H1N1 Flu / Influenza

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Flu Prevention Tips from Elmo

• Centers for Disease Control
  • CDC: Flyer: Clean Hands Save Lives! - When Should You Wash Your Hands? (pdf)
  • CDC Podcasts
    • Protection from H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
    • CDC H1N1 (Swine Flu) Response Actions and Goals
    • General Instructions for Disposable Respirators
    • Symptoms of H1N1 (Swine Flu)
    • H1N1 (Swine Flu)
    • Put Your Hands Together
    • All You Have to Do is Wash Your Hands
       
    • Flyer: Flu can harm you and your baby. Vaccination can Protect You Both!
      Flu can harm you and your baby. Vaccination can Protect You Both!
       
    • Podcast: Take 3 Actions to Fight Flu
      This podcast explains how vaccination, everyday preventive actions, and the correct use of antiviral drugs can help you fight both seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1 flu.

• The Flu, a Guide for Parents. Brochure in color - PDF
   
• No More Excuses, You Need a Flu Vaccine - PDF
   
• Take 3" Actions To Fight The Flu, poster in color, PDF.
   
• Take 3" Actions To Fight The Flu, brochure in color, PDF.
   
• Pandemic Flu: A Planning Guide for Educators identifies issues to consider when planning for seasonal flu, a mild or moderate pandemic flu, or a severe pandemic. It tells what a "flu pandemic" is, how influenza spreads, and what can be done to limit the spread of the flu. (487 KB pdf file)
   
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asks that you remind children to:
    • Cover their nose and mouth with a tissue when they cough or sneeze—have them throw the tissue away after they use it.
    • Wash their hands often with soap and water, especially after they cough or sneeze. If water is not near, use an alcohol-based hand cleaner.
    • Remind them to not to touch their eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs often spread this way.
       
• WHO Landmark Global Agreement on Flu Virus Sharing Improves Global Preparedness for Influenza Pandemics
  After a week of negotiations continued through Friday night and into Saturday morning, an open-ended working-group meeting of Member States successfully agreed upon a framework to ensure that in a pandemic, influenza virus samples will be shared with partners who need the information to take steps to protect public health.
   
• U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)Funds Advanced Development of New Influenza Antiviral
  A contract has been awarded to develop a long-acting single-dose antiviral drug for use in the United States, the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) announced today.
   
• New Consumer-Focused Immunization Website, www.vaccines.gov
  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled an innovative new website to help parents and other consumers learn about the most effective way to protect themselves and their children from infectious diseases and learn about immunization.
   
• The World Health Organization (WHO) Recommends Vaccine Composition for the 2011-2012 Northern Hemisphere Influenza Season
  The World Health Organization (WHO) Recommends Vaccine Composition for the 2011-2012 Northern Hemisphere Influenza Season
   
• Pandemic Influenza Evaluation and Capacity Review Tools
  Flu surveillance, laboratory testing and inventory tools for use by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) international partners and collaborating countries.
   
• HHS and Walgreens Announce New Effort Aimed at Addressing Health Disparities in Flu Vaccination
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that Walgreens has agreed to donate $10 million in vouchers for free flu shots to 350,000 eligible uninsured and underserved people in 15 markets across the country.
   
• NIH Experts Describe Influenza Vaccines of the Future
  Efforts to grow the vaccine virus in cells rather than eggs are currently under way and there is consideration of the addition to influenza vaccine of immune-stimulating adjuvants to be used in certain groups of individuals.
   
• NIH Scientists Explore 1510 Influenza Pandemic and Lessons Learned
  A new commentary by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, explores the 1510 pandemic and what we have learned since then about preventing, controlling and treating influenza.
   
• New Study Re-examines Bacterial Vaccine Studies Conducted During 1918 Influenza Pandemic
  Secondary infections with bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia, were a major cause of death during the 1918 flu pandemic and may be important in modern pandemics as well.
   
• Seasonal Flu Information for Businesses and Employees
  Toolkit and other materials for businesses, employers, and their employees to learn ways to prevent the flu.
   
• How to Clean and Disinfect Schools to Help Slow the Spread of Flu
  Cleaning and disinfecting are part of a broad approach to preventing infectious diseases in schools. To help slow the spread of influenza (flu), the first line of defense is getting vaccinated. Other measures include covering coughs and sneezes, washing hands, and keeping sick people away from others. Below are tips on how to slow the spread of flu specifically through cleaning and disinfecting.
   

Other Links

• State of Minnesota Pandemic Planning
• Department of Health & Human Services Pandemic Influenza Plan
• Department of Education Pandemic Planning