Behind the Headlines

I’ve been fascinated with the Twitter chatter about swine flu since the World Health Organization made its announcement on Saturday.

The Internet is already rampant with useful links (click on the icon or go here for the CDC’s latest reports), hilarious jokes (a sense of humor is a useful thing) and some wildly inaccurate information (unfortunately).

Now, it is a little early to tell what the impact will be on Monroe, Mich. But in the meantime, here is the link to the Monroe County Health Department. And here is the link to Michigan Department of Community Health’s influenza page.

And I’ve got some frugal living and money-saving ideas on Monroe on a Budget that, while written with a more everyday medical ailment as the inspiration, would be useful for the situation should you or a family member become ill with influenza.

– Paula Wethington