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2009-10 Flu Season Information: Includes printable information for parents on protection, vaccinations, treatment and more.
Preventing the Spread of Influenza (the Flu) in Child Care Settings: Flu recommendations for schools and child care providers
Questions and Answers: Information for Schools: Printable version of answers to questions commonly asked by school administrators, teachers, staff and parents
Protecting Against the Flu: Advice for Caregivers of Children Less Than 6 Months Old:
Research has shown that children less than five years of age are at high risk of serious flu-related complications.
All You Have to Do is Wash Your Hands:
Stopping Germs at Home, Work and School: Fact sheet, available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese and Tagalog.
An Ounce of Prevention: A campaign to provide resources on handwashing, disinfection and other easy steps to prevent the spread of disease. Includes downloadable posters and information.
School Materials and Posters
Germ Stopper Materials
"Be a Germ Stopper" posters and screensavers. Simple reminders for good hygiene for use in classrooms, cafeterias or laminated for bathrooms. See the Stop the Spread of Germs site at www.cdc.gov/germstopper.
Cover Your Cough Materials
See the Cover Your Cough page on this site for poster and flyer formatted for use in schools.
Activities for school administrators, teachers, students and others can do to help stop the spread of germs in schools. See the handcleaning section of the "It's a
Scrub Club
Kids can learn about health and hygiene and become members of the Scrub Club(tm) at www.scrubclub.org. The site features a fun and educational animated Webisode with seven "soaper-heros" who battle nasty villains who represent germs and bacteria. Kids learn the six key steps to proper handwashing through a webisode, handwashing song, interactive games, and activities for kids, and educational materials for teachers are also available to download.
