Ohio Pandemic Influenza

Ohio Pandemic Flu Planning Summit

On Feb. 17, more than 600 health, emergency management, agriculture, business and community leaders representing all parts of Ohio attended the summit, held at the Columbus Convention Center. During the summit, the State of Ohio and and U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt signed an agreement detailing the federal government’s role in providing planning assistance to states and financial resources for pandemic preparedness. Ohio will receive $3.2 million in federal funding for pandemic planning efforts.