How can you best prepare your family for a potential flu pandemic? Having the most reliable information available is critically important.

Save the Children health experts urge families to consult the websites described below. In addition, our experts will be updating information on this website, as needed. 

Latest Updates

For the latest updates and important links to critical information on the swine flu virus, our experts say the single best source for the U.S. public on the web is the U.S. government's site: www.pandemicflu.gov. This site, which is available in several languages, offers the latest news on the potential flu pandemic as well as additional links to the websites of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization.

Practical Steps for Families

For six practical steps that your family can take now to help prevent the spread of germs, go to: www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/habits.htm?s_cid=swineFlu_outbreak_003

In-depth Analysis

For an in-depth analysis of the swine flu virus, consider these two websites:

• The World Health Organization Swine Flu Site: www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html
  
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control Human Swine Influenza Investigation: www.cdc.gov/swineflu/investigation.htm

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Last Updated April 2009