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News and Events

2012 LOSS Conference to be held in Nebraska

The 2012 LOSS (Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors) Conference will be held May 31 - June 1, 2012 in Lincoln, Nebraska.  Dr. Frank Campbell, a leading expert in Suicidology along with other experts, will share the lessons learned in years of helping survivors of suicide, how sudden traumatic loss impacts survivors and grief through the different developmental stages.

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Public Engagement Pilot Project on Pandemic Influenza Evaluation

The purpose of the project is to engage the public in discussions regarding which subgroups in the population require the earliest vaccine protection against influenza in the event of a pandemic. The project tested a new model of public engagement and gathered useful information for decision makers by including a societal perspective on the prioritization of pandemic flu vaccine.

Key Partners
Centers for Disease Control
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
National Association of City and County Health Officials

Funding
Centers for Disease Control
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
National Association of City and County Health Officials



In The News
Lincoln Voices Off on H1N1 Vaccine. (2009-08-08). Lincoln Journal Star.

Lead Contact:
Name: Mark DeKraai
E-mail: mdekraai@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-1496


Staff Researchers:

Name: Tarik Abdel-Monem
E-mail: tabdelmonem@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-3147

Name: Denise Bulling
E-mail: dbulling@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-1509

Name: Stacey Hoffman
E-mail: shoffman@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-4673