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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

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