Thursday, October 1, 2009

H1N1 and Seasonal Influenza Guidance from The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has prepared a web page with links to important influenza information provided by DSHS and CDC.

You can access the page, which is frequently updated, at:
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/txflu/default.shtm

Information essential to congregate facilities can be found at:
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/txflu/Guidance-CongregateFacilities.shtm

The following link is to assist professionals in the decision-making process as it relates to the flu:
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/txflu/DCHHS-H1N1.pdf

Under “Families and Individuals,” please read the following web page:
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/txflu/flu-families.shtm

Under “Related Links,” at the bottom on the left-hand column, please refer to the following links for a listing of local health departments with their addresses and phone numbers:
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/regions/lhds.shtm
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/regions/nonlhd.shtm

The CDC has several pages of information on seasonal flu, H1N1 and infection control:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/infectioncontrol

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