Swine Flu & Global Health

Swine Flu has hit the news over the past couple of days, and it's worthy of our attention.  With more than 2 million people crossing borders every day, it will not take long for Swine Flu to becomea worldwide epidemic.  

Thinking globally, acting locally.  That is the catch-phrase for Penn State University Global Programs.  The situation with Swine Flu illustrates this well.  Health care providers will need to keep their eyes attentive to the global activity of this virus, its impact, its case-fatality rate, while thinking and acting locally.   How will we act to protect our patients, family and friends here at home?  What measures, if any, can be taken to reduce the spread of the virus should it find its way to our towns and cities?

There is a need for health providers to keep informed of potential epidemics such as these.  Organizations like WHO and our own CDC are the current best sources of information and advice.