Message from the Health Pavilion….

Health Prevention Information: H1N1 Flu

PREVENTION: Public health officials urge the following prevention recommendations:

• Stay informed;
• Cover your cough by using your sleeve or arm. You may also cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze;
• Throw away the tissue in the trash;
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze; Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective;
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way;
• Try to avoid close contact with sick people;
• Stay home from Asian Festival school or work and if you are sick;
• Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people;
• Get updated on the H1N1 virus in Franklin County by becoming a fan of the joint Health Department’s Facebook page by visiting: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Columbus-Franklin-County-Public-Health-Partnership/90388613776?ref=nf
• H1N1 Information: www.ColumbusPandemicFlu.com and www.CDC.gov/h1n1flu