Emergency Preparedness
Woodford County Health Department Schedule for H1N1 Clinics
The Woodford County Health Department Opens H1N1 Clinics to the General Public.
The following clinics are welcoming all individuals interested in being vaccniated with the H1N1 Vaccine:
Wednesday, February 10th - from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. located at the Woodford County Health Department (1831 South Main Street, Eureka)
Beginning Wednesday, February 17th, H1N1 vaccine will be offered every Wednesday during regular Immunization clinic hours 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
A friendly reminder: Children 9 and younger need two doses of H1N1. Please bring your child's immunization cards when attending a clinic.
H1N1 influenza is a newly identified virus that can spread from people who are infected to others through coughs and sneezes. When people cough or sneeze, they spread germs through the air or onto surfaces that other people may touch. H1N1 influenza is not transmitted from pigs to humans or from eating pork products.
The H1N1 influenza vaccine does not protect against seasonal flu. Public Health recommends that everyone at risk for seasonal flu, including seniors, gets the seasonal flu vaccine.H1N1 vaccine Information Statement:
Live Attenuated Flu Vaccine "nasal mist"
Inactivated Flu Vaccine "flu shot"
Information for General Public:
Personal health and h1N1 Influenza
Information for Schools, Child Care and Early Childhood Programs
Flyers/Posters from the CDC
Clean Hands Save Lives: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/pdf/handwashing.pdf
Cover Your Cough: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/pdf/covercough_school8
Germstopper Materials: http://www.cdc.gov/germstopper/materials.htm
A Guide for parents: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/flugallery/2009-10/parents_guide.htm
Additional Information for help: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/institutions/toolkit/pdf/StopDoYouFeelSick_8x11.pdf
Lesson Plans
Grades 3-5: http://kidshealth.org/classroom/3to5/personal/hygiene/germs.pdf
Grades pre K-2: http://kidshealth.org/classroom/prekto2/personal/hygiene/germs.pdf
School Guidance Documents: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/schools/schoolguidance.htm schoolguidance
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District has created "Germ Busters": http://www.c-uphd.org/h1n1-flu.html
Child Care and Early Childhood Programs
Guidance on Helping Childcare and Early Childhood: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1/childcare/guidance.htm
Preparing for the Flu: A communiciation Toolkit for Child Care The purpose of the toolkit is to provide information and communication resources to help center-based and home-based child care programs, Head Start programs, and other early childhood programs implement recommendations from CDC's Guidance on Helping Child Care and Early Childhood Programs Respond to Influenza during the 2009-2010 Influenza Season.
Flu Information for Businesses
Flyers/Poster from CDC:
Clean Hands Save Lives: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/pdf/handwashing.pdf
Cover your Chough: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/pdf/covercough_school8-5x11.pdf
A Guide for Parents: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/flugallery/2009-10/parents_guide.htmSanitizing the Workplace:
Establish regular schedules from frequent cleaning of high-touch surfaces example: bathrooms, doorknobs, elevator buttons, and tables.)
Provide disposable wipes so that commonly used surfaces (example: doorknobs, keyboards, remote controls, desks, and phones) can be wiped down by the employee before each use.
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/business/guidance/
Additional Business Information:
http://www.cdc.gov/germstopper/pdf/work.pdf
http://www.flu.gov/professional/pdf/businesschecklist.pdf
For more information please go to www.ready.illinois.gov or www.flu.gov
Bioterrorism / Emergency Preparedness
The Woodford County Health Department is continually working with community partners to develop plans for an appropriate and effective response to any disaster or bioterrorism threat that may occur. The primary role of the local health department in a disaster or bioterrorism threat is to protect citizens before, during, and after a public health emergency.
To contact WCHD in an emergency after business hours, please call 911 and report your emergency.
Click here for Bioterrorism information
Links:
http://www.ready.gov/america/index.html
http://www.ready.gov/kids/home.html