Great Tips To Prevent Getting The Flu This Season

Nurse Carole Rashid, co-founder of the Commonwealth Medical Center in Arlington, VA recently posted some great information and useful tips on how to prevent getting the Flu this season on her medical center's "Well-Being" blog.

Nurse Carole provides some very valuable insight regarding why it is so important to consider getting an annual flu shot to protect not only yourself but those around you. The blog article even features a FREE downloadable report from the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) that offers even more information on Flu prevention strategies that you can share with your family, friends, co-workers and associates.

Be sure to check out Commonwealth Medical Center's "Flu Season Is Just Around The Corner" blog post by visiting: www.tinyurl.com/FluPreventionTips.

Til Next Time,

Be Vigilant, Be Prepared, Be Safe!

Alfred McComber
Personal Security Guy

Special FLU.GOV Webcast For Pregnant Women & New Mom's Today!

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is hosting a special live FLU.GOV webcast for pregnant women and new moms later today (August 27, 2009) from 1-2PM Eastern Time.

Are you or a loved one expecting a new baby or have you recently become a new mom? Now you can get up-to-date information regarding what to do about the Flu as experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and an OB/GYN share important information during today's live webcast at: http://www.flu.gov/

Scheduled Panel Participants will include:

Kathleen Sebelius-Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tina Tchen-Director of White House Office of Public Liaison
Dr. Anne Schuchat-Director, National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Tony Fauci-Director, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Laura Riley, M.D. OB/GYN-Medical Director of Labor and Delivery at Massachusetts General Hospital
Tina Johnson-CNM, Director, Professional Practice and Health Policy, American College of Nurse-Midwives

You can join the discussion by sending questions or comments to hhsstudio@hhs.gov

You can also find out more information about what you can do about the Flu by visiting http://www.flu.gov/ which is your one-stop website for all the latest information about the flu and the new H1N1 flu virus from the CDC and other top scientists and doctors. For special information especially for pregnant women be sure to visit: www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidance/pregnant.htm

Til Next Time,

Be Vigilant, Be Prepared, Be Safe!

Alfred McComber
"America's Head Coach On Personal Security,
Safety & Emergency Preparedness!"