National Emergency Declaration on H1N1

President Obama signed a National Emergency Declaration on H1N1 Flu.

Elmo has a PSA

Transparency Tuesday & a NTIS School Flu Toolkit

Our transparent government site for this Tuesday is GovTrack.us. From the homepage "We help you keep tabs on the U.S. Congress. This is the independent, nonpartisan website that started the "civic hacking" movement in the United States." GovTrack.us pulls information from Thomas & other sources for you to track via feeds or email. This site also makes it easy to research the members of Congress. I think this feature will help us fill in a gap made by budget cuts.

Don't be complacent about the flu. Wash your hands & cough/sneeze in the crook of your arm or in a tissue. The NTIS has a free School Flu Toolkit for grades K-12.

Updated Guidance for Businesses and Employers for the Fall Flu Season

The Flu.gov site has updated the flu information for businesses. Consider signing up for updates to the site.

Updated Guidance for Businesses and Employers for the Fall Flu Season

Cars & Flu

No, they don't go together unless you are riding in a car to get your flu shot.

Cars - I've heard a lot of commercials about clunkers for cash so I thought I'd share the actual site so you won't have to rely on your local car commercials for your information.

• Cars.gov is the official government site for the car allowance rebate system.

H1N1 flu - I've heard some debate as to who will be allowed to receive the new flu vaccine first.

• CDC Advisors Make Recommendations for Use of Vaccine Against Novel H1N1

Flu.gov

The flu season will be here before we know it. Plus, there will probably be more cases of H1N1 flu than last year. Are you ready? Flu.gov is a great resource for flu information. Addicted to Twitter? Follow Flu.gov, http://twitter.com/flugov.

Are you ready for the swine flu?

As yet, no cases of the swine flu have been announced in Alabama. But, I thought it would be a good idea to share some resources so you can be prepared.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Swine Flu

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has links to more information on their home page

World Health Organization (WHO) Swine influenza

(WHO) Swine influenza FAQs