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Volume 27 | No. 37 | September 6 - 12
A new breed of super villain: the pandemic flu
To promote preparedness, Seattle and King County Public Health has developed a 12-page comic book titled, ?No Ordinary Flu,? on the pandemic flu. Targeting readers of all ages especially immigrants and youths, this story tells the tale of a family?s experience of the 1918 influenza pandemic, an outbreak that killed more than 50 million people.
The comic also explains the threat of pandemic flu today and illustrates what to expect during a pandemic (such as school closures). It also offers tips to help households learn how to prepare for extended home stays as well as how to store food and medical supplies.
The comic book is free and available in 12 languages, including Amharic, Khmer, Chinese (traditional), Korean, Laotian and Vietnamese.
The lead author is Meredith Li-Vollmer, a public health risk-communication specialist. She worked with Seattle artist David Lasky, whose own great-grandmother died from the flu in 1918, leaving behind six children.
For more information, and to request a copy, visit www.metrokc.gov/health/pandemicflu/comicbook.htm.
nwasianweekly.com
Volume 27 | No. 37 | September 6 - 12
A new breed of super villain: the pandemic flu
To promote preparedness, Seattle and King County Public Health has developed a 12-page comic book titled, ?No Ordinary Flu,? on the pandemic flu. Targeting readers of all ages especially immigrants and youths, this story tells the tale of a family?s experience of the 1918 influenza pandemic, an outbreak that killed more than 50 million people.
The comic also explains the threat of pandemic flu today and illustrates what to expect during a pandemic (such as school closures). It also offers tips to help households learn how to prepare for extended home stays as well as how to store food and medical supplies.
The comic book is free and available in 12 languages, including Amharic, Khmer, Chinese (traditional), Korean, Laotian and Vietnamese.
The lead author is Meredith Li-Vollmer, a public health risk-communication specialist. She worked with Seattle artist David Lasky, whose own great-grandmother died from the flu in 1918, leaving behind six children.
For more information, and to request a copy, visit www.metrokc.gov/health/pandemicflu/comicbook.htm.