Below is an email from National 4-H that includes some resources that can be used to educate youth about minimizing the spread of zoonotic disease (focusing on swine influenza) designed by 4-H, USDA, and the CDC. I have also attached some of the printable resources that may be helpful for fairs, etc.
CDC has partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and 4-H to develop “The Junior Disease Detectives: Operation Outbreak,” a graphic novel intended to educate youth audiences about variant flu and the real disease detective work conducted by public and animal health experts when outbreaks of infectious diseases occur.
This graphic novel follows a group of teenage 4-H members who participate in a state agricultural fair and later attend CDC’s Disease Detective Camp in Atlanta. When one of the boys becomes sick following the fair, the rest of the group use their newly-acquired disease detective knowledge to help a team of public and animal health experts solve the mystery of how their friend became ill.
The graphic novel is available for free download in web, home print and professional print versions at www.cdc.gov/flu/graphicnovel.
In addition, there are CDC resources available about Swine Influenza/Variant Influenza Virus that include fact sheets and more at https://www.cdc.gov/flu/swineflu/index.htm.
