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2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine - Inactivated - "the flu shot"

This is a fact sheet about the "flu shot" or inactivated vaccine for H1N1 influenza.  It provides information H1N1 and its variation from the seasonal flu and about who should receive the vaccination.

Subtopics: Outbreaks, Emergency Decision Making
Language(s): Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, French, Russian, Armenian, Haitian Creole, Amharic, Bengali, Turkish, Urdu, Oromo
Date added: 11/03/2009

Concerned about H1N1 (swine) flu vaccination for yourself or your child? What you should know

This brochure, provided by Seattle and King County, contains information about the H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine.  It explains that the vaccine is developed in the same way as the seasonal flu and that the preservative (thimerosal) used in the vaccine is safe. 

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Ukrainian, Amharic
Date added: 11/02/2009

H1N1 Novel Influenza Information: Know What to do About the Flu! (Audio - Getting Vaccinated Against both Seasonal and H1N1 Flus)

This website provides video resources about H1N1 influenza.  This audio clip explains the importance of getting vaccinated against both seasonal and H1N1 influenzas. 

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Message Content, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Arabic, Russian, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo
Date added: 10/19/2009

H1N1 Novel Influenza Information: Know What to do About the Flu! (Audio - Importance of Hand Washing)

This website provides video resources about H1N1 influenza.  This audio clip explains the importance of hand washing to prevent the spread of flu. 

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Message Content, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Arabic, Russian, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo
Date added: 10/19/2009

H1N1 Novel Influenza Information: Know What to do About the Flu! (Audio - Prioirty Vaccination Groups)

This website provides video resources about H1N1 influenza.  This audio clip describes priority vaccination groups. 

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Message Content, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Arabic, Russian, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo
Date added: 10/19/2009

H1N1 Novel Influenza Information: Know What to do About the Flu! (Audio - Staying Home While Sick)

This website provides video resources about H1N1 influenza.  This audio clip explains the importance of staying at home when sick. 

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Message Content, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Arabic, Russian, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo
Date added: 10/19/2009

H1N1 Novel Influenza Information: Know What to do About the Flu! (PSA Script - Getting Vaccinated against both H1N1 and Seasonal Flus)

This website provides video resources about H1N1 influenza.  This document explains the importance of getting vaccinated against both seasonal and H1N1 influenzas. 

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Message Content, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Arabic, Russian, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo
Date added: 10/19/2009

H1N1 Novel Influenza Information: Know What to do About the Flu! (PSA Script - Importance of Hand-Washing)

This website provides video resources about H1N1 influenza.  This document explains the importance of hand washing to prevent the spread of flu. 

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Message Content, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Russian, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo
Date added: 10/19/2009

H1N1 Novel Influenza Information: Know What to do About the Flu! (PSA Script - Priority Vaccination Groups)

This website provides video resources about H1N1 influenza.  This document describes priority vaccination groups. 

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Message Content, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Arabic, Russian, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo
Date added: 10/19/2009

H1N1 Novel Influenza Information: Know What to do About the Flu! (PSA Script - Staying Home While Sick)

These documents include basic H1N1 prevention information and other tips on keeping yourself and your family safe this flu season.  This document highlights the importance of staying home when sick to prevent the spread of flu.

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Message Content, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Arabic, Russian, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo
Date added: 10/19/2009

H1N1 Novel Influenza Information: Know What to do About the Flu! (Video - Getting Vaccinated for Seasonal & H1N1 Flus)

This website provides video resources about H1N1 influenza.  This video describes the importance of getting vaccinated against both seasonal and H1N1 influenzas. 

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Message Content, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Arabic, Russian, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo
Date added: 10/19/2009

H1N1 Novel Influenza Information: Know What to do About the Flu! (Video - Hand Washing)

This website provides video resources about H1N1 influenza.  This video explains the importance of hand washing in preventing the spread of flu. 

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Message Content, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Arabic, Russian, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo
Date added: 10/19/2009

H1N1 Novel Influenza Information: Know What to do About the Flu! (Video - Priority Vaccination Groups)

This website provides video resources about H1N1 influenza.  This video describes priority vaccination groups. 

