The Second National Congress on Health System Readiness was held July 18-20, 2007 in Washington D.C.  The purpose of the Congress was to bring public health and healthcare delivery sectors together to improve preparedness for an influenza pandemic at the community level. The Congress was a partnership between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the AMA.

Podcasts from the Congress are available on the University of Texas School of Public Health, Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Preparedness Web site.

View list of Congress attendees. (PDF, 53KB, requires Adobe® Reader® ).

Congress Presentations

Files of speeches and presentations from selected presenters.

Community planning

These are the community pan flu preparedness plans submitted for the 2nd National Congress; use them as a reference to adapt and integrate relevant elements into your own local planning processes.

1st National Congress on Public Health Readiness

The AMA and the CDC co-hosted this conference which brought the nation's health leaders together to improve collaboration in public health readiness issues.

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