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Last year the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency (BHSJCHA) fought the H1N1 expected flu epidemic by vaccinating over 50 percent of all school children in the three counties, the highest rate in the state.
In the tri-county area, a total of 33,000 H1N1 vaccine doses were given, 17,000 to school-age children. Health officials are not sure but this may be the reason the expected outbreak never developed here.
Now the agency is preparing for future pandemics by upgrading its record keeping and communications into the 21st century.
Health officer Steve Todd said the agency obtained a $202,000 Public Health Emergency Response (PHER) Special Projects grant. The health officer said the money cannot be spent for other services or costs.
The complete story appears in the Saturday, May 7, 2011 edition and is available at coldwaterdailyreporter.mi.newsmemory.com.
Last year the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency (BHSJCHA) fought the H1N1 expected flu epidemic by vaccinating over 50 percent of all school children in the three counties, the highest rate in the state.
In the tri-county area, a total of 33,000 H1N1 vaccine doses were given, 17,000 to school-age children. Health officials are not sure but this may be the reason the expected outbreak never developed here.
Now the agency is preparing for future pandemics by upgrading its record keeping and communications into the 21st century.
Health officer Steve Todd said the agency obtained a $202,000 Public Health Emergency Response (PHER) Special Projects grant. The health officer said the money cannot be spent for other services or costs.
The complete story appears in the Saturday, May 7, 2011 edition and is available at coldwaterdailyreporter.mi.newsmemory.com.
