How to Prepare Your Business for the Swine Flu
The U.S. Government Department of Homeland Security is urging small businesses to prepare for disruptions due to the H1N1 virus or more commonly known as, Swine Flu. With influenza season lurking upon us, now is the time to educate your employees, business partners, friends, and family not only about about the H1N1 flu virus, but the seasonal flu as well. The Swine Flu has gotten a lot of media attention lately, but some say the seasonal flu is just as dangerous. It has just become a common household name that we don’t think about it as much.
According to the CDC, “seasonal influenza can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. Each year, in the United States, on average 36,000 people die from flu-related complications and more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu-related causes.”
Take these everyday steps to protect your health:
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
- Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
- If you are sick with flu-like illness, CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities. (Your fever should be gone without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.) Keep away from others as much as possible to keep from making others sick.
My family and I got our flu shots today. I also recommend sending small care packages to your close business contacts with tissues, hand sanitizer, and an instant read thermometer so they can stay healthy too. We small businesses depend on each other for success so let’s make sure everyone stays healthy and business can continue as usual.
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