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Additional Resources
Government Web Sites for Additional Information
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)
- Suffolk County Department of Health (SCDOH)
Information Handouts
The Educational Materials from the NYSDOH are available in various places on campus. Additional copies can be ordered from the NYSDOH.
- Keep Your Germs To Yourself: Healthy Habits Pocket Card
- Keep Your Germs To Yourself: Stay Home
- Keep Your Germs To Yourself: Use a Tissue
- Keep Your Germs To Yourself: Wash Your Hands
- Standard Respiratory Precautions
- Cover Your Cough
- Got the flu? Here's what to do: ask for a mask!
- Did you ask about masks?
- This is How Germs Spread...It's Sickening!
- This is How Germs Spread...It's Sickening!
Additional Reading
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota (CIDRAP)
Barry, John M., 2004. The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History. Viking Adult. (This is the book that President George W. Bush read in August 2005, prompting him to begin the National Pandemic Plan.)
Davis, Mike. 2005. The Monster at Our Door: The Global Threat of Avian Flu. New Press.
Flu WIKI (website available in several languages; includes useful information on preparedness)
Nature's website about Avian Flu (Presents the latest research articles and news analysis alongside a timeline and a comprehensive archive of features, commentaries, letters and news, examining the threat of a new human flu pandemic in the near future, and what can be done to prevent it.)
