SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Department of Health has activated a toll-free telephone hotline to provide Swine Flu information.

So Californians can learn what they can do to protect themselves and their families from the swine flu outbreak, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has activated the toll-free Swine Flu hotline in both English and Spanish. Assistance in other languages is also available.

The phone number is 1-888-865-0564.

CDPH’s swine flu hotline is available Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on weekends from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.