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Montgomery College's "H1N1 Flu: Just the Facts" Airs on Local Cable Stations
Published at Oct 27 2009 12:00AM
Category: College/Campus News
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 With the flu season upon us, Montgomery County's network of Public, Educational, and Governmental cable stations is helping to get H1N1 flu information out to the community. Two local stations, iTV operated by Montgomery County Public Schools and Access Montgomery have chosen to air "H1N1 Flu: Just the Facts", a program produced by Montgomery College.
The program features information about the H1N1 virus and its similarities to and differences from the seasonal flu; questions from Montgomery College students; prevention and vaccination information; and a discussion about the emergency plans that have been created to contend with any flu outbreak at Montgomery College and in Montgomery County.
Participants included:
<ul><li>Ulder J. Tillman, MD, MPH,Montgomery County Health Officer
<li>Judy Lichty, MPH, Regional Director of Health and Wellness for Adventist Healthcare
<li>Duchy Trachtenberg, MSW, Montgomery county Councilmember (At-Large)
<li>Chris Voss, Director of the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
<li>Robert Wirth, Montgomery College Director of Emergency Planning </ul>
The program airs on Montgomery College Television. Channel 10 on cable systems in Montgomery County at the following times:
Monday, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, 5:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Watch the show below or at the College's podcast site at at http://podcast.montgomerycollege.edu/podcast.php?rcdid=246.
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Access Montgomery operates cable channels 19 and 21 in Montgomery County; iTV (Montgomery County Public Schools) can be found on Channel 34 (Comcast), 36 (Verizon) and 89 (RCN). |
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