Stopping The Flu
Saturday, February 04, 2012
- Wash your hands often with soap and warms water
- Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water aren't available and if your hands are not visibly dirty. Make sure the product you use has an alcohol content of 60% or higher.
Click here for resources you can use at school or at home to teach children about the importance of washing your hands.
Click for posters you can use to promote clean hands at work or in your community (e.g. church).
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Get your flu shot each year. Visit one of the Health Unit clinics, or see your own health care provider.
- Cover your mouth and nose with your sleeve (e.g. into your elbow) when you cough or sneeze.
- Wash your hands with soap and water, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, if you used a tissue or if you used your hands to cover up.
Click here for resources you can use at school or at home to teach children to cover up the right way.
Click for posters you can use to promote covering coughs/sneezes at work or in your community (e.g. church).
- Try to stay home from school, work or other social activities if you are sick to prevent spreading germs to others.
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sleeping enough
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reducing stress |