H1N1 (SWINE FLU) UPDATE
The following H1N1 presentation and video are intended for all returning and first-year students.
H1N1 Powerpoint Presentation
Updated Guidance for Institutions of Higher Education
CDC Guidance for Responses to Influenza for Institutions of Higher Education during the 2009-2010 Academic Year
Communication Toolkit for Institutions of Higher Education
All of the above articles are available on www.flu.gov.
Local colleges develop H1N1 plans
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Local colleges are taking steps to prevent a breakout of swine flu on campuses this academic year but, at the same time, are preparing to deal with the expected effects of the H1N1 virus. "As the saying goes, we're planning for the worst and hoping for the best," said Jim Welch, environmental health and safety coordinator at Mansfield University.
Source: By Roger Neumann, The (Elmira, N.Y.) Star-Gazette
Universities Are Preparing for Back-to-the-Classroom Outbreaks of Swine Flu
Sunday, August 23, 2009
As you pack for college, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign told all its students in a recent e-mail message, don’t forget a thermometer, some over-the-counter cold remedies and a week’s worth of food. But the real plan in case of a major swine flu outbreak on campus, said the head of the university’s health center, is simple: Don’t try to sweat it out in your dormitory room. Go home. Let Mom and Dad take care of you.
Source: The New York Times
CDC Urges Colleges to Relax Rules If Flu Spreads
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Federal officials said Thursday that colleges should consider suspending classes this fall if the H1N1 flu virus begins to cause severe illness in a significantly larger share of students than it did in the spring.
Source: By Daniel de Vise, The Washington Post
