Register Today! Emergency H1N1 Hearing by NY Assembly

Emergency Assembly Hearing on H1N1, Register Today!
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Hearing next Tuesday in NYC
 
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Albany is feeling the heat!  A hearing will be held next Tuesday in NYC on the State's response to H1N1. This hearing came out of nowhere. Clearly this is a reaction to the State's irresponsible seasonal flu and H1N1 mandate. It will be chaired by Richard Gottfried, Chair of the Assembly Health Committee. These hearings are open to any resident of New York State. Please use the form below and register for the hearing and please do whatever you need to do to be there. This is a rare opportunity to be heard by those who can do something about our concerns.


ASSEMBLY STANDING
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
ASSEMBLY STANDING
COMMITTEE ON LABOR
ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
ASSEMBLY STANDING
COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
ASSEMBLY SUBCOMMITTEE
ON WORKPLACE SAFETY

NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
SUBJECT:     H1N1
Influenza
PURPOSE:    To
receive testimony (see below)
New York City
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
10:00 A.M

Assembly Hearing Room
250 Broadway, 19th Floor
This fall, spread of H1N1 influenza ("swine flu") is expected to increase, perhaps as an even more dangerous strain than that which was present this spring. Health care settings, schools and workplaces are the most likely places for people to be exposed to H1N1.

The Committees will receive testimony on: current H1N1 flu activity and monitoring and tracking
Activities being conducted by state and local health officials; an update on infection
rates in New York State; the H1N1 vaccine, its efficacy and safety, availability of supplies and vaccination distribution plans; techniques to
prevent the spread of the H1N1 "swine flu;" educational, outreach and preventive steps identified by government health and safety agencies; and how health care settings, schools and workplaces are implementing these steps.

Persons wishing to testify or attend should complete the hearing reply form below
And return as indicated as soon as possible, but no later than Wednesday, October 7.

It is important that the form be fully completed and returned so that persons may be notified in the event of emergency postponement or cancellation.
Oral testimony will be limited to ten minutes in length. All testimony is under oath. In preparing the order of witnesses, the Committee will attempt to accommodate individual requests to speak at
particular times in view of special circumstances. This request should be made on the reply form or communicated to Committee staff as soon as possible. Ten copies of any written statement should be submitted at the hearing registration table.

Written testimony, whether presented
in person at the hearing or not, should be e-mailed (as a Word or PDF document) before the hearing or as soon as possible after the hearing to: Elizabeth Hamlin, hamline@assembly.state.ny.us and Estibaliz Alonso, alonsoe@assembly.state.ny.us.

In order to meet the needs of those who have a disability, the Assembly works to make its
facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals
with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to Assembly facilities and activities.

Questions about this hearing may be directed to Elizabeth Hamlin of the Assembly Health
Committee staff at 518-455-4941 or hamline@assembly.state.ny.us; or
Estibaliz Alonso of Assembly Program and Counsel staff at 518-455-4311 or
alonsoe@assembly.state.ny.us.

Richard N. Gottfried
Member of Assembly
Chair, Committee on Health

Susan V. John
Member of Assembly
Chair, Committee on Labor

Catherine Nolan
Member of Assembly
Chair, Committee on Education

Deborah J. Glick
Member of Assembly
Chair, Committee on Higher Education

Rory I. Lancman
Member of Assembly
Chair, Subcommittee on Workplace Safety
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PUBLIC HEARING REPLY FORM

Persons wishing to present testimony at the public hearing on H1N1 Influenza are requested to complete this reply form by Wednesday, October 7 and mail, email or fax it to:

Elizabeth Hamlin
Assembly Committee on Health
LOB Room 822
Albany, New York
12248
Email: hamline@assembly.state.ny.us
Phone: (518) 455-4941
Fax: (518) 455- 5939
or
Estibaliz Alonso
Assembly Program and Counsel
Alfred E. Smith Bldg, Fl. 23
Albany, NY 12248

Email: alonsoe@assembly.state.ny.us
Phone: 518-455-4311
Fax: 518-455-7095

[ ]  I plan to attend the
following public hearing on H1N1 Influenza to be conducted by the Assembly Committees on Health, Labor, Education, Higher Education and the Subcommittee on Workplace Safety on October 13.

[ ]  I plan to make a public statement at the hearing. My statement will be limited to 10 minutes, and I will answer any questions which may
arise. I will provide 10 copies of my
prepared statement.

[ ]  I will address my remarks to the following subjects:
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

[ ]  I do not plan to attend the
above hearing.

[ ]  I would like to be added to
the Committee mailing list for notices and reports.

[ ]  I would like to be removed
from the Committee mailing list.

[ ]  I will require assistance
and/or handicapped accessibility information. Please specify the type of
assistance required:



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