DR. HORTON SENDS H1N1 MESSAGE TO SCHOOLS, COLLEGES
Posted Apr 08 2010 8:18am
As April marks what has been a high-mark in past flu seasons and there is a resurgence of the H1N1 virus in the southeast United States, the director of the California Department of Public Health , Dr. Mark Horton , has sent a personal message to the state’s K-12 schools, colleges and universities with important tips to combat the virus, including emphasizing how important vaccine remains.
According to CDPH, more than half of Californians are still at risk for H1N1, including individuals from groups that are most susceptible to the virus, such as young adults six months to 24 years of age and their parents. Early vaccination and flu prevention measures are the best ways to keep students healthy.
In the message distributed by Blackboard Connect , the most commonly used vehicle by schools and colleges to distribute information to students and parents, Horton says, “H1N1 still poses a threat in California, so we must continue to do our part in preventing the flu this spring. Getting vaccinated is the best way to prevent H1N1, and it is important to remember that children nine and under need two doses of the H1N1 vaccine.”
Horton’s message to college-aged students reminds them to get vaccinated sooner rather than later because after receiving the H1N1 vaccine it takes 10 days for it to become effective.
Using the mass notification program, Blackboard Connect, is one more way CDPH is reaching out to Californians. Whether it’s social marketing or text messages or paid television advertising, the public health department is using multiple avenues to urge every Californian to still get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu.
As April marks what has been a high-mark in past flu seasons and there is a resurgence of the H1N1 virus in the southeast United States, the director of the California Department of Public Health , Dr. Mark Horton , has sent a personal message to the state’s K-12 schools, colleges and universities with important tips to combat the virus, including emphasizing how important vaccine remains.
According to CDPH, more than half of Californians are still at risk for H1N1, including individuals from groups that are most susceptible to the virus, such as young adults six months to 24 years of age and their parents. Early vaccination and flu prevention measures are the best ways to keep students healthy.
In the message distributed by Blackboard Connect , the most commonly used vehicle by schools and colleges to distribute information to students and parents, Horton says, “H1N1 still poses a threat in California, so we must continue to do our part in preventing the flu this spring. Getting vaccinated is the best way to prevent H1N1, and it is important to remember that children nine and under need two doses of the H1N1 vaccine.”
Horton’s message to college-aged students reminds them to get vaccinated sooner rather than later because after receiving the H1N1 vaccine it takes 10 days for it to become effective.
Using the mass notification program, Blackboard Connect, is one more way CDPH is reaching out to Californians. Whether it’s social marketing or text messages or paid television advertising, the public health department is using multiple avenues to urge every Californian to still get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu.