H1N1 Flu
Public Health Events and International Health Regulations
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Dr. Katrin Kohl, a medical officer at the CDC, discusses the World Health Organization’s International Health Regulations for assessing and reporting on public health events across the world. Created: 6/21/2012 by National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID). Date Released: 6/21/2012.
Pneumococcal Pneumonia and Pandemic H1N1
Dr. George Nelson, a CDC medical officer, discusses the relationship between pneumococcal pneumonia and Pandemic H1N1. Created: 6/6/2012 by National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID). Date Released: 6/6/2012.
Antivirals Use During the Pandemic H1N1 2009 Outbreak
Charisma Atkins, CDC public health analyst, discusses antiviral use during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic flu outbreak. Created: 1/23/2012 by National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID). Date Released: 1/23/2012.
Antiviral Prophylaxis and H1N1
Dr. Richard Pebody, a consultant epidemiologist at the Health Protection Agency in London, UK, discusses the use of antiviral post-exposure prophylaxis and pandemic H1N1. Created: 7/14/2011 by National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases (NCEZID). Date Released: 7/18/2011.
Put Your Hands Together
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In this podcast, learn how to help stop the spread of infection and stay healthy. It's easy when you 'Put Your Hands Together.'. Created: 3/24/2011 by National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID) and National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases (NCZVED). Date Released: 3/24/2011.
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Surveillance in Marginalized Populations, Tijuana, Mexico, and West Nile Virus Knowledge among Hispanics, San Diego, California, 2006
This podcast describes public health surveillance and communication in hard to reach populations in Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego County, California. Dr. Marian McDonald, Associate Director of CDC's Health Disparities in the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, discusses the importance of being flexible in determining the most effective media for health communications. Created: 8/10/2010 by National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Date Released: 8/10/2010.
Todo lo que hay que hacer es lavarse las manos (All You Have to Do is Wash Your Hands)
Este podcast de Kidtastics de los CDC enseña a los niños a lavarse correctamente las manos. Created: 3/26/2009 by National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases (NCZVED). Date Released: 4/1/2010.
Spread of H1N1 within Households
This podcast describes an investigation into how H1N1 was spreading within households during the initial days of the pandemic in Texas. CDC's Dr. Oliver Morgan discusses what investigators learned about the role that children played in introducing the virus into households and spreading flu. Created: 3/29/2010 by Emerging Infectious Diseases. Date Released: 3/29/2010.
Antiviral Medications for Treatment of 2009 H1N1 Influenza and Pregnancy
This podcast features CDC's Dr. Sonja Rasmussen discussing the latest guidelines related to antiviral medications for treatment of 2009 H1N1 Influenza. Excerpt from a CDC-Medscape video series for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals. Created: 11/9/2009 by National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM); National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD). Date Released: 1/21/2010.
Deck Yourself with Flu Protection Song
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This song (sung to the tune of Deck the Halls) describes actions you can take to protect yourself and others from the flu. Sing along! Created: 12/22/2009 by National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID), Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ). Date Released: 12/22/2009.
Underreporting of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Cases
Influenza cases are difficult to track because many people don't go to the doctor or get tested for flu when they're sick. The first months of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic were no different. In this podcast, CDC's Dr. Carrie Reed discusses a study in the December issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases that looked at the actual number of cases reported and estimated the true number of cases when correcting for underreporting. Created: 12/8/2009 by Emerging Infectious Diseases. Date Released: 12/8/2009.
Mixing Tamiflu with Sweet Liquids
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If your doctor prescribes Tamiflu® capsules for your child and your child cannot swallow them, this podcast describes how to mix the contents of the capsules with a sweet thick liquid so they can be given that way. Created: 11/16/2009 by National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). Date Released: 11/16/2009.
Influenza Round Table: Antiviral Drugs
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In this podcast, Dr. Joe Bresee explains the nature of antiviral drugs and how they are used. Created: 11/4/2009 by National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). Date Released: 11/4/2009.
Influenza Round Table: Warning Signs
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In this podcast, Dr. Joe Bresee describes the main symptoms of flu, including the new H1N1 flu, and when it is serious enough to seek medical help. Created: 11/3/2009 by National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). Date Released: 11/3/2009.
Influenza Round Table: Don't Get, Don't Spread
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In this podcast, Dr. Joe Bresee describes how to keep from getting the flu and spreading it to others. Created: 11/3/2009 by National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). Date Released: 11/3/2009.
Influenza Round Table: Take Three
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In this podcast, Dr. Joe Bresee describes how to keep from getting the flu and spreading it to others by taking these three steps. Created: 11/3/2009 by National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). Date Released: 11/3/2009.
2009 H1N1 Flu - General (Mature) (:15)
2009 H1N1 flu resources (mature voice). Created: 10/26/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 10/26/2009.
2009 H1N1 Flu - General (Mature) (:30)
2009 H1N1 flu resources (mature voice). Created: 10/26/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 10/26/2009.
2009 H1N1 Flu - General (Spanish) (:15)
2009 H1N1 flu resources (Spanish). Created: 10/26/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 10/26/2009.
2009 H1N1 Flu - General (Urban) (:30)
2009 H1N1 flu resources (urban voice). Created: 10/26/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 10/26/2009.
2009 H1N1 Flu - General (Urban) (:15)
2009 H1N1 flu resources (urban voice). Created: 10/26/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 10/26/2009.
2009 H1N1 Flu - General (Spanish) (:30)
2009 H1N1 flu resources (Spanish). Created: 10/26/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 10/26/2009.
Flu - Hygiene PSA for Kids (:30)
Things kids can do to help prevent flu. Created: 10/26/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 10/26/2009.
Influenza- PSA sobre medidas de higiene para niños (Flu - Hygiene PSA for Kids - Spanish) (:30)
Things kids can do to help prevent flu (in Spanish). Created: 10/26/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 10/26/2009.
Flu and Travel PSA (:30)
Guidelines related to traveling if you have the flu. Created: 10/26/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 10/26/2009.
H1N1 Consumer Fraud PSA (:30)
Caution about ads that promote products that cure, treat, or diagnose flu. Created: 10/26/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 10/26/2009.
H1N1 Flu Awareness PSA "Community" (:30)
Prepare now for the 2009 H1N1 flu to spread. Created: 10/26/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 10/26/2009.
H1N1 Flu Awareness PSA "Comunidad" (Spanish) (:30)
Prepare now for the 2009 H1N1 flu to spread (Spanish). Created: 10/26/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 10/26/2009.
H1N1 Flu Awareness PSA "Hygiene" (:30)
Practice good hygiene to help prevent the flu. Created: 10/26/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 10/26/2009.
H1N1 Flu Awareness PSA "Higiene" (Spanish) (:30)
Practice good hygiene to help prevent the flu (Spanish). Created: 10/26/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 10/26/2009.
Stay Healthy With Elmo
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In this podcast, Elmo teaches kids the basics of staying healthy. Created: 10/19/2009 by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Date Released: 10/19/2009.
Learn How to Sneeze With Elmo
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In this podcast, Elmo teaches kids how to sneeze to avoid spreading germs. Created: 10/19/2009 by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Date Released: 10/19/2009.
Wash Your Hands With Elmo
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In this podcast, Elmo encourages kids to wash their hands to stay healthy. Created: 10/19/2009 by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Date Released: 10/19/2009.
Learn to Cough or Sneeze With Elmo
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In this podcast, Elmo teaches kids how to cough or sneeze to avoid spreading germs. Created: 10/19/2009 by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Date Released: 10/19/2009.
Take Three Actions to Fight Flu
This podcast explains how vaccination, everyday preventive actions, and the correct use of antiviral drugs can help you fight both seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1 flu. Created: 10/7/2009 by National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). Date Released: 10/7/2009.
Identification of the First Chinese Cases of H1N1 Flu
In this podcast, Dr. Scott Dowell discusses the first cases of the new H1N1 influenza virus in China in May 2009, which occurred in three students who had been studying in North America during the early days of the pandemic and returned home to visit their friends and family. Chinese health officials acted swiftly to investigate and determine whether the students had spread their illness to others. The article, which appears in the September 2009 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, details what they found. Created: 8/4/2009 by Emerging Infectious Diseases. Date Released: 8/4/2009.
