Univ. takes precautions against swine flu
The Health and Wellness Center has also started distributing face masks to any patient who comes in with possible flu symptoms.
This measure is also being taken by CEPAR which is distributing specially-fitted masks to employees at the hospital and other parts of the University that might be at risk.
In addition to CEPAR's precautionary actions, the Housing and Dining Office is also implementing strategies that would reduce community exposure if a case of swine flu does emerge. The Office is assessing spaces that are available right now and could be used for emergency isolation if need be.
"We've been asked to look at our facilities and how we could create a space where patients could be by themselves to minimize their impact on the students around them," Carol Mohr, Housing and Dining's senior director, said.
Housing and Dining has ordered hand sanitizer dispensers to place at the entrances of the major dining rooms on campus. The department also plans to distribute personal-sized hand sanitizers to as many students as possible.
"We recognize that there's a lot of opportunity, where people are living closely, to pass things on. I think that getting the word out to people about precautions that they can take is the most important thing."
To this end, Housing and Dining and the Health and Wellness Center are collaborating on flyers, posters and other educational materials to promote awareness of prevention tactics. These include standard methods for limiting the spread of germs such as covering a cough or sneeze.
Dining Services is also taking steps to insure safety by carefully reviewing food sources as well as food preparation and hygiene standards in all of the campus dining facilities.
"In this heightened time of concern, practices and standards have been again reviewed with staff," David Furhman, the director of dining programs for the Homewood campus, wrote in an e-mail.
"Our dining facilities and service practices are under regular scrutiny from a number of oversight entities including the City of Baltimore . . . and the Hopkins Department of Health, Safety and Environmental Services."
This measure is also being taken by CEPAR which is distributing specially-fitted masks to employees at the hospital and other parts of the University that might be at risk.
In addition to CEPAR's precautionary actions, the Housing and Dining Office is also implementing strategies that would reduce community exposure if a case of swine flu does emerge. The Office is assessing spaces that are available right now and could be used for emergency isolation if need be.
"We've been asked to look at our facilities and how we could create a space where patients could be by themselves to minimize their impact on the students around them," Carol Mohr, Housing and Dining's senior director, said.
Housing and Dining has ordered hand sanitizer dispensers to place at the entrances of the major dining rooms on campus. The department also plans to distribute personal-sized hand sanitizers to as many students as possible.
"We recognize that there's a lot of opportunity, where people are living closely, to pass things on. I think that getting the word out to people about precautions that they can take is the most important thing."
To this end, Housing and Dining and the Health and Wellness Center are collaborating on flyers, posters and other educational materials to promote awareness of prevention tactics. These include standard methods for limiting the spread of germs such as covering a cough or sneeze.
Dining Services is also taking steps to insure safety by carefully reviewing food sources as well as food preparation and hygiene standards in all of the campus dining facilities.
"In this heightened time of concern, practices and standards have been again reviewed with staff," David Furhman, the director of dining programs for the Homewood campus, wrote in an e-mail.
"Our dining facilities and service practices are under regular scrutiny from a number of oversight entities including the City of Baltimore . . . and the Hopkins Department of Health, Safety and Environmental Services."
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Its ashamed we have to quarantine people with this flu but of course very necessary. It's amazing how quickly and easily this flu can spread to others. (Continued…)
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