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Stay at Home ToolKit

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Stay at Home ToolKit for Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdch/ ... 1651_7.pdf

Table of Contents

Section 1: Prevention

• Preventing the Spread of Influenza 2
• Cover Your Cough 5
• Maintain a Healthy Mind and Body 6
• How to Use a Thermometer 8
• Formula for Disinfection 9
• Influenza Stay at Home Toolkit Contents 10

Section 2: Caregiving - Care for Family, Friends, Neighbors, and Pets

• How to Care for Someone with Influenza 11
• Personal Care Log 14
• Taking Care of a Pet during an Emergency 15
• Returning to Work after Influenza Illness 17

Preventing the Spread of Influenza
Most people with influenza will be able to remain at home while they are sick. They can care for themselves or be cared for by others who live in the household. This information is intended to help people recognize the symptoms of influenza and care for ill people in the home, both during a typical influenza season and during an influenza pandemic.

Know the symptoms of influenza, which may include:
Sudden onset of illness, chills, headache, stuffy nose, feeling of weakness, fever higher than 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, cough, sore throat, and muscle aches. In children, symptoms may include diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain and/or feeling really tired.

Prevent the spread of illness in the home
Influenza viruses are spread from person to person primarily through sneezing and coughing. The virus may also be spread through contact with germs on the hands of a sick person or by touching objects or surfaces that have been touched by a sick person. For this reason, it is important to take steps to prevent the spread of influenza to others.
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Re: Stay at Home ToolKit

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This version is from Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Services

Stay At Home Toolkit for Influenza
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/defaul ... lkit_0.pdf

Montgomery County's Advanced Practice Center has published a toolkit to help people manage influenza at home. This simple toolkit represents an effort to orient the public to that reality and provide some helpful guidelines on home care. The overall structure and concept behind the toolkit are worthy of highlighting. It includes sections on preventing the spread, covering one's cough, general health, and more detailed items such as a disinfection formula and a personal care log. It is a user-friendly guide meant for family reference. It is critical for the citizenry to understand that an important component of the overall healthcare plan during a pandemic involves home healthcare. ---CONTINUED---
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