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    Influenza (Seasonal Flu)

    Influenza (Seasonal Flu)



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    American Lung Association
    1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
    Suite 800
    Washington, DC  20004
    Phone: 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872) to speak with a lung professional
    (202) 785-3355
    Email: info@lung.org
    Web Address: www.lungusa.org
     

    The American Lung Association provides programs of education, community service, and advocacy. Some of the topics available include asthma, tobacco control, emphysema, infectious disease, asbestos, carbon monoxide, radon, and ozone.


    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
    1600 Clifton Road
    Atlanta, GA  30333
    Phone: 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
    TDD: 1-888-232-6348
    Email: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
    Web Address: www.cdc.gov
     

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC works with state and local health officials and the public to achieve better health for all people. The CDC creates the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health—by promoting health, preventing disease, injury, and disability, and being prepared for new health threats.


    KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and Teens
    Nemours Home Office
    10140 Centurion Parkway
    Jacksonville, FL  32256
    Phone: (904) 697-4100
    Web Address: www.kidshealth.org
     

    This website is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. It has a wide range of information about children's health, from allergies and diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This website offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can sign up to get weekly emails about your area of interest.


    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health
    NIAID Office of Communications and Government Relations
    6610 Rockledge Drive, MSC 6612
    Bethesda, MD  20892-6612
    Phone: 1-866-284-4107 toll-free
    Phone: (301) 496-5717
    Fax: (301) 402-3573
    TDD: 1-800-877-8339
    Web Address: www.niaid.nih.gov
     

    The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases conducts research and provides consumer information on infectious and immune-system-related diseases.


    National Institute on Aging
    Building 31, Room 5C27
    31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
    Bethesda, MD  20892
    Phone: 1-800-222-2225
    Phone: (301) 496-1752
    TDD: 1-800-222-4225 (TTY)
    Email: niaic@nia.nih.gov
    Web Address: www.nia.nih.gov
     

    The National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the centers of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. The NIA funds research and provides information about health and research advances to the public and interested groups.


    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    200 Independence Avenue SW
    Washington, DC 20201
    Phone: 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
    TDD: 1-888-232-6348
    Email: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
    Web Address: www.flu.gov
     

    Flu.gov is a website sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The site provides information about the flu, including seasonal flu, H1N1 (swine) flu, and avian (bird) flu. It offers answers to frequently asked questions, and it has special sections for older adults, caregivers, travelers, pregnant women, and health professionals. The website also offers guidance on vaccinations.




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