Practice good health habits every day!

1.  Wash hands
2.  Avoid close contact with sick people
3.  Stay Home when sick
4.  Cover your mouth and nose when you
cough or sneeze
 

 Hand Washing 101
  Wet Hands

  Apply soap and rub
                                           hands for 20 seconds
  Rinse

  Dry with paper towel

  Use towel to turn off faucet

Preparing for a Pandemic
     There are steps that individuals and families can take to prepare
 for a potential pandemic. Consider purchasing the following items,
 a few at a time. To build up your home preparedness kit.

 Items to Keep on Hand         

• Ready to eat canned meats, fruits, vegetables, and soups
  
• Protein or fruit bars
  
• Dry Cereal or granola
  
• Peanut butter or nuts
  
• Crackers
  
• Canned juices
  
• Bottled Water
  
• Canned or jarred baby food and formula
  
• Pet food
  
   Additional Items to Keep on Hand    
  
• Prescribed medical supplies as glucose and blood pressure monitoring equipment
  
• Prescriptions
  
• Soap and water, or alcohol-based hand wash
• Medicines for fever, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen
  
• Thermometer
  
• Anti-diarrheal medications
  
• Fluids with electrolytes
  
• Flashlight/batteries
  
• Portable Radios
  
      What should you be doing ?    
  
  To Prepare at home:
  
  
• Make it a habit to fill any prescriptions several days before you run out
• Help elderly neighbors and neighbors with disabilities develop their emergency plans
• In a pandemic, many people could be very sick at the same time.
• Worksites, schools and daycare centers may close.
• Think about how you will manage if   everyday life is severely disrupted.
• Stay up to date on all of your immunizations, especially flu and pneumonia shots
  
    Stay Informed
  
  
• Follow directions from local health    officials
  
• Listens to the News
  
• Read the Newspaper
  
• Check the following web sites:
  
  http://www.ripleynews.com/
   

   http://www.ripleycounty.com/healthdepartment/
   

  http://www.ripleylepc.com/
   

  http://www.cdc.gov/
   

  http://www.pandemicflu.gov/