The International Association of Emergency Managers – Universities & Colleges Caucus (UCC) has introduced Version 3.0 of its popular Higher Education H1N1 Flu Map in order to account for the large volume of data and shift in reporting focus of institutions.
Version 3.0 shifts away from the reporting of the number of suspected, probable and/or confirmed cases. The H1N1 Influenza virus is so prevalent amongst most campuses at this point, that the tracking of individual cases is irrelevant. Additionally, numerous jurisdictions are no longer conducting confirmatory testing of cases. As such, the new map focuses on overall campus impact of the virus as average, above average or extraordinary case rates.
Furthermore, given the number of reports the map receives on a regular basis, it has been decided that a new map will be generated for each month of flu season. The map for September 2009 is located at http://tinyurl.com/HigherEdH1N1Map-Sep09. The UCC Web site will maintain a listing of all map versions.
The map also allows institutions to share any protective actions or consequences they have encountered. The information sharing between institutions nationally has allowed the higher education community to collectively focus on this national issue. All institutions are encouraged to submit updates for the map by contacting one of the following:
- Dave Bujak, IAEM-UCC Chair, Florida State University: [email protected]
- Brendan McCluskey, IAEM-UCC Vice-Chair, Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ: [email protected]
- David Burns, IAEM-UCC Vice-Chair, UC Los Angeles, [email protected]
MAP VERSIONS:
May 2009 – August 2009
September 2009
