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Flu Fever Hits The Granite State

The influenza season started much earlier this year and the strain is considered more severe.  Many worry how much of a toll this will take. In New Hampshire, at least twenty people have died from the flu already. We’ll talk with health experts about how this season compares to others and how health providers, schools, and individuals are coping. 

Guests

  • Dr. Jose Montero - Director of Public Health for the State of New Hampshire.
  • Dr. Jodie Dionne-Odom - Internist, Infectious Disease Specialist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. She is also deputy state epidemiologist.

Callouts:

  • Mark Joyce - Executive Director of the New Hampshire School Administrators Association.
  • John Clayton -  Vice President of Communications for the New Hampshire Hospital Association and the Foundation for Health Communities.

Laura is well known in New Hampshire for her in-depth coverage of important issues and is widely regarded for her interviews with presidential hopefuls. Laura is a graduate of Keene High School in New Hampshire. Prior to hosting The Exchange, Laura worked in public radio in Washington, D.C. as a local reporter and announcer for WAMU and as a newscaster for NPR. Before her radio career, she was a researcher for USA Today's "Money" section, and a research assistant at the Institute for International Economics. Laura occasionally guest hosts national programs such as The Diane Rehm Show and Here and Now. In 2007 Laura was named New Hampshire Broadcaster of the Year by the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters.
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