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		H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) Information Download the latest information on H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) from local, state and national resources. Local Resources New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) Please visit this link http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/cd/cd-swineflu.shtml to access the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene clearinghouse of information concerning the H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu). This site includes: Fact Sheets and Useful Links  Swine Influenza: What New Yorkers Need To Know (Available in English, Spanish, Russian, Creole, Italian and Korean) Access all of the DOHMH Press Releases on Swine Flu Links provided to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization Information for Health Care Professionals Download guidance for patients that are suspected, probable or confirmed cases of swine influenza and their contacts on measure to reduce transmission in the home Access all of the DOHMH Health Alert: Swine Influenza Updates Access CDC Guidance Documents Download an electronic copy of the STOP Triage Posters for hospital waiting rooms (Available in English, Spanish and Chinese) Download an electronic copy of the Poster of sequence of donning and removing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Available in English and Spanish) Information for the Public Home Isolation: Instructions for Suspected, Probable and Confirmed Swine Influenza Cases CDC: Swine Flu and You CDC: Swine Flu in Pigs and People Brochure CDC Interim Guidance for Swine Influenza: Taking Care of a Sick Person in Your Home Travel Notices CDC Outbreak Notice: Swine Influenza in the United States CDC Travel Health Precaution: Swine Influenza and Severe Cases of respiratory Illness in Mexico. Health Education Materials  Good Health Habits Can Help Stop Germs Cover Your Cough (Available in 14 languages) Wash Your Hands Posters for Adults (English) Wash Your Hands Posters for Adults (Spanish) Wash Your Hands Posters for Adults (Chinese) Wash Away Germs Poster Documents of Interest to Adult Care Facilities: Swine Flu-PCC-ACF Fact Sheet (answering questions during 4/29/09 audio conference facilitated by the NYCDOHMH). Swine Flu Facts (contains further information on the swine flu). The City Health Information Update on influenza prevention and control.   Ready New York: Pandemic Flu Guide http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/ready/flu_guide.shtml - download a copy authored by the New York City Office of Emergency Management and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. It is available in the following languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Urdu, Russian, Chinese, Bengali, French, Italian, Korean, Greek, Creole, and Polish. State Resources New York State Department of Health’s Swine Flu (H1N1) Resources Page http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/communicable/ influenza/seasonal/swine_flu/ New York State Influenza Update http://www.ny.gov/h1n1/index.html National Resources This Swine Flu widget provides a graphic with links to Swine Flu Info from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in addition to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) To obtain the widget and HTML source code link for this graphic, please visit http://www.hhs.gov/web/library/index.html#HHSWidgets Flu.gov - One-stop access to U.S. Government H1N1, Avian and Pandemic Flu Information. http://flu.gov/ - description and site.   Preparedness Resources | Training | Emergency Notification Services Mapping Resources | EP Forum | About Us | Documents & Viewers EP Central Home Page | Brookdale Center Home Page Contact Us