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An overview of the Great Lakes Border Health Initiative
International Collaboration Key to Michigan's Border Health Program
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The Great Lakes Border Health Initiative, at a glance

Tools for Border Health

• Important Documents, Best Practices & Helpful Resources
Documents that are vital to GLBHI's functioning, such as the Data Sharing Agreement and the Infectious Disease Emergency Communications Guideline, are posted here. You will also find links to the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations, which have been integral to the development of GLBHI. There are also various memoranda of understanding (MOUs) that have been key to the development of partnerships in order to enhance infectious disease surveillance at our international borders, and the 2007 summary of the Epi-X trial exchange with Ontario.

• Local Travel Resources for Americans and Canadians
What to know before you go...Links to state and local health departments/units in participating GLBHI states & Ontario. When available, direct links to local travel warning and health alert sites for participating border counties have been listed as well.

• International Travel Resources for Americans and Canadians
What to know before you go...farther. Links to key federal sites that will be helpful for planning your next international trip - whether it be to the United States, Canada or beyond...

• Related Organizations
Several agencies work with and alongside GLBHI to promote public health in the United States and Canada. Listed here are links to some agencies working on both sides of the border to protect our nations' health.


About GLBHI

• Contact GLBHI
Meet our state and provincial partners.

• About the GLBHI Committees
Information, updates, and useful links from our active GLBHI committees.

• 2012 Holiday List for GLBHI Partners (Canada and U.S.) PDF icon
Holiday and office closures for Canada and the United States


News and Updates

• 2012 GLBHI Annual Conference & FREE-B Tabletop Exercise
The 8th Annual GLBHI Conference was held April 24 in Plymouth, Michigan, USA. Additionally, the Food Related Emergency Exercise Bundle (FREE-B) Tabletop Exercise (also known as the Michigan & Great Lakes Region Tabletop) was held at the same location on April 23. You can review and download most presentations and related materials from the Conference, as well as the Situation Manual and other materials from the Exercise.

• Influenza
Links to current influenza information.

• 2009 GLBHI Northern Border Strategic Planning Meeting Documents
Documents noted on regional overview sheets that were included in the meeting folders.

• GLBHI News & Updates Archive

• Border Health Calendar
Upcoming border health-related conferences and events in the United States and Canada.




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