Prevention & Mitigation ● Preparedness ● Response ● Recovery
Satellite Broadcast
The Pandemic Influenza Preparedness for Schools multi-media training program was made possible through the dedication, time, and resources of the following people and organizations:
Project Lead: Leslie Heyden, MA (CDHS)
Project Coordinator: Kerdlyn Henry (CDHS)
Broadcast team:
Suzi Bouveron, MPH (CDHS) - Lead
Bruce Golden (CDLHN) - Producer
Everly Macario, ScD, MS, MEd (CDHS) - Content developer
Violet Macias-Reynolds, MS, MEd (CDLHN) - Producer
Stu Smith (Tamarisk Productions) - Director
Tabletop team:
Leslie Heyden, MA (CDHS) - Instructional designer and lead
Kathleen Harriman, PhD, MPH, RN (CDHS) – Content developer
Christina Sadorra (CDHS) – Production Editor
Website/online toolkit team:
Rebeca Boyte (CDHS) - Lead
Kerdlyn Henry (CDHS) - Editorial assistant
Eric Lindsey (CDHS) - Web and graphic designer
Mey Phu (CDHS) - Editorial assistant
John Reichel (CDHS) - Editorial assistant
Jake Richardson, MA (CDHS) - Web content manager
Christina Sadorra (CDHS) - Editorial assistant
Jana Stone, MPH (CDHS) - Editorial assistant
Promotion:
Ricky Dailey (CDLHN)
Mario Gutierrez (CDHS)
Kerdlyn Henry (CDHS)
Yvette Huerta (CDLHN)
Nicole Newman (CDLHN)
Max Nichols (CDLHN)
Scott Southward (CDLHN)
Advisors:
Howard Backer, MD, MPH (CDHS)
Marcy Connell Jones
Linda Davis-Alldritt, RN, PHN (CDE)
Natalie Nakahara, MFA (CDHS)
Tammy Pilisuk, MPH (CDHS)
John Talarico, DO, MPH (CDHS)
Special thanks to:
Tom Berry (Napa County Office of Education)
Kate Cummings, MPH (CDHS)
Sara Kaminske (Orange County Department of Education)
Megumi Kano, DrPH (UCLA School of Public Health)
Harvey Kayman, MD, MPH (CDHS)
Frank Kwan (Los Angeles County Office of Education)
Terry Longoria (Napa County Office of Education)
Jessica Micheletti (CDHS)
Bob Spears (Los Angeles Unified School District)
Nancy Spradling (CSNO)
Terri Stratton, MPH (CDHS)
Steve Vantine, LVN (CDHS)
Diane Visencio, MPH, RN, BC, PHN (Ventura County Public Health)
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness for Schools is a multi-media training program consisting of a satellite broadcast, a tabletop exercise, and the website ReadyCaSchools.org. It is a collaboration of the California Department of Health Services (CDHS), the California Department of Education (CDE), and the California Distance Learning Health Network (CDLHN). This statewide collaboration between California’s public health and education communities is designed to help schools (preschool through university) plan and increase their preparedness for a possible influenza pandemic.
After viewing the broadcast, you will be able to describe:
After participating in the tabletop exercise you will be able to: