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| Last updated December 18, 2009
Stanford Medicine is closely following the H1N1 flu situation.
We want to update you on our related activities at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Stanford School of Medicine and provide you with information about the H1N1 flu and how to keep healthy.
Prepare for Flu Season
Prevention
- Handwashing tips - 3 min 30 sec
- A kid's take on how to wash your hands - 40 sec
Symptoms & Care
- Flu symptoms - 1 min
- How to care for someone with influenza - 1 min 30 sec
- Vaccine information for the H1N1 and seasonal flu - 3 min
- How H1N1 affects those at higher risk - 2 min 30 sec
Pregnant women and children 
- Precautions for children going back to school and for pregnant women - 3 min 27 sec
- H1N1 vaccination for children and expectant moms - 5 min 24 sec
- Flu risks for pregnant women - 2 min
- Talking to children about the flu - 1 min 35 sec
When to see your doctor
- Symptoms requiring medical attention - 2 min 10 sec
Inform Yourself About H1N1 Flu
- Podcast: Yvonne Maldonado, MD, on H1N1 and the flu season
- Lucy Tompkins, MD, medical director of infection control at Stanford Hospital, on the H1N1 virus and vaccine
- Harry Greenberg, MD, senior associate dean of research, on how the H1N1 influenza
strain differs from normal flu season - Yvonne Maldonado, MD, chief of infectious diseases at Packard Children's Hospital, on the difference between influenza and the common cold
Please visit the sites below for the latest information on H1N1 flu and how to stay healthy:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention swine flu website
- Datos importantes sobre la influenza porcina
- H1N1 flu vaccination resources
H1N1 Research at Stanford
- School closings not cost effective in stopping H1N1 influenza spread (12/18/09)
- Analyses of flu pandemics project savings from earlier vaccinations (10/05/09)
- H1N1 flu-related research at Stanford (09/09/09)
- H1N1 vaccine trial underway (08/31/09)
- Global-health expert Michele Barry arrives at medical school (05/04/09)
- Stanford researchers tackling H1N1 virus on variety of fronts (05/04/09)
Stanford Preparedness
- Lucy Tompkins, MD, medical director of infection control, on Stanford Hospital's preparedness
- Drive-through diagnosis tested at emergency department
- Packard Children’s and Stanford Hospitals well-prepared if H1N1 flu cases arise
- Information for Stanford University faculty, students and staff
Media Contact
- Liat Kobza
- (650) 723-1462
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