Flu

Hurricane Sandy - Preparedness and Response

Bed Bug Information

Extreme Heat

Dengue Fever

West Nile Virus

 

Flu

 

Middlesex County Office of Health Services

Flu Clinics
http://co.middlesex.nj.us/publichealth/flu-clinics.asp

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services

New Jersey Department of Health Urges Residents to “Take 3” Actions to Fight the Flu
http://nj.gov/health/news/2013/approved/20130114a.html

• Take time to get a flu vaccine
• Take everyday preventative actions to stop the spread of germs
• Take flu antiviral drugs if your healthcare provider prescribes them

To find a nearby flu clinic, please visit the Find a Flu Shot Locator

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Seasonal Flu
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/index.htm

Centros para el control y la Prevención de Enfermedades
Influenza de temporada (gripe)
http://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/flu/index.htm

 

 

Bed Bug Fact Sheet

• Bed Bug Fact Sheet English (Adobe PDF)
  
• Bed Bug Fact Sheet Spanish (Adobe PDF)
• Bed Bug PowerPoint Presentation (Adobe PDF)

 

Extreme Heat

Middlesex County Public Health Department Fact Sheets

Extreme Heat Prevention – Hot Weather Tips
Extreme Heat Illness and Prevention (Heat Stroke and Heat Exhaustion) – Fact Sheet

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Extreme Heat: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety

English - http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/heat_guide.asp
Español (Spanish)
Français (French)
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Kreyol (Haitian Creole)
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Additional Resources

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrator National Weather Service – Active Weather Alerts
  http://www.weather.gov/
• CDC – Extreme Heat
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/index.asp
• NJDHSS - Hazardous Site Evaluation Program – Keep Your Cool
  http://www.nj.gov/health/eoh/hhazweb/cool.htm
• USEPA – Excessive Heat Events Guidebook
  http://epa.gov/heatisland/about/heatguidebook.html
• United States Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Heat Stress - Hazards and Possible Solutions
  http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/heatstress/

Dengue Fever

Dengue Fever – Fact Sheet

Additional Information on dengue:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/dengue/fAQFacts/index.html

• Protect yourself from mosquito bites and dengue
• Protégete de las picaduras de mosquito y del dengue

 

West Nile Virus

West Nile Virus – Fact Sheet