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Previous Pandemics
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H1N1 Basics and FAQs
Good places to start getting informed

Video: Flu Attack! / NPR

“Terminology: H1N1 v. Swine Flu” – FluPortal blog, 09/25/09.
“H1N1 v. Swine Flu: The Rematch” – FluPortal blog, 01/12/10.
Flu.gov FAQ search box
Flu.gov H1N1 Q&A
CDC general H1N1 information
Flu.gov glossary
“Q&A: Where Did the Swine-Flu Come From?” – NPR, 09/10/09.
“New Flu Map Available from NPR” – FluPortal blog, 11/20/09. Embeddable and updates automatically.
CDC’s FluView weekly flu-surveillance report
Harvard Nieman Foundation overview of flu science
“Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body” – NPR embeddable video of flu virus invading cells.
Flu.gov on H1N1 vaccine
Google flu-shot finder – Search based on any address. For H1N1 or seasonal-flu vaccines. Embeddable.

In-Depth U.S. National Information
Many of these sites are updated regularly

NPR Flu Map

CDC H1N1 site
Flu.gov – Formerly called PandemicFlu.gov.
CIDRAP: Novel H1N1 Influenza – Comprehensive overview.
FDA H1N1 page
CDC H1N1 videos on YouTube
Health and Human Services H1N1 videos on YouTube
NPR H1N1 topic page
NPR Health Blog posts tagged H1N1
PRI and WNYC’s The Takeaway pieces tagged H1N1
MedLine Plus H1N1 Flu topic page – A service of the National Library of Medicine and the NIH.
American Red Cross pandemic flu site
National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases
New England Journal of Medicine H1N1 page
American Medical Association H1N1 page
WebMD swine-flu guide
CIDRAP: Promising Practices: Pandemic Influenza Tools – To help pandemic-flu preparedness and responses.
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. – Deep links into CDC.gov, plus public information flyers in multiple languages.
“Pandemic Flu: Lessons From the Frontlines” – A report by the Trust for America’s Health, the Center for Biosecurity, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation analyzing the initial response to the early 2009 H1N1 outbreak.

Harvard Nieman Foundation overview of flu science
“Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body” – NPR embeddable video of flu virus invading cells.
Flu.gov: what is type A influenza? – See 3rd question.
“Influenza 101” – A series of explanatory blog posts written by a professor of microbiology at Columbia University.
CDC images of the H1N1 virus
PubMed articles on H1N1 – A query designed by PubMed and offered on their home page.
PLoS Currents: Influenza – From the Public Library of Science, a “moderated collection for rapid and open sharing of useful new scientific data, analyses, and ideas.” Learn more.
MedWorm – Collects updates from over 6000 authoritative medical data sources (growing each day) via RSS feeds. Try their H1N1 or Swine Flu searches, or craft your own.
“Virus hunters chase down the swine flu” – The Takeaway, 4/29/09 (partial transcript here).
NIAID 2009 H1N1 Influenza Research Program
The evolution of a virus – Secrets of the Dead, WNET Thirteen
FDA press release confirming first H1N1 case in a US pig

Vaccines

Flu.gov on H1N1 vaccine
CDC vaccine FAQ
CDC H1N1 vaccine recommendations
Flu.gov flu-shot locator – Search by state. For H1N1 or seasonal-flu vaccines.
Google flu-shot finder – Search based on any address. For H1N1 or seasonal-flu vaccines. Embeddable on your site.
CDC vaccine resources page
FDA letter explaining H1N1 vaccine manufacturing process
Health and Human Services H1N1 vaccine strategy (pdf)
CDC state/jurisdiction contact information – Vaccine-related, but good entry points for other inquiries.
CDC H1N1 vaccine supply status
CDC H1N1 vaccine safety page
Flu.gov H1N1 vaccine safety page
FDA list of ingredients in H1N1 vaccines

Schools, Workplaces, and Homes

H1N1 Flu Self-Evaluation / Flu.gov

Harvard Nieman Foundation guide to pandemic preparedness
Department of Education H1N1 page
ED.gov Blog posts tagged “flu information”
CDC School Dismissal Monitoring System
CDC’s H1N1 Flu Resources for Businesses and Employers
Flu.gov’s H1N1 Business Planning and Workplace Questions
OSHA guidance on pandemic preparedness for workplaces
GetPandemicReady
Flu.gov H1N1 self-evalutation – A quiz to help you figure out if you have the flu.
FDA fraudulent H1N1 products list

H1N1 PSA videos for your website

Public Service Announcements

Congressional PSAs by state – Audio and video.
CDC PSAs – audio
CDC PSAs – video
Flu.gov PSA-contest videos – On Health and Human Services YouTube channel. Contest explained here.
“H1N1 PSA Videos for Your Website” – FluPortal blog, 10/30/09.

Previous Pandemics

Secrets of the Dead: “Killer Flu”

“Killer Flu” – Secrets of the Dead, Thirteen, 05/04/09. On the 1918 flu.
“Laurie Garrett on lessons from the 1918 flu” – A TED Talk, 02/07. Insights from past flu pandemics.
“Larry Brilliant wants to stop pandemics” – A TED Talk, 02/06. Uses example of smallpox to call for global system to contain pandemics.

Tips for Covering H1N1

Harvard Nieman Foundation’s Guide to Covering Pandemic Flu – Covers all dimensions from the science to local reporting.
Enrich Your Reporting with Social-Media Leads and Content – A FluPortal guide.
“Use Audience Insight to Power Your H1N1 Coverage” – FluPortal blog, 11/24/09.
Reporter tip sheet by the Association of Health Care Journalists – Login required for some sections.
“Disaster and Crisis Coverage” – A comprehensive guide from the International Center for Journalists. Not specific to H1N1.

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