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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to monitor human cases and deaths from the swine influenza (H1N1) virus infection in the United States. The GA Division of Public Health has increased surveillance including testing of patients who are being evaluated for influenza-like illness. State officials have not recommended school closures in Georgia and are currently not recommending closures for single confirmed cases. View more...

We want you to be aware of several steps we are taking at the advisement of state officials and the U.S. Department of Education.

Administrators and staff will be observing students for any flu-like or upper respiratory symptoms (fever, cough, chills and body aches), and will direct anyone exhibiting these symptoms to the school nurse.

We also recommend you emphasize basic infection prevention measures with your child, including:

1. Keep your child home if they are sick, and contact your health physician if your child exhibits flu-like symptoms.
2. The best defense is frequent hand washing (with soap or alcohol-based hand sanitizer).
3. Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth with hands. Germs spread this way.
4. Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or shirt-sleeve.
5. Practice good health habits. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, drink fluids and eat nutritious food.

The situation with swine flu is rapidly evolving and we expect more information will be forthcoming. For the latest information, check the following web sites: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/  or http://health.state.ga.us/

Other information sources:

Please note the following links to information about swine flu:

• Swine Flu Information  from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC)
• What is swine flu? (CNN)
• U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
• Update By Secretary Of Agriculture
• Pandemic Flu

The following CDC links provide more specific prevention information:

• Germ Stopper posters and materials (Germ stopper, Cover Your Cough, and Healthy Habits) 
• Hand washing and other Germ Stopper resources