Post by Pharmer Phil on Oct 8, 2009 9:35:46 GMT -6
Seeing there may be some advabtage to getting information shared, and a follow up to the comments made in the GOOD MORNING Thread...
I thought I'd start a thread just for this.
The comment I made in the good morning thread:
GOOD POINT 4RUM...let me get up on dis here 
fer a minute
Pholks need to STAY HOME when they are Ill...
Yes, I know you can't afford it..
but can you afford to LOOSE YOUR JOB...because of it?
Many Companies operate at a level where their nose is Just above the water...
One worker goes in, feeling Ill...
five people who contact or talk to this person become ill (unfortunately 2 of these are opportunists that see a chance to MISS A DAY)
Thats lost productivity, deadlines not met, contracts lost..
how many contracts. how much business can YOUR company afford to lose?
Talk to you boss/manager/superior
Tell him You are sick, that you are staying home for Everyones good, for
"The GOOD OF THE COMPANY"
Tell Him You CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS THESE DAYS...
brought to him in the context of
"I wanted to spare my fellow co-workers"
He most likely will let you make the time up,
I know... I did this for many of my workers
who had the courtesy of NOT coming in sick...
I sent a few home too that came in all snotty and feverish...
beyond that pholks, thats how this crap spreads nationwide...
use your heads, be careful, wash yer hands...send someone who is NOT ILL to the store for you...
be particularly wary of people who contact many others in a day, or if you contact many, such as a cashier...
Think about it, lets say Ya have one sick mail carrier (just an example folks)
that drives from mailbox to mailbox, sneezing, sniffling coughing...Ya wanna handle, open, read, KEEP that Mail??
Pholks, We don't need to be germaphobes, we just need to think about what we do, ourselves, and the people around us.
somebody help me down ofin dis please 
Now there were a couple comments, so Lets discuss this here!
Here is the Minnesota rulings, set by the Minnesota Department of Health, backed by the CDC...concerning your children and school/daycare:
Health officials release stricter flu guidelines for kids
by Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio
September 17, 2009
St. Paul, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Health issued stricter influenza recommendations on Thursday, aimed at reducing the risk of serious illness in young children.
Health officials now recommend that parents keep children under five-years-old at home until seven days after influenza-like symptoms first appear, or 24 hours after a child's symptoms go away, whichever is longer.
School-age children can return to school 24 hours after their fever has resolved without the use of fever-reducing medicines like acetaminophen or ibuprofen, if they feel well enough.
MDH officials have also recommended that child care settings and early childhood education programs follow stricter guidelines.
At facilities where older children interact with children under five, all children should follow the recommendations for children under five, health officials said.
Health officials stressed the importance of stricter regulations for young children, as they are at higher risk of severe illness from the H1N1 virus. In Minnesota, children under five have been hospitalized with the H1N1 virus at twice the rate of children aged 5 to 12 years.
"Observing precautions for preventing the spread of influenza is often not very feasible for young children," said Dr. Ruth Lynfield, Minnesota State Epidemiologist. "For a young child, it can be difficult to control a runny nose and to cover their nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing. In addition, young children tend to put shared toys and other items in their mouths. Frequent hand washing is also a challenge.
"For these reasons, influenza and other infectious diseases are easier to spread among young children.We believe extra precautions are justified to protect the health of children in this very vulnerable age group," Lynfield said.
MDH issued the new guidelines one day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said pandemic flu activity in Minnesota is now considered "widespread." The label is the highest classification in the agency's flu reporting system.
They only ask that when You call to report your childs absense that you tell them they are exhibiting flu like symptoms.
I thought I'd start a thread just for this.
The comment I made in the good morning thread:
fer a minutePholks need to STAY HOME when they are Ill...
Yes, I know you can't afford it..
but can you afford to LOOSE YOUR JOB...because of it?
Many Companies operate at a level where their nose is Just above the water...
One worker goes in, feeling Ill...
five people who contact or talk to this person become ill (unfortunately 2 of these are opportunists that see a chance to MISS A DAY)
Thats lost productivity, deadlines not met, contracts lost..
how many contracts. how much business can YOUR company afford to lose?
Talk to you boss/manager/superior
Tell him You are sick, that you are staying home for Everyones good, for
"The GOOD OF THE COMPANY"
Tell Him You CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS THESE DAYS...
brought to him in the context of
"I wanted to spare my fellow co-workers"
He most likely will let you make the time up,
I know... I did this for many of my workers
who had the courtesy of NOT coming in sick...
I sent a few home too that came in all snotty and feverish...
beyond that pholks, thats how this crap spreads nationwide...
use your heads, be careful, wash yer hands...send someone who is NOT ILL to the store for you...
be particularly wary of people who contact many others in a day, or if you contact many, such as a cashier...
Think about it, lets say Ya have one sick mail carrier (just an example folks)
that drives from mailbox to mailbox, sneezing, sniffling coughing...Ya wanna handle, open, read, KEEP that Mail??
Pholks, We don't need to be germaphobes, we just need to think about what we do, ourselves, and the people around us.
somebody help me down ofin dis
please Now there were a couple comments, so Lets discuss this here!
Here is the Minnesota rulings, set by the Minnesota Department of Health, backed by the CDC...concerning your children and school/daycare:
Health officials release stricter flu guidelines for kids
by Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio
September 17, 2009
St. Paul, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Health issued stricter influenza recommendations on Thursday, aimed at reducing the risk of serious illness in young children.
Health officials now recommend that parents keep children under five-years-old at home until seven days after influenza-like symptoms first appear, or 24 hours after a child's symptoms go away, whichever is longer.
School-age children can return to school 24 hours after their fever has resolved without the use of fever-reducing medicines like acetaminophen or ibuprofen, if they feel well enough.
MDH officials have also recommended that child care settings and early childhood education programs follow stricter guidelines.
At facilities where older children interact with children under five, all children should follow the recommendations for children under five, health officials said.
Health officials stressed the importance of stricter regulations for young children, as they are at higher risk of severe illness from the H1N1 virus. In Minnesota, children under five have been hospitalized with the H1N1 virus at twice the rate of children aged 5 to 12 years.
"Observing precautions for preventing the spread of influenza is often not very feasible for young children," said Dr. Ruth Lynfield, Minnesota State Epidemiologist. "For a young child, it can be difficult to control a runny nose and to cover their nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing. In addition, young children tend to put shared toys and other items in their mouths. Frequent hand washing is also a challenge.
"For these reasons, influenza and other infectious diseases are easier to spread among young children.We believe extra precautions are justified to protect the health of children in this very vulnerable age group," Lynfield said.
MDH issued the new guidelines one day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said pandemic flu activity in Minnesota is now considered "widespread." The label is the highest classification in the agency's flu reporting system.
They only ask that when You call to report your childs absense that you tell them they are exhibiting flu like symptoms.
