Wellness Information

 What You Need to Know about the H1N1 Flu
UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) AND COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (CCDPH)

• Doctors are not mandated to provide notes or diagnosis.
• Schools are not mandated to require doctor’s notes for ill students.
• Schools are not mandated to provide notes to parents if there is a diagnosis of influenza in a classroom.

We are following the guidelines set by CCDPH advising all to do the following:

• wash hands frequently
• do not touch face, eyes, mouth or nose
• eat healthy foods
• sleep no less than six to eight hours each night
• keep child home if ill, or stay home from work if ill
• keep child home if there is a fever, and have the child remain at home for 24 hours after the fever has been resolved without using fever reducing medication