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 Cold Weather Safety Resources:

• www.redcross.org/services/hss/tips/coldweather.html has information on staying safe outdoors during cold weather
• www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/guide.asp has tips on staying safe indoors during cold weather

Holiday Food Preparation Resources

• www.fightbac.org has information on safe food preparation to prevent foodborne illness
• www.fsis.usda.gov has information on safely preparing poultry
• www.cdc.gov has more information regarding foodborne diseases
  

Flu Resources

• GoColumbiaMo.com offers more information about the 2007 flu season.

• Track the flu in your area and see how is compares nationally on flufacts.com. You can also find out a lot about flu symptoms, treatment and flu prevention.

• Information on flu prevention, as well as what to do if you become infected is available at cdc.gov/flu/.

• Lungusa.org offers information on when and where flu clinics will be available in your area.

• Kidshealth.org has information on the flu vaccine.

General Health

• Information about the resources available at University of Missouri Health Care facilities can be found at muhealth.org
  • University Hospital (1 Hospital Drive) 884.8747
  • Children’s Hospital (1 Hospital Drive) 882.7500
  • Columbia Regional Hospital (404 N. Keene Street) 875.9000

• Search for a physician affiliated with the University of Missouri Health Care.

• Make an appointment at any of the above University of Missouri Health Care facilities.

• List of University Physicians Clinics by location.

Health Search Engines

• Healthline allows you to search the top health websites, updates you on current health news, provides free articles, images and definitions to decipher terms and your symptoms.

• Mamma: Deep Web Health Search Engine enables you to search health sites such as MayoClinic.com, WebMD, MedicineNet.com, eMedicine, Health, HealthAtoZ, NHSDirect and more.