Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
What is 2009 H1N1 (swine flu)?
2009 H1N1 (sometimes called “swine flu”) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. This virus is spreading from person-to-person worldwide, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread. Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website and the US Department of Health & Human Services website for more information.
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H1N1 - General
H1N1 - Teens
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National Diabetes Education Program
The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is a collaborative effort between the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Disease Control, and more than 200 public/private organizations committed to advancing the health and well being of people with diabetes. The goal of the NDEP is to reduce the death and disability associated with diabetes and its complications by reaching the general public, people with diabetes, health care providers, and others who are and can be impacted by diabetes. They have free educational, suggestions for educating the public, and ways to impact diabetic support and care available at their website.
CaringBridge® is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization offering free, personalized websites that allow people to stay in touch with family and friends during a health crisis, treatment and recovery. The goal of the service is to ease the burden of keeping friends and family updated, while also providing a way for them to send their love, support and encouragement.
With a few keystrokes, CaringBridge authors quickly and easily create private and personalized websites that display personal journal entries and photographs. Family and friends visit the site to read updates and leave messages of support in the guestbook.
The CaringBridge experience is unique for both authors and visitors in its immediacy, intimacy and wide-reaching impact. The organization uses the Internet to make profound human connections, using Compassion Technology™ to serve a higher purpose in a powerful way.
Founded in 1997, the CaringBridge mission is to bring together a global community of care powered by the love of family and friends in an easy, accessible and private way. Over 15 million people are part of a CaringBridge experience each year, and to date, over 400 million visits have been made to a CaringBridge website.
Click here to create a free CaringBridge website.
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Founded in 1950, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) is a nonprofit organization with a national network of more than 14,000 organizations and leaders. Our members include senior centers, area agencies on aging, adult day service centers, faith-based service organizations, senior housing facilities, employment services, consumer groups, and leaders from academia, business, and labor.
Our programs help older people remain healthy and independent, find jobs, increase access to benefits programs, and discover meaningful ways to continue contributing to society.
To visit the website for more information, click here.
National Women’s Health Resource Center
The not-for-profit National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC) is the leading independent health information source for women. NWHRC develops and distributes up-to-date and objective women's health information based on the latest advances in medical research and practice.
We have collaborated with the NWHRC to provide our parish nurses with trusted empowering health information.
The NWHRC believes in all women having access to reliable health information. They stand for quality, independence, leadership, respect, diversity, and action. For more health information, please
click here.
PARISH NURSES AND PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS
The Health Ministries Network of Minnesota has been proactive about pandemic preparedness. They hosted an event offered by the Central Minnesota Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program and offered Minnesota’s first Faith Community Pandemic Preparedness Planning Seminar on August 29 in Sartell, MN. In a collaborative effort with public health and emergency management, the event was well attended by parish nurses, church leaders, chaplains, staff of faith-based organizations, and other community leaders.
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Create medication reminder lists with pictures of pills for yourself or your family.
Easily make your own printable medication chart in a letter or wallet-size. Create medication schedules for your aging parents or children with this FREE service. With pictures of pills, My Med Schedule® can help you make a drug and medication list. Great for those on diabetes medicine to create a diabetes chart. For more information, click here.
Are you looking for free health materials for older adults? The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has over 40 Age Pages that provide background information in an easy-to-read format on different health subjects like blood pressure, skin care, and diabetes. All the information presented by NIA is based on current scientific research about aging and health.
You can order single or bulk copies of Age Pages or other free NIA publications—many available in Spanish—by calling toll-free 800-222-2225 or going online. The senior-friendly website, NIHSeniorHealth.gov, sponsored by the NIA and the National Library of Medicine, also might be of interest to you and your audience. Explore The website has special features that make it simple to use, like being able to have the text read out loud or make the type larger.The NIA is part of the National Institutes of Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.