H1N1 Flu Information

A Resource for the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Community

AAPCHO is currently monitoring the H1N1 Flu (aka "Swine Flu") in collaboration with various health agencies across the country, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the National Council of Asian and Pacific Islander Physicians  (NCAPIP), and the Office of Minority Health (OMH).  To learn more about this ongoing national partnership, please click here.  For translated versions of this press release, please click here.

We will be disseminating especially pressing information as it becomes available through our listservs, this page, and Facebook fan page.

Check This Page Often:
Please keep checking this site for updates and additions to the following list of multi-lingual health resources on H1N1 Flu.  AAPCHO will continue to gather and post relevant materials in as many languages as possible, so far including Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Burmese, Bengalese, Cambodian, Hmong, Arabic, Khmer and others.*

National Influenza Vaccination Week - January 10-16, 2010

Although there has been a decline in H1N1 activity, influenza is unpredictable and we could see another wave of the H1N1 virus in the months ahead.
 
As National Influenza Vaccination Week is January 10th-16th, AAPCHO would like to remind everyone that vaccination is the first and most important step in protecting against influenza.
 
AAPCHO continues to monitor current information issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and to make information that is relevant to Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders available on its website at www.aapcho.org.
 
For more information on National Influenza Vaccination Week please follow this link: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/NIVW/index.htm.  For information on myths and facts about the H1N1 vaccine please follow this link: http://www.flu.gov.

Collection of In-Language General Information Materials on H1N1 Flu:

AAPCHO is proud to assist in making in-language H1N1 influenza health information available to our communities, but reminds all visitors that some materials listed below may reference or link to clinical guidelines that differ from those set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  To stay abreast of current CDC endorse clinical guidelines, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/general_info.htm or visit www.flu.gov

Flu Essentials: "What You Need to Know" (from CDC at www.flu.gov)

Vaccination
Arabic  Chinese  Korean  Tagalog  Vietnamese

People with Asthma
Arabic  Chinese  Korean  Tagalog  Vietnamese

People with Diabetes or Who Have a Weakened Immune System
Arabic  Chinese  Korean  Tagalog  Vietnamese

Doctors and Other Health Care Providers
Arabic  Chinese  Korean  Tagalog  Vietnamese

Emergency Warning Signs
Arabic  Chinese  Korean  Tagalog  Vietnamese

Symptoms & Basic Steps   
Arabic  Chinese  Korean  Tagalog  Vietnamese

10 Ways You Can Stay Healthy at Work   
Arabic  Chinese  Korean  Tagalog  Vietnamese

Who’s at High Risk for Complications?   
Arabic  Chinese  Korean  Tagalog  Vietnamese

Basic H1N1 overview for general public: Hmong, Vietnamese, Chinese English
http://spiral.tufts.edu/topic.shtml#swine_flu

Translated CDC health advisory: Amharic, Burmese, Kirundi, Pashto, Hmong
http://www.rhin.org/document_properties.aspx?id=6256

FAQ on H1N1 for general public: Tagalog, Punjabi, Tamil, Korean, Vietnamese
http://www.toronto.ca/health/cdc/h1n1/index.htm

H1N1 Flu (swine flu) and You" CDC Factsheet: Simplified Chinese
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/Simplified_Chinese/key_facts_SCH.pdf

 

Vaccine Information:

Injected (the shot) Vaccine Factsheet--Chinese (CDC)
http://www.aapcho.org/altruesite/files/aapcho/EP/vis-inact-h1n1Mandarin.pdf

Live, Attenuated (the nasal spray) Vaccine Factsheet-- Chinese (CDC)
http://www.aapcho.org/altruesite/files/aapcho/EP/vis-laiv-h1n1_SCH.pdf

 

Information for Parents and Pregnant Women: 

CDC Flu Essentials: Parents and Caregivers of Young Children
Arabic  Chinese  Korean  Tagalog  Vietnamese

CDC Flu Essentials: Pregnant Women  
Arabic  Chinese  Korean  Tagalog  Vietnamese

Massachusetts Dept of Public Health H1N1 Factsheet for Parents
Chinese, Vietnamese, Khmer