Notifications of Public Health Events under the International Health Regulations - 5 Year U.S. Experience

Authors

  • Katrin Kohl Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • Cody Thornton Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response , Washington, DC, United States
  • Jose Fernandez Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response , Washington, DC, United States
  • Nicki Pesik Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • Francisco Alvarado-Ramy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • Martin Cetron Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • Ray Arthur Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5138

Abstract

The U.S. fully implemented the International Health Regulations and submitted 59 potential Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEIC) to WHO since 2007. The 2009 H1N1influenza pandemic, first notified as required notification of a novel strain of influenza by the U.S., is the only event determined to be a PHEIC by WHO to date. The public health impact of information sharing of PHEICs on a secure IHR website or of direct exchanges between trusted IHR National Focal Points is not known. However, a shared platform and assessment tool has facilitated notifications across national borders.

Author Biography

Katrin Kohl, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States

Katrin S. Kohl is the Deputy Director of the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She is a member of the CDC IHR Working Group overseeing the implementation of the IHR across CDC. She joined CDC in 1997 after receiving a medical degree and PhD at the Freie University Berlin, Germany and an MPH and Diploma in Tropical Medicine at Tulane University in New Orleans, U.S.

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Published

2014-03-09

How to Cite

Kohl, K., Thornton, C., Fernandez, J., Pesik, N., Alvarado-Ramy, F., Cetron, M., & Arthur, R. (2014). Notifications of Public Health Events under the International Health Regulations - 5 Year U.S. Experience. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5138

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Lightning Talks

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