Of Men and Swine: Influenza Resources
Here are some government Web sites about the current H1N1 Swine Flu/Influenza outbreak that has reached the United States. These were mostly compiled by Herrick Heitman, Federal Publications Coordinator for the Washington State Library.
Telephone resources have now been added, and ASL videos.
Federal Sites and Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
- CDC Swine Flu “Home” page: www.cdc.gov/swineflu/investigation.htm
- What’s New: www.cdc.gov/swineflu/whatsnew.htm
- Preventing the Flu: www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/habits.htm?s_cid=swineFlu_outbreak_003
- Travel Warning: wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentSwineFluMexico.aspx
CDC 24 Hour Info Lines: 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636) | 1-888-232-6348 TTY
Department of Homeland Security – Press Briefing: www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1240773850207.shtm
Department of Health & Human Services – News: www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?docid=626461
PandemicFlu.gov: www.pandemicflu.gov/
Local Sites and Resources
Washington State Department of Health sites:
- Swine Flu Information: http://www.doh.wa.gov/swineflu/default.htm
- Influenza fact sheet: www.doh.wa.gov/FLUNews/influenza.htm
- Planning for pandemic flu: www.doh.wa.gov/panflu/planningsummary.htm
- Influenza surveillance system: www.doh.wa.gov/EHSPHL/epitrends/08-epitrends/08-09-epitrends.pdf
- Interactive map of local health departments/districts in Washington: www.doh.wa.gov/LHJMap/LHJMap.htm
WA DOH Swine Flu Information Line: 1-888-703-4364
Washington Health Foundation: H1N1 (Swine Flue) Updates and Resources: http://www.whf.org/SwineFlu/default.aspx
Public Health: Seattle & King County: http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/preparedness/pandemicflu/swineflu.aspx
Seattle-King County Public Information Call Center on H1N1 Swine Flu: 1-877-903-5464
Swine Flu Information Videos in American Sign Language
http://www.deafmd.org/pub/Swine-Flu-Influenza-A-H1N1/Public-Service-Announcement
Includes the following:
- Public Service Announcement
- Overview
- Signs & Symptoms
- How is it spread?
- Prevention
- Medications
- Caring for Someone Who is Sick
- How Serious Is it?
- What is CDC doing?
The videos are not captioned and do not have audio.
2 thoughts on “Of Men and Swine: Influenza Resources”
Is there a way to add to this list of influenzia resources? Who should I contact to enlarge the list with on point resources?
M. Calhoun, M.D.
Hi there, if you’d like to list any additional resources here in the comments, we will review them and add those that seem appropriate.
Otherwise you could contact the author of this post, Will Stuivenga, by email at wstuivenga (at) secstate (dot) wa (dot) gov.
Thanks for your comment!
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