New Flu Guidance and Toolkit
August
7, 2009 -- The federal government today released updated guidance and a
new toolkit to help school officials prepare for, and respond to, the
H1N1 flu in the 2009-10 school year. The new resources from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were announced at a
joint news conference this morning by Health and Human Services
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Homeland
Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, and CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden.
The
guidance includes recommendations for school responses to flu outbreaks
similar in severity to what took place this past spring as well as to
potentially more severe outbreaks. The toolkit includes practical
advice on how to contain the spread of flu, sample letters to parents,
and posters related to flu prevention.
Complete information about today's announcement and links to the new guidance and toolkit are available on CAPE's Web site.
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