| KPHA Email Notice
- October 27, 2009
The Kansas Dinner at APHA in Philadelphia will
be held at the KU MPH social hour at Lowe’s on Monday night!
The KPHA Board decided to change the annual dinner
at a local restaurant at the annual APHA meeting to unite together
for the Kansas affiliate picture and dinner. Melissa Armstrong,
with the KU MPH program graciously encouraged the Board that plenty
of food would be there and spouses/guests are invited to come also
(this has been the tradition of the dinnerundefinedto invite guests)!
It will be Monday, November 9, 2009 6:30-8:00 p.m. Click on the
attachment for the official invite from Melissa.
Get ready to Wiggle! From Board Member, Linda
Frazier
Preschoolers all over the state will be wiggling along with the
2009 Kansas Reads to Preschoolers about Fitness selection - Wiggle
by Doreen Cronin! Kansas Reads to Preschoolers is an annual project
held the third week of November (which this year will be the 15th-21st).
Thank you for purchasing “Wiggle” at the KPHA conference
in September. You may have purchased the book for your personal
use, or to participate in the state wide project.
You may visit the Wiggle
page for program ideas, more books for preschoolers on the Fitness
theme, and information about Doreen's visit to Kansas during Preschoolers
week. Here is a direct link to the Wiggle Tool Kit: http://www.kcfb.info/wiggle/documents/thematic_unit.pdf
The Kansas Center for the Book would love to hear about
all the wiggling that goes on across the State! Please take a little
time to fill out the evaluation form after your activity, at: http://www.kcfb.info/wiggle/evaluation.html
Remember to take a picture! You can send those to Roy Bird at: royb@Kslib.info,
or submit to the blog on the Wiggle page after November 21.
Here’s hoping you wiggle til you giggle with
preschoolers in Kansas! - - - Linda
Linda Frazier
Public Health Workforce Development Specialist
KDHE, Office of Local and Rural Health
1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 340
Topeka, KS 66612-1365
(785) 296-3641 * Fax:(785) 296-1231 * Cell:(785) 231-4504
lfrazier@kdheks.gov
* www.kdheks.gov/olrh
Questions about H1N1 and H1N1 Info in Emails
It seems like everyone is weighing in on the Pandemic.
One person in a store recently asked me the difference between Pandemic
and Epidemic. I tried to explain that a Pandemic is an epidemic
that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region
or even throughout the world. And an epidemic is an outbreak of
a disease or illness that spreads rapidly among individuals in an
area or population for example one state, or one country. We should
do our best in promoting the right public awareness of what is floating
around the internet. My husband, who does not work in public health
received the email information below from a colleague in New York.
When I searched for the information on the web, I found it came
from a TV station in Dubuque, Iowa! I didn’t find any fault
with it, but no source of the information was added to the email
I received or to the TV station’s site. I sure wish official
information would be hitting the “waves” harder from
an identified public health sites.
Difference between Common Cold & H1N1
H1N1 flu is about to be upon us and we need to be on
top of information regarding it.
Here is a comparison to the normal cold symptoms and
H1N1.
Know the Difference between a Cold and H1N1 Flu Symptoms
Fever
Fever is rare with a cold.
Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80%
of all flu cases. A temperature of 100°F or higher for 3 to
4 days is associated with the H1N1 flu.
Coughing
A hacking, productive (mucus- producing) cough is often
present with a cold.
A non-productive (non-mucus producing) cough is usually
present with the H1N1flu (sometimes referred to as dry cough).
Aches
Slight body aches and pains can be part of a cold.
Severe aches and pains are common with the H1N1 flu.
Stuffy Nose
Stuffy nose is commonly present with a cold and typically
resolves spontaneously within a week.
Stuffy nose is not commonly present with the H1N1 flu.
Chills
Chills are uncommon with a cold.
60% of people who have the H1N1 flu experience chills.
Tiredness
Tiredness is fairly mild with a cold.
Tiredness is moderate to severe with the H1N1 flu.
Sneezing
Sneezing is commonly present with a cold.
Sneezing is not common with the H1N1 flu.
Sudden Symptoms
Cold symptoms tend to develop over a few days.
The H1N1 flu has a rapid onset within 3-6 hours. The
flu hits hard and includes sudden symptoms like high fever, aches
and pains.
Headache
A headache is fairly uncommon with a cold.
A headache is very common with the H1N1 flu, present
in 80% of flu cases.
Sore Throat
Sore throat is commonly present with a cold.
Sore throat is not commonly present with the H1N1 flu.
Chest Discomfort
Chest discomfort is mild to moderate with a cold.
Chest discomfort is often severe with the H1N1 flu.
The only way to stop the spread of the epidemic is to spread the
awareness.
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MPH APHA_Invite.pdf
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