Skip Navigation   January 3, 2007  Muppets, Pharmacists and
Media Aid Avian Flu Prevention  safiStaff at the Bloomberg
School of Public Health’s Center for Communication
Programs (CCP) are working closely with partners in over 30
countries to promote behaviors and practices that could help
prevent the spread of avian influenza (H5N1). The behavior
change campaigns they have developed, which include everything
from printed flyers to children’s television programs, are
tailored to the specific cultural needs of each country.  Basil
Safi, MPH, CHES, EIT, oversees CCP’s avian flu projects in the
Near East, Europe and Eurasia regions. He is currently working
on programs in Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Egypt. Safi also co-
chairs CCP’s center-wide avian flu communication taskforce. Tim
Parsons, director of Public Affairs, spoke with Safi about some
of CCP’s avian flu prevention programs.  Question: CCP is using
children’s television in Egypt as part of a campaign to inform
the public about the risk of avian flu. How are