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		<title>Advancing the Standard for Service Continuity</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/07/20/advancing-the-standard-for-service-continuity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Dan has made two presentations, as an invited speaker, that featured the importance of service continuity planning for libraries, and in both cases he used the scenario of social distancing in response to the H1N1 influenza virus (see info from the CDC) as a basis.  Some experts are warning that H1N1 may re-surge in the northern hemisphere early this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIMRC web resource</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/04/28/dimrc-one-stop-shop-for-swine-flu-info/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Disaster Information Research Center (DIMRC) of the National Library of Medicine&#8217;s Specialized Information Services division has produced a comprehensive web resource for health professionals including the Federal Response, International Resources, Genetic Sequence Information, PubMed Searches, Veterinary Resources and Información en Español:  &#8220;Enviro-Health Links&#8211;Swine Flu&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>AHRQ resources for swine flu response</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/04/28/ahrq-resources-for-swine-flu-response/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a department of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has produced &#8220;Tools and Resources for Influenza Preparedness&#8221;  in response to the current evolving situation regarding swine flu.  There is much information here for public health facilities, hospitals and other emergency management planners, based on the ongoing research [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swine Flu on MedlinePlus</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/04/27/swine-flu-on-medlineplus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the interest of providing current information about swine flu for consumers, NLM is providing the page &#8220;Swine Flu&#8220;, which summarizes information from CDC and other sources.]]></description>
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		<title>CDC Info on Swine Flu</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/04/26/cdc-info-on-swine-flu/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/04/26/cdc-info-on-swine-flu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CDC is updating this site http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ frequently at this point, in order to help everyone stay current with the swine flu situation.  See the &#8220;CDC Health Advisory&#8221; on this page for the most current information.  I heard on NPR today that Mexico has closed churches, schools, concert halls, and other public spaces to try and slow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Books as viral &#8220;agents&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2008/02/19/books-as-viral-agents/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2008/02/19/books-as-viral-agents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So a coughing or sneezing patron leaves a book in the library&#8217;s bookdrop. How long can the viruses that may be riding along on the book survive, possibly to be picked up by an unwary library worker or the next patron? See the CDC&#8217;s Q &#38; A on Preventing Seasonal Flu to find out!]]></description>
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		<title>HealthVault:  Secure, Online Storage for Health Info</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2008/01/08/healthvault-secure-online-storage-for-health-info/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2008/01/08/healthvault-secure-online-storage-for-health-info/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has released a new software and services platform, HealthVault, to help people store and manage their health information online, as well as search for health information.  This looks like an excellent resource for use by people in disaster-prone areas, such as hurricane and tornado alleys.  Keeping health-related records &#8220;off-site&#8221; through a service such as HealthVault would [...]]]></description>
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