Home with Flu A 2-page comic-strip with tips for parents about planning for back-up childcare, recognizing flu symptoms, and knowing when to contact a health care provider (PDF).
Quick Flu Tips for Parents
A 1-page sheet with tips on how to avoid getting the flu, how long to stay home when sick, when and when not to seek help from a health care provider.
What is Public Health - Seattle & King County doing now? Describes Public Health's role in working with local area health care providers, monitoring and surveillance, and what Public Health has done to prepare for an influenza pandemic.
Store medical and health supplies, such as cough syrup, soap, and pain relief medicines.
Know your employer's policies about sick leave and ask your employer about plans if employees get sick.
At home, plan for backup child care if your child gets sick or schools or child care centers are closed. See "Keeping Children and Teens Home with Flu" for more information.
This 8-page booklet offers a pandemic flu planning checklist, tips for preventing the spread of flu, and a guide to caring for someone with the flu. It was originally written in response to the threat of bird flu, but applies to swine flu or any kind of influenza.
Flu season 2009-2010: Something old, something new
