Navigation Links
Survey finds nearly half of Americans concerned they or their family may get sick from swine flu
Date:5/1/2009

Boston, MAFollowing the declaration of a public health emergency due to the new H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health conducted a poll about how concerned Americans are about the outbreak, how they are responding and what they believe about transmission, prevention and treatment.

Concerns about the outbreak

The survey finds that nearly half of Americans are concerned (46%) that they or someone in their immediate family may get sick from swine flu during the next 12 months.

Americans' response to the outbreak

More than half of Americans are responding to the outbreak by washing their hands or using hand sanitizer more frequently (59%), and a quarter are avoiding places where many people are gathered, like sporting events, malls or public transportation (25%). Some Americans have also responded in other ways: avoiding people who they thought may have recently traveled to Mexico (20%), avoiding Mexican restaurants or stores (17%), wearing a face mask (8%), buying a face mask (5%), talking with their doctor about health issues related to swine flu (5%), or getting a prescription for antiviral medications (1%). Only a small number (4%) of parents have kept their children home from school or daycare.

"It is a good sign that most people, though not all, are taking the most important precaution recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prevent the spread of swine flu: washing their hands," said Robert J. Blendon, Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Beliefs about swine flu

An overwhelming majority of Americans believe that they can get the current swine flu from being in close contact with someone who has it (83%), and few believe that they can get the disease from eating pork (13%). Some Americans also believe that they can get the swine flu from b
'/>"/>

Contact: Todd Datz
tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu
617-432-3952
Harvard School of Public Health
Source:Eurekalert

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3

Related medicine news :

