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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. Embeddable.

In-Depth U.S. National Information

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.

State and Local Information

• See our page of resources for reporting on states and local communities

International Information

BBC H1N1 coverage
• World Health Organization H1N1 site
• BBC News H1N1 page
• BBC’s Fergus on Flu blog – Aims to chart progress of H1N1 around the world.
• HealthMap blog – Includes weekly roundups of global H1N1 news.
• Public Health Agency of Canada’s H1N1 page
• Public Health Agency of Canada: FluWatch – Weekly reports from national surveillance system.
• CBC keyword search for H1N1
• U.K. National Health Service’s H1N1 page
• Australian Department of Health and Ageing’s H1N1 page

Briefings and Updates

The latest Flu.gov Twitter updates
• CDC’s FluView weekly flu-surveillance report
• CDC H1N1 press updates – Transcripts and .mp3 files; media-relations contact info.
• Health and Human Services H1N1 video briefings
• WHO H1N1 press briefings
• WHO H1N1 situation updates
• WHO H1N1 briefing notes
• DHS H1N1 flu briefings
• Flu.gov Twitter feed
• Flu.gov H1N1 Facebook page
• CDC Flu Twitter feed
• Flu.gov webcasts about government response to H1N1 – Embeddable videos.
• FEMA Situation Updates – These have included H1N1 in the past.
• Department of Homeland Security – Has occasional H1N1 releases and alerts.
• FDA newsroom – Has occasional H1N1 releases and news.
• “New Flu Map Available from NPR” – FluPortal blog, 11/20/09. Updates itself with CDC data. Embeddable.

The Numbers: H1N1 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths

Google Flu Trends
• CDC flu activity and surveillance reports
• CDC H1n1 situation update (key indicators)
• CDC estimates of H1N1 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths
• CDC on monitoring infections
• CDC on reporting numbers
• WHO announces changes to global monitoring
• “New Flu Map Available from NPR” – FluPortal blog, 11/20/09. Updates itself with CDC data. Embeddable.
• Flu.gov map of weekly H1N1 infection level by region – Clickable map. Includes regular seasonal flu data.
• Google Flu Trends
• Rhiza Labs FluTracker

The Science

The evolution of a virus / WNET
• 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

Public Service Announcements

• Congressional PSAs by state – Audio and video.
• CDC PSAs – audio
• CDC PSAs – video
• CDC PSAs – print – And more here in multiple languages.
• 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.