• Those with flu-like illness should stay away from classes and limit interactions with other people, except to seek medical care, for at least 24 hours after they no longer have a fever, or signs of a fever, without the use of fever-reducing medicines.

• Review and revise, as needed, policies, such as student absenteeism policies and sick leave policies for faculty and staff, that make it difficult for students, faculty, and staff to stay home when they are ill or to care for an ill family member. 

• Residential students with flu-like illness who live relatively close to the campus should return to their home to keep from making others sick. 

• Students with a private room should remain in their room and receive care and meals from a single person. FHU staff will make daily contact by email, text messaging, phone calls, or other methods with each student in self-isolation.• If close contact cannot be avoided, the ill student should wear a surgical mask during the period of contact.• For those that cannot leave campus, and who do not have a private room, we need to provide temporary, alternate housing for ill students until 24 hours after they are free of fever. 

• Instruct students with flu-like illness to promptly seek medical attention if they have a medical condition that puts them at increased risk of severe illness from flu, are concerned about their illness, or develop symptoms such as increased fever, shortness of breath, chest pair or pressure, or rapid breathing.

Promote self-isolation at home by commuting students, faculty, and staff. 

• Commuting students, faculty, and staff with flu-like illness should be asked to self-isolate at home or at a friend’s or family member’s home until at least 24 hours after they are free of fever, or signs of a fever, without the use of fever-reducing medicines. 

• Review and revise sick leave policies to remove barriers to faculty and staff staying home when they are ill or caring for an ill family member. For students, consider altering policies on missed classes and examination and late assignments so that students academic concerns do not prevent them from staying home when ill or prompt them to return to class or take examinations while still symptomatic and potentially infectious. 

• Distance-learning or web-based learning my help students maintain self-isolation.

• People at high risk for flu complications who become ill with flu-like illness should speak with their health care provider as soon as possible. Early treatment can prevent complications. Groups that are at a higher risk of complication from the flu if they get sick include: people age 65 or older; pregnant women; adults and adolescents who have asthma, other chronic pulmonary, cardiovascular, hepatic, hematological, neurologic, neuromuscular, or metabolic disorders such as diabetes. 

• One of the best ways to protect against the flu is to get vaccinated against the flu. FHU has registered to receive the vaccines for H1N1. These vaccines should be available in late September. 

• Vaccines will be offered in the Rogers, Dodd, Conger Health Clinic.

Routine cleaning. 

• Establish regular schedules for frequent cleaning of high-touch surfaces. 

• Provide disposable wipes so that commonly used surfaces can be wiped down by students before each use. This includes doorknobs, keyboards, desks, etc.) 

• Encourage students to frequently clean their living quarters, including high-touch surfaces.

• Permit high-risk students, faculty, and staff to stay home when flu is spreading in the community.• Increase social distances, including possibly cancelling public events. 

• Suspend classes in widespread outbreak. 

• Dr. Cargile, MD

• Lona Bolton, RN 

• Nursing representative 

• Jud Davis, Communication 

• Michael Atchison, Campus Safety 

• Jeff Barkman, Facilities 

• Robert Grant, Food Service 

• Dr. Mike Johnson, Academics 

• Bobby King, Mayor 

• Local and state health departments 

• Wayne Scott, Student Services 

• Dr. Joe Wiley, President