Novel H1N1 Flu and Camp
This podcast gives tips to stay healthy and help prevent infection with novel H1N1 flu if your child or someone you know is going to camp. Created: 6/30/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 6/30/2009.
Novel H1N1 Flu - Creating a Safe and Healthy Workplace
This podcast helps businesses understand how novel H1N1 flu can affect their business and how to keep their workers and worksites safe. Created: 5/20/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 5/20/2009.
H1N1 Message from the Acting Surgeon General
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In this podcast, Acting Surgeon General Dr. Steven Galson discusses what you can do to protect yourself from H1N1 flu. Created: 5/13/2009 by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 5/13/2009.
How to Prevent Getting and Spreading Novel H1N1 Flu
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In this podcast, CDC's Dr. Joe Bresee describes how to prevent giving and getting novel H1N1 flu. Created: 5/11/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Director. Date Released: 5/11/2009.
Things You Can Do to Stay Away from the Flu
This CDC Kidtastics podcast discusses things kids can do to help prevent infection with any infectious disease, including H1N1 flu. Created: 5/8/2009 by National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM). Date Released: 5/8/2009.
Lo que puedes hacer para que no te dé influenza (Things You Can Do to Stay Away from the Flu)
Este podcast habla de las formas en que los niños pueden ayudar a prevenir las enfermedades infecciosas y las infecciones, como la que causa el virus nuevo de la influenza H1N1. Created: 5/8/2009 by National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM). Date Released: 5/8/2009.
Novel H1N1 Flu Awareness: Community
This podcast briefly discusses community planning related to a novel H1N1 flu outbreak. Created: 5/6/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 5/6/2009.
Mensajes importantes sobre la influenza H1N1: Comunidad (H1N1 Flu Awareness: Community)
Este podcast aborda brevemente los planes de la comunidad frente al brote del virus nuevo de la influenza H1N1. Created: 5/6/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 5/6/2009.
H1N1 Flu Awareness: Hygiene
This podcast briefly discusses ways you can protect yourself from novel H1N1 flu. Created: 5/6/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 5/6/2009.
Mensajes importantes sobre la influenza H1N1: Higiene (H1N1 Flu Awareness: Hygiene)
Este podcast aborda brevemente las formas de protegerse contra el virus nuevo de la influenza H1N1. Created: 5/6/2009 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Date Released: 5/6/2009.
Clean Hands Help Prevent the Flu
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Clean hands can help prevent the spread of infectious diseases, such as flu. This podcast explains the proper way to wash your hands. Created: 5/6/2009 by Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Influenza Division (CCID/NCIRD/ID). Date Released: 5/6/2009.
Las manos limpias ayudan a prevenir la influenza (Clean Hands Help Prevent the Flu)
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Las manos limpias ayudan a prevenir la propagación de enfermedades infecciosas, como la influenza. Este podcast explica la manera correcta de lavarse las manos. Created: 5/6/2009 by Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Influenza Division (CCID/NCIRD/ID). Date Released: 5/6/2009.
Stay Informed About Novel H1N1 Influenza
This podcast discusses things you can do everyday to avoid getting sick from infectious diseases, such as the novel H1N1 flu. Created: 5/4/2009 by National Center for Health Marketing. Date Released: 5/4/2009.
Manténgase Informado Sobre la Influenza H1N1
Este podcast habla sobre las medidas básicas que usted puede tomar para protegerse de cualquier enfermedad infecciosa, incluido el nuevo virus de la influenza H1N1. Created: 5/3/2009 by National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM). Date Released: 5/3/2009.
H1N1 Flu and Antiviral Drugs
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This podcast discusses the use of antiviral drugs for treating and preventing the H1N1 flu virus. Created: 5/2/2009 by Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Influenza Division (CCID/NCIRD/ID). Date Released: 5/2/2009.
General Instructions for Disposable Respirators
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This podcast, intended for the general public, demonstrates how to put on and take off disposable respirators that are to be used in areas affected by the influenza outbreak. Created: 4/9/2009 by CDC, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Date Released: 4/29/2009.
All You Have to Do is Wash Your Hands
This CDC Kidtastics podcast teaches children how and when to wash their hands properly. Created: 3/26/2009 by National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases (NCZVED). Date Released: 3/26/2009.
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