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Flu
Season: Ready Your Workplace
Carpooling, crowded workspaces and using
public transportation are conducive to the spread of the influenza virus, new
research says. People with influenza can spread it to others up to about 6 feet
away, and they're most contagious in the first three to four days after becoming
ill.
Workers with school-age children or who have children in day care are more than
twice as likely to become infected with the flu, Ball State University (BSU)
researchers say in their report, The Effects of Employment on Influenza Rates.
Read the article:
Public Transportation, Close Work Quarters Contribute to Spread of Flu
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Top 7
Questions Employers Are Asking About the Flu at Work
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Combating The Flu
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Hosting a Flu Shot Clinic
How to Host a Successful Flu Shot Clinic
Blue Cross NC
Setting Up a Flu Shot Program at Your Worksite
Mobile Health
How To Plan A Flu Shot Clinic For Your Employees
Forbes
Tools to Assist Satellite, Temporary, and Off-Site Vaccination Clinics
National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit
National Influenza Vaccination Week
CDC (generally held in early December)
SHRM Resources
Toolkit:
Managing Through Flu and Other Epidemics in the Workplace
How-to-Guide:
How to Handle Communicable Diseases in the Workplace
HRQA:
What is an employer's responsibility when dealing with communicable disease in
the workplace?
HRQA:
What protection can employers offer high risk employees during flu season?
HRQA:
Can an employee get FMLA leave for the flu?
Article:
The Flu: Coordinate Compliance Among FMLA, ADA, Paid Leave Laws
Policy:
Communicable Diseases in the Workplace
Federal Government Resources
CDC: Seasonal Flu
Information for Businesses & Employers - an abundance of (free!) helpful
resources
CDC Toolkit:
Make It Your Business To Fight The Flu
OSHA:
Workplace Safety and the Flu
USDOL:
Pandemic Flu and the Fair Labor Standards Act: Questions and Answers
USDOL:
Pandemic Flu and the Family and Medical Leave Act: Questions and Answers
CDC:
Flu
Activity & Surveillance
CDC:
Vaccine Information Statements (available in multiple languages)
CDC:
Promoting Vaccination in the Workplace
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