A Message About the Swine Flu Outbreak
from USM Chancellor William E. Kirwan
Given the very serious nature of the swine flu outbreak, I am
providing information on what the University System of Maryland is doing in
response to this public health emergency. Our system office, 11 universities,
two research institutions, and two regional higher education centers are
monitoring the situation and are prepared to take appropriate action. Emergency
preparedness plans and teams are in place, and the teams continue to refine and
adjust action plans as new information and guidance become available.
We also are facilitating the sharing of information across
the system so that we all benefit from our resident expertise. For example, our
medical school at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, is a significant
resource of guidance and expertise for the system. Officials system-wide are
working together to ensure that we provide the highest level of services,
response, and communications during this emergency.
I have asked all USM institutions to send me regular status
reports and updates on activities in response to this situation. Also, I have
asked that we all take full advantage of the guidance and resources provided by
the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
For more information, we have posted links to helpful information below.
Maryland Activates Swine Flu Information Line
http://www.governor.maryland.gov/pressreleases/090501.asp
General Guidance from the Maryland Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene
http://www.governor.maryland.gov/flu/index.html
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Specific
Recommendations for Colleges and Universities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/
CDC Alert for Higher-Education Institutions
Links to USM Institutions
Bowie State
University
http://www.bowiestate.edu/index.cfm?ID=6310&blnShowBack=True&idContentType=478&Event=6310
Coppin
State University
http://www.coppin.edu/H1N1/
Frostburg
State University
http://www.frostburg.edu/
Salisbury
University
http://www.salisbury.edu/emergency/
Towson
University
http://fusion.towson.edu/www/homenews_2/news.cfm?ID=5
University of Baltimore
http://www.ubalt.edu/emergencypreparedness
University
of Maryland, Baltimore
http://www.oea.umaryland.edu/communications/news?ViewStatus=FullArticle&articleDetail=6198&homepage=1
University
of Maryland, Baltimore County
http://www.umbc.edu/uhs/healthalerts.html
University
of Maryland, College Park
http://www.umd.edu/emergencypreparedness/
University
of Maryland Eastern Shore
http://www.umes.edu/Emergency
University
of Maryland University College
http://www.umuc.edu/flualert
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
http://umbi.org/special-features/swineflu.php
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
http://www.umces.edu/swineflualert.html
Universities at Shady Grove
http://www.shadygrove.umd.edu/about/public-safety/index.cfm?tab=PandemicFlu