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.

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