Weekly Highlights, 4/26 - 5/3
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Lillian Gu
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2009-05-03 12:11:00 UTC
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Editor's Note: Doing my own weekly summaries was making me feel like a self-promoting jerk. Guest blogger Lillian Gu will be doing them from now on, every Sunday.
As swine flu continues to spread, your Global Health Guide Alanna Shaikh has written several insightful posts:
- The Definitive Swine Flu Post gives a good overview of swine flu. While swine flu will likely spread globally, the big question is how severe or mild the flu will be. As for self-protection, common-sense practices of hand-washing and covering your mouth can go a long way.
- If you're looking to read more on swine flu, here's a good list of swine flu resources, including people and organizations to follow on the social networking site, Twitter.
- The WHO has raised the influenza pandemic alert twice this week from Phase 3 to 5. Read the WHO Director-General's latest statement, and what "Phase 5" actually means.
- In times of global pandemics, we appreciate more the role of the WHO and disease surveillance. But what gets tracked, and what are the pitfalls of surveillance? Read this useful background on surveillance to learn more.
Every Wednesday, Alanna features a career post from her or a guest blogger. This week, guest blogger Jessica Pickett suggests that newcomers to the field should focus on finding a decent first job, not one that's perfect.
Finally, in her post Five Career Mistakes I've made, Alanna explores her thoughts on degrees, having a baby, and career goals in global health.
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