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A-5. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA SURVEY Approve an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Arizona Board of Regents for and on behalf of Arizona State University and Maricopa County through the Office of Research and Reporting, in the not-to-exceed amount of $32,000. This IGA is funded by a grant from Arizona Department of Health Services, (BTS 0137). The purpose of this IGA is to conduct a Public Survey on Pandemic Influenza. This IGA is effective from September 1, 2009 until December 31, 2009. The ASU Decision Theater has requested that the Office of Research and Reporting conduct a public opinion survey on Pandemic Influenza as part of a grant from ADHS. The broad research objective is to improve decision-making around emergency preparedness via developing effective risk communication message pathways. The ASU Decision Theater will develop a survey instrument to collect baseline information on general public’s perception and reactions to the current situation of pandemic influenza. This information collected from the survey and optimal message pathway models developed by the project team will assist ADHS, local jurisdictions, and hospitals in mitigating the potential effects of intense patient surge. (C-46-10-001-3-00)