Red Book Online Influenza Resource Page
Information on seasonal/avian/pandemic influenza for health professionals |
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AAP Influenza Vaccine Algorithm
Algorithm for determining recommended influenza immunization actions for children |
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| American Lung Association (ALA) |
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Flu Clinic Locator
Find a flu clinic by entering zip codes in this online locator |
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Faces
of Influenza
This American Lung Association website is designed to put a face on influenza in the United States and show firsthand the seriousness of this potentially deadly infectious disease |
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| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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Seasonal Flu
Official CDC influenza website |
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The Pink Book: Influenza
Chapter from CDC's Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases textbook |
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| Health and Human Services (HHS) |
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Health Care Personnel Initiative to Improve Influenza Vaccination Toolkit
Toolkit provides numerous influenza resources to use and pass on to their colleagues and employees |
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Pandemic influenza
Official U.S. government website, maintained by HHS, on avian and pandemic influenza |
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| National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) |
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Talk Flu to Me
Influenza education website for the public |
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Influenza Overview for Health Professionals
Disease information and resources |
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| National Influenza Vaccine Summit (NIVS) |
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preventinfluenza.org
NIVS website offers an array of resources intended to encourage and facilitate seasonal influenza vaccination activities and programs |
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| Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) |
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A Look at Each Vaccine: Influenza Vaccine
Questions and answers about the disease and vaccines |
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Influenza: What You Should Know
Detailed information about the disease and vaccines, includes references |
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Spanish-language version |
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Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition (CIIC)
CIIC was established by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) to protect infants, children and adolescents from influenza by communicating with "one strong voice" the need to make influenza immunization a national health priority. CIIC seeks to address and improve the low influenza immunization rates among children. To contact CIIC, call (212) 886-2277 or email: CIIC@nfid.org. |
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Families
Fighting Flu
This nonprofit organization is a group of families and pediatricians
who have experienced first-hand what it is like to lose a
child to influenza or to have a child experience severe medical
complications from influenza. The organization's mission
is reducing pediatric deaths due to influenza by raising
awareness about the importance of getting all children vaccinated
against this disease. |
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National
Influenza Vaccine Summit
The NIVS is a national influenza vaccine partnership
co-sponsored by the American Medical Association and the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with more than
100 collaborating organizations. The web site offers healthcare
professionals, the public, and the media an array of resources
intended to encourage and facilitate seasonal influenza vaccination
activities and programs. |
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| This page was reviewed
on October 14, 2009 |