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Flu & H1N1 Considerations

 

Alpena Community College seeks to provide a healthy learning environment for students and offers the following advice to help stay healthy this year. You can also visit the following websites for more information:

www.cdc.gov

www.dhd4.org

1. Top 3 Actions to Prevent the Flu

• Use proper hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette; both for people who are well and those that have any symptoms of flu. This is the basic foundation of flu prevention: stay home when sick, wash hands frequently with soap and water when possible, and cover noses and mouths with a tissue when coughing or sneezing (or a shirt sleeve or elbow if no tissue is available). Wash hands immediately after sneezing into them.
• Get vaccinated. One of the best ways to protect against the flu is to get vaccinated against the flu. People under age 25 are one of the key groups recommended by the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to be among the first to receive the 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine. For more information, visit http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination.
• Self-isolation. Students, faculty, and staff with flu-like illness should self-isolate at home or at a friend’s or family member’s home until at least 24 hours after they are free of fever, or signs of a fever, without the use of fever-reducing medicines. Students are encouraged to contact their instructors via phone or e-mail as soon as possible to make arrangements for homework, tests, etc.

2. If a flu outbreak occurs, the following measures will be considered.

• Extend the self-isolation period: If flu severity increases, people with flu-like illness should stay home for at least 7 days after the onset of their symptoms, even if they have no more symptoms. If people are still sick after 7 days, they should stay home until 24 hours after they have no symptoms.
• Consider suspending or modifying classes. ACC and health officials should work closely to balance the risks of flu with the disruption that suspending classes will cause in both education and the wider community. Use multiple channels to communicate a clear message about the reasons for suspending classes and the implications for students, faculty, staff, and the community.
• Reactive class suspension might be needed when ACC cannot maintain normal functioning. To decrease the spread of flu, preemptive class suspension may be recommended if the flu starts to cause severe disease in a significantly larger proportion of those affected than occurred during the spring/summer 2009 outbreak. If classes are suspended preemptively, large gatherings (for example, sporting events, dances, commencement ceremonies) may be cancelled or postponed.
• The length of time classes may be suspended will vary depending on the goal of class suspension as well as the severity and extent of illness. Before the end of the period, the school, in collaboration with public health officials, will reassess the epidemiology of the disease and the benefits and consequences of continuing the suspension or resuming classes.

 

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