H1N1 Provider Resources
Important Information for Health Care Providers in New York State
- DOH Issues Modification of New Requirement to Offer Influenza Vaccines to Parents and Caregivers of Newborns in Neonatal Intensive Care Units - November 25, 2009
- Dear Administrator Letter on the Suspension of the Mandatory Flu Vaccine Regulation - October 23, 2009
- Dear Administrator Letter about H1N1 Guidance
- Dear Pediatric Provider Letter Providing Details on Pre-registering a Practice to Administer the H1N1 Vaccine - September 14, 2009
- Dear Adult Provider Letter Providing Details on Pre-registering a Practice to Administer the H1N1 Vaccine - September 14, 2009
- Letter to Hospital Administrators Containing Information about Preparing for an Influenza Outbreak - October 26, 2004
- NYS DOH H1N1 Virus EMTALA Guidance Dear COO Letter - May 29, 2009
- NYS DOH Health Advisory Update #4: Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus (S-OIV) Infection - May 7, 2009
NYS Websites
- NYS DOH Swine Flu Resources
- NYC DOHMH Health Alerts and Press Releases
- NYC DOHMH Bureau of Communicable Diseases Swine Flu Resources
Clinical Resources
New York State
- Evaluation, Testing, & Treatment Flowchart for Novel Influenza A (H1N1)
DOH - Home Isolation: Instructions for Suspected, Probable and Confirmed Swine Influenza Cases
- Diagnostic Testing Using Nasopharyngeal Swabs
Global
- 2009-2010 Influenza Season Triage Algorithm for Adults With Influenza-Like Illness
CDC - Could I have H1N1 flu (swine flu)? Self-Assessment Tool
Microsoft's H1N1 Swine Flu Response Center - Pandemic Influenza Information for Health Professionals
CDC - Pandemic Influenza: A Guide to Recent Institute of Medicine Studies and Workshops
Institute of Medicine - H1N1 Clinicians Questions and Answers
CDC - FDA and Personal Protection Equipment for the 2009 H1N1 Flu Virus Questions and Answers
FDA - Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Workers in the Workplace Against Novel H1N1 Influenza A
Institute of Medicine - N-95 Facemask Suppliers
CDC
Emergency
- H1N1 (Swine Flu) Resources and Updates
American College of Emergency Physicians
Maternal & Pediatric
- H1N1 Resources for Maternal and Child Health Professionals
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs - H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) Information
American Academy of Pediatrics - Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus (Swine Flu) Information for Health Care Professionals
American Academy of Pediatricians
Obstetric & Gynecological
- 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus and Seasonal Influenza Virus
American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
Pharmacy
- H1N1 Flu Resource Center
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists - Relenza (zanamivir) fact sheet
CDC - Tamiflu (oseltamivir) fact sheet
CDC
Infectious Disease
Psychology
- Managing Your Anxiety about H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
American Psychological Association - Preparing for a Swine Flu (H1N1) Pandemic: Coping and Emotional Well-Being
American Red Cross
Respiratory
- Guidelines for Acquisition of Ventilators to Meet Demands for Pandemic Flu and Mass Casualty Incidents
American Association for Respiratory Care - N-95 Facemask Suppliers
CDC
Caregivers
- How to look after someone at home with H1N1 flu virus
Public Health Agency of Canada - Caring for the Ill at Home: H1N1 Novel Influenza (formerly known as swine flu)
Minnesota Department of Health - Home Care Guide: Providing Care at Home During Pandemic Flu
Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System - H1N1 Flu Resource Kit for Caretakers and Parents
flu.gov - H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Resources for Parents and Caregivers
CDC
Special/Vulnerable Populations
- H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Information for Specific Groups
CDC - H1N1 Special Populations
American Nurses Association - Webinar: H1N1 and HIV
US Government AIDS and HIV Information - Swine Flu: What Cancer Patients Need to Know
American Cancer Society - Diabetes H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) Q&A
CDC - 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine and Pregnant Women
CDC - Considerations for Pregnant Women who are More likely to be Exposed to Novel H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) at work: Information for Women in Education, Child Care, and Health Care
CDC
Children
- Talking to Children About the Flu (Novel H1N1): A Parent Resource
NASN, PTA, and NASP - Talking to Children About the Flu (Novel H1N1): A Parent Resource (English, Spanish)
- Put Your Hands Together
NCPDCID, NCZVED - Why Don't We Do it in Our Sleeves?
Coughsafe.com - Henry the Hand Champion Hand Washer
Henry the Hand Foundation
Students
- My roommate has the flu. What do I do now?
MIT Medical - H1N1 Flu Information
US Department of Education
Foreign Language Materials
- Resources on H1N1, including multimedia presentations and translated materials
Arabic, Asian langauages, Bengali, Chinese, Indigenous languages in Mexico, and Korean
Office of Minority Health - Swine Influenza and You
English and Spanish
National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities - Key Facts about Swine Influenza
English and Spanish
National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities - Swine Influenza: General Information
English and Spanish
National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities - Swine flu advisory
English and Arabic
Arab Community Center for Economic Social Services (ACCESS) - Germ Stopper Flyer
English, Chinese, French, Hmong, Khmer/Cambodian, Laotian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese
National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities - A list of translated materials on H1N1
Bosnian, Chinese, Haitian-Creole, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese
ASTHO - Translated materials and podcasts on H1N1 in various languages
Arabic, Chinese, English, Haitian-Creole, Khmer/Cambodian, Korean, Portuguese
Massachusetts Department of Public Health - Materials on H1N1 and pandemic influenza in various languages
Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Cambodian, Chinese, Creole, Farsi, French, Hindi, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish, Laotian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Translated information on H1N1 in printed, audio, and video formats
English, Hmong, Spanish, and Somali
ECHO Minnesota - Materials on H1N1 for Latino communities
English and Spanish
National Council of La Raza
