1. H1N1 Flu Resources For editors and reporters

2. History What is H1N1 flu? Why is it called H1N1? Why was it called “swine flu?” What caused it?

3. New questions How long will people still get infected? How long does the seasonal flu and H1N1 season last? How many people have died? How many people have survived after getting H1N1? Will H1N1 happen again in November? Are there new strains? http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/update.htm

4. Graphics http://gamapserver.who.int/h1n1/qualitative_indicators/ atlas.html?indicator=i0&date=Week%2013%20(29- Mar-2010%20:%2004-Apr-2010http://gamapserver.who.int/h1n1/qualitative_indicators/ atlas.html?indicator=i0&date=Week%2013%20(29- Mar-2010%20:%2004-Apr-2010 http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/fluactivity.htm http://flutracker.rhizalabs.com/ http://healthmap.org/en http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- srv/hp/ssi/wpc/flupoll2.htmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- srv/hp/ssi/wpc/flupoll2.html

5. Sources Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) World Health Organization (WHO) Flu.gov MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health) National Institutes of Health (NIH) U.S. Dep’t of Health & Human Services Nat’l Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Mayo Clinic

6. Social Media http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_ mobile/swine-flu-as-social-media- epidemic-cdc-tweets-calmly/http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_ mobile/swine-flu-as-social-media- epidemic-cdc-tweets-calmly/ http://www.cdc.gov/socialmedia/ http://mashable.com/2009/04/25/track- swine-flu/http://mashable.com/2009/04/25/track- swine-flu/

7. Twitter #swineflu #h1n1 http://wthashtag.com/Swineflu #pandemic #vaccine #flu