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Elementary & Secondary Education: As the school year begins, it will be critical for schools to plan to prevent disease transmission and protect students and staff, as well as local communities, from flu infection. Depending on the timing and severity of a potential fall H1N1 wave, interventions could include: extra measures to ensure that commonly touched surfaces are disinfected, strict enforcement of exclusion policies for students and staff with flu-like symptoms, or extended school closures. While all of us want to do all we can to keep students engaged in learning and maintain a sense of normalcy, we need to be ready for whatever the fall may bring. |
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Exclusionary Policy: Cole County Health Department along with the CDC recommend that individuals with influenza-like illness remain at home until at least 24 hours after they are free of fever (100° F [37.8° C] or greater), or signs of a fever, without the use of fever-reducing medications, such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen. For a full copy of the recent Health Alert sent to area Schools by Cole County Health Department. Click here . |
Higher Education:
CDC Guidance for Responses to Influenza for Institutions of Higher Education during the 2009-2010 Academic Year. Click Here.
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