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Influenza (Seasonal Flu) - Other Places To Get Help

Online Resource

Flu.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Web Address:	www.flu.gov

Flu.gov is a website sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that provides information about the flu, including seasonal flu, H1N1 (swine) flu, and avian (bird) flu. It offers answers to frequently asked questions, and it has special sections for seniors, caregivers, travelers, pregnant women, and health professionals. This website also offers guidance on vaccinations.

Organizations

American Lung Association
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20004
Phone:	1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872) 1-800-548-8252 (to speak with a lung professional) (212) 315-8700
Email:	info@lungusa.org
Web Address:	www.lungusa.org

The American Lung Association provides programs of education, community service, and advocacy. Some of the topics available include asthma, tobacco control, emphysema, infectious disease, asbestos, carbon monoxide, radon, and ozone.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone:	1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
TDD:	1-888-232-6348
Email:	cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Web Address:	www.cdc.gov

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC works with state and local health officials and the public to achieve better health for all people. The CDC creates the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health-by promoting health, preventing disease, injury, and disability, and being prepared for new health threats.

KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and Teens
10140 Centurion Parkway North
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Phone:	(904) 697-4100
Fax:	(904) 697-4125
Web Address:	www.kidshealth.org

This Web site is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. It has a wide range of information about children's health, from allergies and diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This Web site offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can sign up to get weekly e-mails about your area of interest.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health
NIAID Office of Communications and Public Liaison
6610 Rockledge Drive, MSC 6612
Bethesda, MD 20892-6612
Phone:	1-866-284-4107 toll-free (301) 496-5717
Fax:	(301) 402-3573
TDD:	1-800-877-8339
Web Address:	www3.niaid.nih.gov

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases conducts research and provides consumer information on infectious and immune-system-related diseases.

National Institute on Aging
Building 31, Room 5C27
31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone:	(301) 496-1752 1-800-222-2225, Information Center
Fax:	(301) 496-1072
TDD:	1-800-222-4225 (TTY)
Web Address:	www.nih.gov/nia

The National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the centers of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. The NIA funds research and provides information about health and research advances to the public and interested groups.

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Last Updated: August 04, 2010

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