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HEREFORD ISD UPDATE ON H1N1 FLU 10-16-2009

HEREFORD ISD UPDATE ON H1N1 FLU 10-16-2009. H1N1 FLU (Originally called the swine flu). Should Parents be panicked about the H1N1 flu?. No County Health Officer, Dr. Howard Johnson, says “Don’t panic. Treat the flu the same way we have always treated the seasonal flu.”

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HEREFORD ISD UPDATE ON H1N1 FLU 10-16-2009

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  1. HEREFORD ISD UPDATE ON H1N1 FLU10-16-2009 H1N1 FLU (Originally called the swine flu)

  2. Should Parents be panicked about the H1N1 flu? • No • County Health Officer, Dr. Howard Johnson, says “Don’t panic. Treat the flu the same way we have always treated the seasonal flu.” • Treat fever with a fever reducing medicine such as Tylenol. • David L. Lakey, M.D., Commissioner, Texas Department of State Health Services, reminds everyone not to give aspirin to children as a fever reducer.

  3. Don’t Use Aspirin as a Fever Reducer with Children • The U.S. Surgeon General, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that aspirin and combination products containing aspirin not be given to children under 19 years of age during episodes of fever-causing illnesses. http://www.reyessyndrome.org/aspirin.html

  4. Steps to Help Prevent H1N1 • Cough or sneeze into your elbow OR cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you sneeze or cough. • Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.

  5. Wash your hands often! • Wash your hands often with soap and water! • Especially after you cough or sneeze!

  6. Avoid! • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth! • Germs spread this way!

  7. Avoid Sick People • Try to avoid close contact with sick people.

  8. Stay Home if Sick • If you are sick with flu-like illness, you should not return to work until your fever is gone WITHOUT the use of a fever-reducing medicine.

  9. RECOMMENDATIONS • Dr. Howard Johnson, County Health Officer, reminds parents to pay attention to their children. • Be watchful of any unusual signs or symptoms your children might display.

  10. Signs and Symptoms of H1N1 • Fever • Cough • Sore throat • Runny or stuffy nose • Body aches • Headache • Chills and fatigue • Diarrhea • Vomiting

  11. STOP! DON’T SEND TO SCHOOL IF: • Child has a fever, a persistent cough, or feels unusually tired! • Dr. Howard Johnson

  12. ???Rush to the Doctor??? • Dr. Howard Johnson, County Health Officer, says, “It is NOT necessary for every sick child to go to the emergency room. Treat the symptoms with Tylenol, give lots of fluids, and make sure the child gets plenty of rest.”

  13. Go to the ER When??? • Dr. Howard Johnson, County Health Officer, says it’s time to take your child to the doctor or to the ER if: • Fever is over 102 degrees • Child is not eating • Child is not drinking • Child is lethargic (laying around—no desire to do anything) • Child is responding to fever reducing medications

  14. CAUTION! • Dr. Johnson reminds parents that young children can dehydrate easily. • Make sure they drink plenty of fluids if they are sick.

  15. Back to School When? • Based on the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and the Texas Department of State Health Services the following guideline is requested by Hereford ISD. • Do NOT send your child back to school until he/she has been fever free, WITHOUT the use of fever-reducing medications, for 24 hours after his/her fever has broken.

  16. What is HISD doing to Prevent H1N1? • Elementary campuses have disinfectant dispensers on the walls in the hallways and by the doors to each room. • Windows are being opened periodically for fresh air. • Custodians disinfect walls and furniture at the end of the school day.

  17. What is HISD doing to Prevent H1N1? • HHS students are reminded on announcements each day to wash their hands often. • Stanton has disinfectant dispensers in all the classrooms by the doors. • Stanton custodians are disinfecting everything with bleach every day after school.

  18. More information! • Centers for Disease Control Website: • www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/qa.htm • Texas Department of State Health Services website at: www.texasflu.org • U.S. Government • www.flu.gov

  19. REMINDERS • Avoid sneezing into your hands. It spreads germs to your hands and then to everything you touch.

  20. Soap and Water is Good!

  21. Assume Your Hands are Contaminated!

  22. REMIND YOUR CHILDREN! • Clean hands save lives!

  23. Hereford ISD Absence ReportOctober 15, 2009 • Aikman 12% • Bluebonnet 9% • NW 19% • TB 26% • WC 10% • Stanton 19% • HJHS 9% • HHS 7%

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