1.
Keep your child home from school or day care when
he or she is sick.
2. Allow your child to return to school only when
fever-free for at least 24 hours (no longer having
a fever without use of fever-reducing medicines).
3. Cover your cough. Cough into your upper sleeve
or into a tissue and discard properly.
4. Properly dispose of used tissues and other soiled
items, and wash your hands after doing so.
5. Wash hands frequently and regularly, or use hand
sanitizers when water is not readily available.
6. Regularly clean and disinfect areas and items
likely to have frequent hand contact.
7. Contact your health care provider when your child
or other family member is sick with the flu (symptoms
include fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, headache
and body aches).
8. If you are not able to stay home with your child,
plan ahead for how he or she will be taken care
of when sick at home or if school is closed.
9. Have your child vaccinated against the flu every
year.
10. Stay informed through www.health.state.pa.us,
www.cdc.gov, or www.flu.gov.
For questions, call 1-877-PA-HEALTH. |
