Flu Update
LA County Department of Public Health
Flu Update: Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health
Caring for the Flu at home
Quick Facts
Quick Facts - 10/22/09
Flu Vaccine Information (see also link below under Preventive Measures, Flu Vaccine)
December 15, 2009 Press Release
Campus Vaccine Notification
Preventive Measures for the Flu
- Hand Washing – The Key Preventive Action Click on this .pdf link to learn hand washing techniques that are sure to keep the germs away.
- Cover Your Cough/Sneeze – Into Your Elbow and Sleeve One of the more common methods for spreading respiratory illnesses like influenza, whooping cough, and respiratory illnesses is coughing or sneezing
To help stop the spread of germs,
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
- If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve/elbow, not your hands.
- Put your used tissue in the waste basket.
- Clean your hands after coughing or sneezing
- Wash with soap and water, OR
- Clean with alcohol-based hand cleaner
- “Take 3” Action Plan -- Click on this .pdf link for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s steps to fight the flu.
- Do You Feel Sick? sign
Websites for Flu Information
