BRIEFERS: Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson M.D., Acting Surgeon General of The United States and Rear Admiral Mitchell L.Cohen, Director, Coordinating Center For Infectious DiseasesTOPIC: The 2009 H1N1 Flu also Known As the Swine Flu

WHEN: Friday, May 1, 2009, at 2:00 PMWHERE: National Press Building, 529 14th Street, NW, Suite 800Office of the Surgeon General, under the direction of the Surgeon General, oversees the operations of the 6,000-member Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service and provides support for the Surgeon General in the accomplishment of his other duties. The Office is part of the Office of Public Health and Science in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Surgeon General serves as America's chief health educator by providing Americans the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury. The Acting Surgeon General is Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, M.D. Dr. Galson is also serving as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Health.