Planning for FLU - Workplace Considerations

As we have seen recently, even mild flu like illness causes unplanned disruption to our daily routine.  Review and implement critical workplace policies now before the annual flu season.   How will your business manage high absentee rates caused by workers and parents managing flu like illness?  How will these events affect your business operations?  Take time now, to plan, prepare and be ready.

The Federal Government has created a series of planning tools to help guide human resource decisions and policy development that would be necessary when we experience another outbreak of flu like illness. 

Putting in the effort now to prepare for the unexpected could make all the difference to you, the business owner, and the families of our workforce. 

Review the following links, review or develop a workplace plan.

• Current business specific resources from our business ready page.
• Multi lingual resources for workplace planning from pandemicflu.gov.
• CDC’s multi lingual business planning tools and resources regarding anticipated occupational health questions and other related questions.

Consider joining our Twitter group, MaricopaHealth to receive current information as it becomes available.  Thank you!

• Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water
• Dispose of used tissues
• Cover your cough!
• Stay home if you are ill
• Bilingual Hand washing tips
• Practice Good Health Habits
• Prepare your home, business, school, and community
• Handwashing stickers[PDF - 492 KB] Print on Avery #5160 labels