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Emergencies can come from any source, a fact which has become evident to many people with the recent focus on public health preparedness. Although the United States has not seen major impacts from a public health emergency in recent memory, the threat is still present. Preparation efforts over the last several years, due to avian influenza and other threats, led to the well-coordinated response seen after the appearance of the Pandemic A (H1N1) 2009.

The City of Dana Point continues to follow developments in evolving influenza strains, and their potential for wide-scale human transmission. Like most other emergencies, mitigation and advanced preparation for public health emergencies is not only possible, but also very easy. Basic, common-sense steps to protect you and your family will have huge impacts on your ability to stay healthy.

Please see the pages below for more detailed public health information:

Pandemic A (H1N1) 2009

Pandemic Preparedness

Orange County Vector Control District