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• http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/flugallery/index.htm - Free Flu Materials
  This season's materials (available for download only; no printed versions to order) reflect outreach to high-risk groups and their close contacts.
• www.flu.org.cn - This site contains forms, mailgroups, newsletters, and up-to-the minute flu information regarding outbreak news, public health interventions, virus research and industry news.
• For updated information about influenza, check these Web sites.
  http://www.cdc.gov/flu/
  http://www.pandemicflu.gov
  http://www.cdc.gov/flu/whatsnew.htm
  WHO:  http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/index.html
  OIE:  http://www.oie.int/eng/en_index.htm
  US CDC:   http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/index.htm
  
• http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/covercough.htm - Poster to be used in healthcare settings to inform patients to report if they have flu symptoms, cover their cough, and clean their hands.

• www.cms.hhs.gov - CMS website for Clinical Laboratory Information launched by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will post information related to coding and reimbursement, regulations and other information of interest to clinical laboratories. In addition, updated ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 is available.
• https://www.catalog.ama-assn.org/Catalog/cpt/cpt_home.jsp - downloadable coding products on the on-line AMA site
• CIDRAP - Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy - University of Minnesota
• www.upmc-biosecurity.org - Center for Biosecurity (Publications)- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

The South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology (SCACM) was formed to fill the need to produce better informed microbiologists.

The Association started with a small group of microbiologists who had attended a class together and wanted to keep in touch. They enthusiastically planned and conducted the first meeting of the Association. It was held in Columbus, Indiana (located in the south central region of the state) on October 2-3, 1970. It was well received by 35-40 attendees. Since then the group has grown to close to 1,000 members, primarily from but not limited to, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia.

The goals of the association include: promoting scientific knowledge of Clinical Microbiology through communication, improving education, encouraging scientific investigation, and gaining higher recognition in the field of Clinical Microbiology.

Each year, SCACM representatives judge the state or regional Science Fairs held in each of the six states, and present Science Fair Awards to deserving students:  2012 Science Fair Winners

Membership in the Association is open to anyone interested in the field of Microbiology and consists of Medical Technologists, Laboratory Technicians, M.D.'s, Ph.D.'s, Microbiologists, and Commercial Representatives.