Since the H1N1 virus is much in the news these days, the New Jersey State Library is sharing some recent links to updated information. Many thanks to our colleagues Michelle M. Volesko Brewer of the NJ Hospital Association and MaryK Joyce of the Health Sciences Library Association of NJ for forwarding a wealth of information on this topic. Additionally, Karen Hyman of the South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative forwarded an email from Ebsco regarding resources they are making freely available during the upcoming flu season.

Resources for the public and New Jersey specific resources:

Healthy NJ "H1N1/Swine Flu" - http://www.healthynj.org/dis-con/h1n1/main.htm

"Governor announces State Preparations for H1N1", Office of the Governor, Sept. 3, 2009-http://www.nj.gov/governor/news/features/2009/approved/20090908a.html

Health Sciences Library Association of NJ and Flu- http://www.hslanj.org

New Jersey Hospital Association 2009 H1N1 Flu page - http://www.njha.com/h1n1flu/index.aspx

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services H1N1 Influenza Resource Center - http://www.nj.gov/health/flu/h1n1/shtml

National resources:

The best "one stop shop" for flu information is www.flu.gov. The site is available in English, Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese; includes information both for individuals and families as well as professionals (businesses, schools, local and state governments, hospitals); gives you state level data and additional informational links for each state; and has a regularly updated FAQ section.

Library specific resources:

The only site available at the moment is at http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php/Pandemic_Planning, which is compiled by the ALA Librarian, Karen Muller. There is a section on "topics to include in an individual library policy".

Ebsco resource:

Per Marcie Brown, Technical Communications Manager for Ebsco Publishing:

"As public concern about Pandemic H1N1 and the upcoming flu season continues to grow, the medical and nursing editors from EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) respond by offering the latest evidence-based flu-related information available for free This free flu information resource is located at http://www.ebscohost.com/pressReleases.php?marketID=1 and will provide continually updated, evidence-based clinical information from DynaMedT and Nursing Reference CenterT, EBSCO's clinical and nursing point-of-care databases, along with patient education information in 17 languages from Patient Education Reference CenterT. Please visit this site often and feel free to share, post, and email this link to your colleagues, patrons, family and friends."

And, this new resource just announced:

N.J. Dept. of Health and Senior Services Widgets for H1N1 Resource Center: Widgets: http://nj.gov/health/widgets/share.shtml

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