also Included In: Flu / Cold / SARS;  Public Health;  Respiratory / Asthma
Article Date: 29 Apr 2009 - 5:00 PDT

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Following the federal declaration of a public health emergency in response to the swine flu outbreak, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - as lead agency for Emergency Support Function 8-Public Health -activated its incident command center on Monday. The Office of Communications at the department, working closely with the communications office of Denver Public Health at Denver Health, will serve as the communications lead in a joint information system.

Local public health agencies and directors around the state should continue to take the lead for local communications in their communities. To facilitate timely communications to the public, local communications do not need to be reviewed by the state's joint information system.

Reporters and news outlets seeking state information should continue to contact the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for state information about swine flu in Colorado.

We will begin to send out a daily update between 2 and 3 p.m. each day for developments in Colorado. This will serve as the update for today.

As of today, the state still has no confirmed cases of swine flu.

- General information line for the public 1-877-462-2911
- Website to stay updated http://www.cdphe.state.co.us

Source
Colorado Department of Public Health

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