1. Union Survey on Influenza Pandemic Finds Lack of Adequate Health and Safety Measures for Health Care Workers
2. Unsung Heroes of Health Care Reform?: $36 Billion in Annual Savings Linked to Group Purchasing Organizations in Major Survey of Over 400 Hospitals
3. New National Survey Reveals Eight in 10 Seniors Satisfied With Medicare Drug Benefit
4. For Alzheimers Disease, Surveyed Neurologists Identify a Therapys Effect on Cognitive Decline as the Attribute That Most Influences Their Prescribing Decisions
5. Breast Augmentation: Survey Highlights Recent Trends In Today's Most Popular Cosmetic Surgery Procedure
6. For Bipolar Depression, Surveyed Experts Indicate That Current and Emerging Therapies Have No Advantage Over Seroquel in Decreasing the Severity of Symptoms
7. Economic Downturn Taking Toll on Patients and Communities Hospitals Serve: New Survey Finds
8. UCSF Ranks Fifth in New "U.S News" Survey on Best Medical Schools
9. The 2009 Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS: Implications for the Domestic HIV/AIDS Crisis
10. Survey shows Americans may be missing direct route to head and neck cancer care
11. Surveyed Experts Indicate That the Combination of Sutent and Taxol Has Advantages Over the Combination of Avastin and Taxol in the Treatment of Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:12/1/2009)...iel Jordan Fiddle Foundation, a national autism or...or, and support programs and services for adolesce...), has released a free informational brochure enti...o Recognize The Signs and Basic First Aid When You... (PRWEB) December 1, 2009 -- Statistics show that ...
(Date:12/1/2009)... Cell Therapeutics, Inc...tation at the 21st Annual Piper Jaffray Health Car...Eastern Time will be webcast live at www.cellther...place in Holmes 1 at the New York Palace Hotel, an...entation. , , Piper Jaffray ...
(Date:12/1/2009)...al magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to evaluate b...d to lead as children incur permanent brain injury...eeting of the Radiological Society of North Americ...n of the brain is spared from lead exposure," said...g scientist at Cincinnati Children,s Hospital Medi...
(Date:11/30/2009)...ast Fertility is attempting to dispel the notion t...and send patients home pregnant with multiples. W...ent, their priority is health and safety. In addi...hs can put on a country’s healthcare system...., 2009 -- Many patients and doctors in the U.K. wo...
(Date:11/30/2009)...wswire/ -- Low-dose radiation from annual mammogra...omen with genetic or familial predisposition to br...at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society ... risk for breast cancer, screening is very importa...nsidering mammography for screening young women, p...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation for Adults with Autism Offers Free Epilepsy First-Aid Brochure 2Health News:Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation for Adults with Autism Offers Free Epilepsy First-Aid Brochure 3Health News:Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation for Adults with Autism Offers Free Epilepsy First-Aid Brochure 4Health News:Childhood lead exposure causes permanent brain damage 2Health News:East Coast Fertility Aims to Build Families One Baby at a Time by Applying Single Embryo Transfers to Donor Egg Program 2Health News:East Coast Fertility Aims to Build Families One Baby at a Time by Applying Single Embryo Transfers to Donor Egg Program 3Health News:Mammography May Increase Breast Cancer Risk in Some High-Risk Women 2Health News:Mammography May Increase Breast Cancer Risk in Some High-Risk Women 3
..., Lower Drug Costs for America,s Seniors, WASHING...of Inspector General (OIG) finding that in Medicar...f the time when generic,substitutes were available...costs for America,s seniors, said the,Pharmaceutic...
...EC-D(R) 12 HOUR(R) to be Available in Stores Natio... FT. WASHINGTON, Pa., Nov. 16 McNeil Consumer,Hea... today that it,received approval from the U.S. Foo...(R) relieves symptoms due to,perennial and seasona...
...., Nov. 16 The National Football,League Alliance ... program,focusing on heart health screenings for f... Health Broward General Medical Center.,Partnering... 30 NFL alumni chapter presidents and board member...
... Kensey Nash Corporation,(Nasdaq: KNSY ) will pre...Conference at The Pierre Hotel in New York, New Yo...fmann, Kensey Nash,s President & CEO, will deliver...//www.kenseynash.com ) beginning at 12:00 p.m. (ET...
...atisfy all requirements for continued listing and ...er 31, 2007, MILWAUKEE, Nov. 16 Merge Technologi... MRGE ; TSX: MRG) (the,"Company") today announced ... timely file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,for...
...ov. 16 Keck Graduate Institute,(KGI), in partners...f more,two dozen industry speakers for the "Next G...lp women managers advance in the life sciences,ind...xecutives in the life,science industry for this fi...
Other Medicine News:Health News:New OIG Report Confirms Part D Plans Are Driving Generic Utilization 2Health News:FDA Approves the Allergy Treatment Zyrtec(R) for Use Without a Prescription 2Health News:FDA Approves the Allergy Treatment Zyrtec(R) for Use Without a Prescription 3Health News:FDA Approves the Allergy Treatment Zyrtec(R) for Use Without a Prescription 4Health News:Broward Health and ProHeart MD Kick Off NFL Alumni Health Program 2Health News:Merge Technologies Receives Expected Additional NASDAQ Notification 2Health News:Merge Technologies Receives Expected Additional NASDAQ Notification 3Health News:KGI and Smith College Announce Speakers for Women Leadership Forum in Bioscience 2Health News:KGI and Smith College Announce Speakers for Women Leadership Forum in Bioscience 3
(Date:11/30/2009)... , EAST ALTON, Ill., Nov. 30 Th... committee dedicated to representing thousands of ... (Yasmin), the popular birth control pill manufact...The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigatio...h control pill lawsuits be consolidated and centra...
(Date:11/30/2009)... , CHICAGO, Nov. 30 MedPro Im...ltrasound solutions, will showcase leading ultraso...Logiq I and Siemens X300 Premium Edition during th... North America (RSNA) conference, being held in Ch...sed MedPro Imaging markets ultrasound products and...
(Date:11/30/2009)... , ATLANTA, Nov. 30 Amoena ...ery breast care products, is sponsoring the 4th An...the first time, Amoena will honor survivors and th... awarding a cabin for the one with the most inspir...t, Amoena wants to hear about young mothers who br...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Simmons Firm's Partner Trent Miracle Chosen to Help Lead National Litigation Against Bayer 2MedPro Imaging to Showcase Leading New and Refurbished Ultrasound Solutions at RSNA 2Amoena and Young Survival Coalition Celebrate Breast Cancer Survivors With Contest and Cruise 2Even Light Smoking Affects Young Adults Arteries 60232 1Even Light Smoking Affects Young Adults Arteries 60232 2Cranberries Provide Eight Hour Health Protection 60228 1Cranberries Provide Eight Hour Health Protection 60228 2Cranberries Provide Eight Hour Health Protection 60228 3Morphotek 28R 29 Inc Announces a Licensing Deal With Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc for Exclusive Development and Commercialization Rights for a Therap 60224 1Morphotek 28R 29 Inc Announces a Licensing Deal With Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc for Exclusive Development and Commercialization Rights for a Therap 60224 2
Cardiology at a Glance for PDA
...moCor Mx Central Blood Pressure Monitoring System ...em by providing continuous, real-time derivation o...scular parameters are sampled every 5 seconds, and... Systolic, Diastolic, and Pulse Pressures , A...
Genetic Systems HIV-1/HIV-2 PLUS O EIA (detects Ab to HIV-1 (M+O) and HIV-2)
Shandon Humidity Chamber
Medicine Products: