| The Arlington ISD administration wants to assure parents that the health and safety of students is always a top priority. We continue to work closely with the city’s office of emergency management and Dr. Cynthia Simmons, the city’s public health authority, to help reduce the spread of H1N1 this fall. We stand ready to respond and to take appropriate action.
The best way to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus is to take the following precautionary measures:
- 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 hands cleaners are also effective.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
- Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
- If you get sick, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
- For prevention tips in Spanish, please click here.
If you do become sick, you should contact your health care provider. The health care provider may prescribe antiviral medication and other treatment and will determine whether influenza testing is needed.
There are three JPS School-Based Health Centers in the district available to you if you are uninsured.
For more information the City of Arlington H1N1 hotline is available 24 hours a day by calling 817-575-2846. Additionally, the CDC hotline provides H1N1 updates in English and Spanish at 1-800-232-4636.
The National Association of School Nurses has created informational fliers for parents.
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