New resources from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health regarding pandemic H1N1 flu:

Please find links or attachments to the following documents:

1.) Pandemic H1N1 Community Update - Volume 1, Issue 3
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/docs/H1N1/CommunityUpdate1-3.pdf

(A black and white copy is also attached for easier copying).


2.) Pandemic H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) for Parents: What You Should Know
http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/H1N1/Docs/Parents_FAQ.pdf



3.) Pandemic H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) & Pregnancy: What You Should Know
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/docs/Pregnancy%20FAQ_10.20.09.pdf



Additional information, including a schedule of free upcoming Public Health H1N1 vaccination clinics for people in the established Priority Groups who have no other usual source of care, can be found at our website at www.publichealth.lacounty.gov  or by calling 2-1-1.

These priority groups are:

- Pregnant women
- People who live with or care for infants under six months of age
- Healthcare and emergency services personnel
- People aged six months through 24 years of age
- People aged 25 through 64 years of age who have health conditions that put them at higher risk for flu-related complications.


Thank you,

Michael Leighs, MPP
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
External Relations and Communications
Emergency Preparedness Liaison
241 N. Figueroa Street, Rm 348
Los Angeles, CA  90012
Email: mleighs@ph.lacounty.gov ( mailto:mleighs@ph.lacounty.gov )
Tel:  213.250.8621
Fax:  213.250.8545
http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/