Pandemic Flu Resources

Helpful links and resources

Larimerflu.org

You are there! This site will provide you with updated local information, facts concerning the pandemic flu, information on what Larimer County is doing to prepare for pandemic flu and other health emergencies, as well as links to other resourceful websites.

Larimer Fights the Flu

What you need to know about H1N1 (Swine) Flu. Fort Collins Coloradoan insert from Sunday, Oct. 24, 2009.

www.flu.gov

For reliable and updated general information on seasonal and H1N1 flu, flu vaccinations, signs and symptoms, etc., from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/whatsnew.htm

The chronological additions to the above website, so you can always find the latest information

http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/epr/h1n1.html

What's happening in Colorado? Link to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment for links to state-specific information, guidelines and general information on seasonal and H1N1 flu.

The Colorado Home Healthcare Guide can be downloaded from this site in either English or Spanish. It contains valuable resources and tips on caring for sick people at home (including kids).

www.colorado.gov/nofluforyou

General information on H1N1 and seasonal flu from the Colorado Department of Health and Environment.

COHELP toll-free at 1-877-462-2911; telephone information in English and Spanish

http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidance/

Specific guidance and toolkits for managing H1N1 flu for groups including clinicians, pregnant women, schools, faith communities, shelters, pregnant women, infants and young children, people with asthma, early childhood care providers, health care settings, colleges and universities, businesses among others. Contains information and guidance on using masks to prevent the spread of flu droplets.

http://www.aap.org/

The American Academy of Pediatrics has lots of information for parents and parental concerns

http://www.preventinfluenza.org/ 

This site is sponsored by the National Influenza Vaccine Summit and has reliable information on flu vaccinations

http://www.familiesfightingflu.org/ 

Materials about the flu for parents

Readycolorado.com

This site is full of valuable checklists and information that will allow you and your family to be prepared for any type of emergency.

English and Spanish
phone: 1.800.639.READY (7323)

Larimer.org/health/chs/flu.htm

This site focuses on the solely on the seasonal flu, the flu that circulates every year in late fall and winter. It will provide you with information about seasonal flu and up-to-date information on when and where you can go to get your influenza vaccination in Larimer County.
970-498-6706

Cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/avian/index.html

This site will provide you with a pandemic flu fact sheet that answers frequently asked questions.

Colorado Department of Health and Environment
language: English and Spanish
phone: 1.800.866.7689
303.691.7700 TTD

Ready.gov

This site will show you how easy it is to be prepared and informed. It also includes contact information for other Colorado agencies for more information.

Ready America
language: English and Spanish
phone: 1.202.282.8000
1.866.644.8361 TTY

Ready.gov/kids

This site will take kids on a fun exploration to forming a plan, knowing the facts and creating a preparedness kit. This provides a great way for a family to work on preparedness activities together.

Fema.gov/kids/index.htm

This interactive and fun website for kids will teach the importance of being prepared for any type of emergency through games and quizzes.

Redcross.org

Make a plan, Get a kit, Be informed

This site will help you prepare your home, school, business and community for a disease outbreak or other emergency situations.

English and Spanish
Centennial Chapter - Fort Collins, CO 80525
970-226-5728
Northerncolorado.redcross.org

Want More In-depth Information?

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

WHO - World Health Organization

Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy - CIDRAP

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/

Helping people help themselves - The Flu Wiki

  • The Flu Wiki (A "wiki" is a collaborative website to which anyone can add information, although the editors can remove information that may be inappropriate.) A Wiki allows the rapid creation of web information using the knowledge and talent of hundreds or thousands of people all around the world. Although most of the information on this very extensive web site is valuable, not all of the information has been confirmed by studies. Use what you find to be helpful and convincing.

General Emergency Preparedness

Books about Influenza Pandemics

  • John Barry, The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History, 2004 (Read the book that George W. Bush read this summer!)
  • Alfred W. Crosby, America's Forgotten Pandemic, The Influenza of 1918. (Older, but much shorter than Barry's book above)
  • National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine The Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Are We Ready? Workshop Summary (2005) Read it free online