Swine Flu Awareness

Our emergency management office, city management from both Amarillo & Canyon, county judges, healthcare community, school & college communities have been in constant communication and participating in statewide emergency operations conference calls since late last week. We have been discussing our existing pandemic influenza plans as well as discussing precautionary actions for the current Swine Flu outbreak. Daily statewide conference calls are being monitored by our staff & the healthcare community to ensure we have the latest information on the situation and state operations.

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO STAY HEALTHY

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.

Try to avoid close contact with sick people

• Influenza is though to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.
• If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.