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IPHA Releases New Material from the Get Ready Campaign

As part of the Affiliate Capacity Building Initiative (ACBI) grant project with the American Public Health Association (APHA), the Iowa Public Health Association (IPHA) has committed to promoting and disseminating materials from the Get Ready Campaign.

The Get Ready Campaign, sponsored by APHA, provides information, resources and tools so that all individuals, families and communities in United States are more prepared for a potential influenza pandemic, outbreak of an emerging infectious disease or other hazard or disaster.

Valuable information and resources are at your fingertips on the Get Ready website: http://www.getreadyforflu.org/newsite.htm

  • Get Ready Factsheets (click here for sample)
    • The flu shot: The best thing you can do to head off seasonal flu
      The most important thing you can do to protect you and your family from seasonal flu is to get a flu shot. (PDF) English or Spanish
    • Disease prevention: The best advice may be "rub a dub dub"
      With so many diseases out there, it's good to know that hand washing can help keep you safe. (PDF) English or Spanish
    • 'Tis the season: Holiday traveler's advice for preventing the spread of infectious disease
      Traveling home for the holidays? If you aren't careful, you could end up bringing home an uninvited guest to meet the family: infectious disease. (PDF) English or Spanish
    • Chicken about eating poultry? Properly cooking and handling your food is the answer.
      Are you afraid to eat chicken? Learn the facts. (PDF) English or Spanish
    • What does H5N1 mean?
      With the alphabet soup of acronyms that are being talked about in reference to the flu, it can be hard to understand exactly what is going on. Learn what's what here. (PDF) English or Spanish
    • Quarantine: Scary scenario, or practical approach?
      What will really happen is a disease outbreak strikes? (PDF) English or Spanish
    • So what is a flu pandemic, anyway?
      What is the difference between regular flu and avian flu, and why are people making a flu pandemic seem so scary? (PDF) English or Spanish
    • Full set of all Helping Handouts (with both sides on single page)
      Download the full set of Helping Handouts in a single PDF! Every PDF listed above in one file. (PDF) English or Spanish
  • Get Ready Blog: Read the current blog or browse index of previous blogs
  • Get Ready Podcasts: Read, play or download APHA Get Ready podcasts.
  • Get Ready News Twitter: Twitter is a free service that lets you keep in touch with people using the web, your phone, or IM. Join today to start receiving Get Ready’s updates.
  • Get Ready Glossary: Easily access both lay and technical definitions of key terminology
  • Get Ready Newsletter: Read current and archived issues of Get Ready Now!