H1N1

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H1N1

• What Can You Do?

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Current Status
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Background

• H1N1 is not the same as seasonal flu!
• What makes it different?
• Basically no one has an immunity to it.
• It tends to hit younger people more often.
• It spreads more easily.

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Current Status

• It is unknown how bad this flu season will be.
• We will have both a seasonal flu along with the
  pandemic flu (h1n1) at the same time.
• Expect it to start hitting within 30 days if not
  sooner.
• In Minnesota the average age of hospitalization
  is 12 years old.
• Pregnant women are being hit with h1n1 unusually
  hard.
• Influenza is unpredictable!

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What Can I do to help my staff?

• Keep them informed of what is happening?
• Reduce their contact with the public and each
  other as much as possible.
• Encourage your staff to use proper hygiene
  techniques.
• Urge them to get a seasonal flu shot.
• Have them pass on the same information to their
  own family members.

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Cover Your Cough/Sneeze!
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This is why you need to cover your cough!
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Stay at home if sick!
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If they come to work sick?

• Send them home!

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Wash Your Hands!
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Other things you can do.
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Reduce Social Contact
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Other Precautions
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Is your Continuity of Operations Plan up-to-date?
Do you have backup to help out if your key
employees are out sick? Do you have a
step-by-step task list available for temp help to
use in case needed? Can you put certain duties
on hold?
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Dont Go Overboard!
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