Monday, April 27, 2009

Information on Swine Flu in English and Spanish

Follow this link to a guidance document, targeted to non-healthcare providers, from the Centers for Disease Control:

http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/guidance_homecare.htm

Follow this link for up-to-date information, from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), about the recent outbreak of Swine Flu: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/

The CDC also offers an RSS feed about the current outbreak: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/rss/

And for those of you who use Twitter, the CDC has a presence on Twitter as well: http://twitter.com/cdcemergency

Swine Flu Information in Spanish:

http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/espanol/swine_espanol.htm


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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Earth Day Info

Check out these Earth Day resources at the State Library of Kansas blog!
http://ksdocs.blogspot.com/

Monday, April 13, 2009

New sites to check out!

Kansas State Treasurer has some helpful information go to:
http://www.treasurer.state.ks.us/prodweb/index.php

Find Federal tax benefits and see if you qualify for savings on your groceries, utilities, insurance, taxes, and more—for free! (First link on right)

Clink the second link on the Treasurer's site and you can find out what the stimulus package can do for you!

Are you looking for a green job? Check out this job board!
http://www.greatgreencareers.com/

Need help thriving in tough times?
The State Library of Kansas has assembled resources to assist you! Whether it's finding a new job, figuring out how to refinance your home mortgage, where to turn if you've lost health insurance, or just how to weather current economic conditions -- find help here.
http://kslibinfo.wetpaint.com/?t=anon