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HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt and Governor Sebelius to Host Pandemic Flu Preparedness Summit
Secretary, Governor to Address Concerns of Local Communities
WASHINGTON, May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
WHO: HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius
U.S. Senator Sam Brownback
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts
Dr. Bruce Gellin, Director, National Vaccine Program Office
Representative of U.S. Department of Homeland Security
State and Local Officials
WHAT: Kansas Pandemic Flu Planning Summit
WHEN: Wednesday, May 31, 2006
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. CDT Media Registration
2:30 p.m. Program begins with Senator Sam Brownback,
Senator Pat Roberts, Secretary Leavitt,
Governor Sebelius
3:20 p.m. Media Avail with Secretary Leavitt, Governor
Sebelius in Pioneer Room in Manor Conference
Center
WHERE: Capitol Plaza Hotel
Emerald Room
1717 SW Topeka Boulevard,
Topeka, KS 66612
CONTACT: HHS Press Office, (202) 690-6343
Governor's Communications Office at (785) 368-8500
BACKGROUND:
State and local response in the face of pandemic is critical. President
Bush charged HHS Secretary Leavitt with bringing together state and local
public health officials from across the nation to discuss their plans for a
pandemic and to help them improve pandemic planning at the community level.
Secretary Leavitt and other top HHS officials are attending planning
summits in every U.S. state and territory, Puerto Rico and Washington. The
official U.S. government Web site for information on pandemic flu and avian
influenza is http://www.pandemicflu.gov.
The Summit will be Web cast live at http://www.kdheks.gov
Secretary, Governor to Address Concerns of Local Communities
WASHINGTON, May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
WHO: HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius
U.S. Senator Sam Brownback
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts
Dr. Bruce Gellin, Director, National Vaccine Program Office
Representative of U.S. Department of Homeland Security
State and Local Officials
WHAT: Kansas Pandemic Flu Planning Summit
WHEN: Wednesday, May 31, 2006
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. CDT Media Registration
2:30 p.m. Program begins with Senator Sam Brownback,
Senator Pat Roberts, Secretary Leavitt,
Governor Sebelius
3:20 p.m. Media Avail with Secretary Leavitt, Governor
Sebelius in Pioneer Room in Manor Conference
Center
WHERE: Capitol Plaza Hotel
Emerald Room
1717 SW Topeka Boulevard,
Topeka, KS 66612
CONTACT: HHS Press Office, (202) 690-6343
Governor's Communications Office at (785) 368-8500
BACKGROUND:
State and local response in the face of pandemic is critical. President
Bush charged HHS Secretary Leavitt with bringing together state and local
public health officials from across the nation to discuss their plans for a
pandemic and to help them improve pandemic planning at the community level.
Secretary Leavitt and other top HHS officials are attending planning
summits in every U.S. state and territory, Puerto Rico and Washington. The
official U.S. government Web site for information on pandemic flu and avian
influenza is http://www.pandemicflu.gov.
The Summit will be Web cast live at http://www.kdheks.gov