Health and Safety

Information about H1N1

Dear Parents, Guardians, Students and Staff.

The Ministry of Education is providing information to all students, parents, staff and school authorities about the H1N1 virus outbreak and how it may affect members of our schools and communities. For the latest information on H1N1 visit www.gov.bc.ca/h1n1

• Fact Sheet #1 - If you think your child has Swine Flu: [English] [French] [Punjabi] [Chinese]
• Fact Sheet #2 - Protecting your kids from Swine Flu: [English] [French] [Punjabi] [Chinese]
• Fact Sheet #3 - Talking to kids about Swine Flu: [English] [French] [Punjabi] [Chinese]

For more information on this important issue, please visit the following websites:

• Province of British Columbia H1N1 Flu updates
• HealthLink BC
• Public Health Agency of Canada: Swine Influenza in Mexico
• Public Health Agency of Canada: Human Swine Influenza in United States
• FightFlu.ca
• http://www.gov.bc.ca/govt/swine_flu.html
• http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/edinfo/archives/volume8/090501.pdf

Additional Resource Material

The following websites contain additional information about communicable disease prevention, including environmental hygiene.

• District Pandemic Planning 2009
• Child Care: Well Beings - by Canadian Paediatric Society
• Preventing Illness in Child Care Settings
• A Quick Guide to Common Childhood Diseases
• Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools - by American Academy of Pediatrics