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Message Content, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Arabic, Russian, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo
Date added: 10/19/2009

H1N1 Novel Influenza Information: Know What to do About the Flu! (Video -Staying Home While Sick)

This website provides video resources about H1N1 influenza. This video explains the importance of staying at home when sick.

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Message Content, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Arabic, Russian, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo
Date added: 10/19/2009

Home Isolation: Instructions for Patients

This resource provides information for people with suspected, probable, or confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza.  It encourages at-home care and provides information to help prevent spread of H1N1 to close contacts.

Subtopics: Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Spanish, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, French, Russian, Haitian Creole, Amharic, Swahili
Date added: 10/20/2009

Home with Flu

This comic illustrates the importance of keeping children and teens at home when sick with the flu. It explains that staying home will reduce the risk of illness for others. It also serves as a reminder to plan ahead in case of illness.

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Ukrainian, Amharic
Date added: 11/02/2009

Live, Intranasal Influenza Vaccine (H1N1)- What you need to know

This resource is a fact sheet providing information about the live, intranasal influenza vaccine for H1N1.  It explains who should be vaccinated and who should receive the live vaccine as opposed to the traditional "flu shot" or inactivated vaccine. 

Subtopics: Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Chinese, Arabic, French, Armenian, Amharic
Date added: 11/03/2009

No Ordinary Flu

This resource is a comic intended to communicate pandemic flu preparedness messages to low-literacy, limited- and non-English proficient groups.

Subtopics: Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Ukrainian, Amharic
Date added: 01/08/2010

No Ordinary Flu

Subtopics: Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Ukrainian, Amharic
Date added: 01/08/2010

Pandemic Flu Checklist For Individuals And Families

This checklist will help you gather the information and resources you may need in case of a flu pandemic in several languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Amharic
Date added: 03/19/2008

Pandemic Flu Planning Checklist for Individuals & Families

This resource provides a list of things to do in preparation for a pandemic. The resource is available in multiple languages.  

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Amharic, Oromo
Date added: 07/18/2008

Pandemic Influenza Comic Book

Subtopics: Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Russian, Ukrainian, Farsi, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo
Date added: 01/24/2012

Philadelphia Health Bulletin

The Health Bulletin is a newsletter with easy-to-read stories about current health issues, including preparedness, in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Laotian, Spanish, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian, Haitian Creole, Albanian, Amharic, Polish, Wolof, Indonesian
Date added: 10/13/2010

Prevent Poisoning from Carbon Monoxide

 

These printable flyers explain ways to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning in circumstances when electricity is not available. It states that generators should only be used outdoors and away from windows and vents. Generators should never be used indoors, in garages, or carports. People should never cook on charcoal or gas grills indoors.
Subtopics: Message Content
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Russian, Ukrainian, Farsi, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo, Swahili, Romanian
Date added: 04/02/2010

Refugee Health Information Network

Refugee Health Information Network is a national collaborative partnership managed by refugee health professionals, whose objective is to provide quality multilingual, health information resources for those providing care to resettled refugees and asylees. Materials related to refugee health are available in multiple languages and most are available free of charge.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese Simplified, Hindi, Marshallese, Brazilian, Russian, Ukrainian, Farsi, Armenian, Thai, Croatian, Serbian, Kurdish, Haitian Creole, Albanian, Amharic, Bengali, German, Italian, Turkish, Urdu, Polish, Kirundi, Burmese, Oromo, Swahili, Samoan, Wolof, Afrikaans, Macedonian , Romanian , Georgian
Date added: 11/18/2009

The Stanford Health Library - Multilingual Health Information

The Stanford Health Library provides translated health and wellness information in a wide range of languages. The translated materials are categorized by health related topic, including emergency preparedness.

Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Hindi, Russian, Farsi, Armenian, Thai, Croatian, Serbian, Kurdish, Haitian Creole, Albanian, Amharic, Bengali, Dutch, Ethiopian, German, Italian, Persian, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, Turkish, Urdu, Polish
Date added: 03/19/2008