Swine flu resources

Excerpted from information compiled by the Association of Health Care Journalists

CDC Resources

• • Online newsroom
  • Human H1N1 investigation
  • Information about H1N1
  • Traveler's Health information
  • , April 24, Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Infections, California and Texas

• State health departments

PandemicFlu.gov

One-stop access to U.S. Government H1N1 and pandemic flu information. A number of recent webcasts are on the site:

• Mental Health Services and Their Role in Pandemic Planning, Response and Recovery
• Medical Countermeasures and Pandemic Preparedness Status
• Antiviral Drug Use and Employer Stockpiling
• Secretary Leavitt's Discussion on Pandemic Planning and Preparedness
• Individual Preparedness

World Health Organization

• Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response page about H1N1
• April 25 statement by WHO Director-General, Dr. Margaret Chan
• Outbreak Communication Guidelines (PDF)

Other

• Food and Drug Administration's H1N1 information
• University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute
• American Public Health Association
• Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy: This University of Minnesota-based organization has lots of information and links about swine flu and pandemics.
• Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases
• ProMED-mail, the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases, a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases.
• HealthMap: Global disease alert map. How it works.
• H1N1 cases
• Trust for America's Health offers brochures about pandemic flu for several audiences:
  
• Individuals and Families
• Health Care Professionals
• Faith-Based and Community Organizations
• Businesses