Residence Life

Student Services

September 8, 2009

 

Dear Roosevelt University Student,

  

As you have heard in the media, the Centers for Disease Control expect the H1N1 influenza flu will arrive on college campuses across the country this fall. 

 

With this in mind, it is very important that you take precautions to help stop the spread of this illness.  We strongly encourage you to:

• Get a regular flu shot.  These will be offered for $25 on campus on the following dates:
• Schaumburg, October 12, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
• Chicago, Auditorium Building, October 13, from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m.
• Chicago, Gage Building, October 14, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
• If you would like to get a flu shot earlier, they are being offered now at many drug stores and drop-in clinics and through family physicians.
• Get a H1N1 flu shot.  Roosevelt University is currently on the list to receive this vaccine.  We do not have information if it will be available to us, but as we learn more we will inform you.
• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
• Frequently wash your hands with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners and the hand sanitizers throughout campus are also effective.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth, as germs spread more easily that way.
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick. If you get sick, the CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
• Purchase a thermometer so you can take your temperature and check for fever.
• Have at least one week’s worth of food in your room in case you are sick and cannot leave.

  

Symptoms of the H1N1 virus are similar to seasonal flu and include fever above 100 degrees, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills, and fatigue. Some have also reported diarrhea and vomiting.

  

If you think you have the flu:

• Contact your doctor, professors and in the case of residential students, your RA.
• Stay home and limit interaction with other people (self-isolate), except to seek medical care.
• Do not return to campus or class for at least 24 hours after being fever-free (when not using a fever-reducing medicine).
• If possible, residential students with a flu-like illness who live relatively close to the campus should return to their homes. Please travel by private car or taxi, as opposed to taking public transportation to reduce contact with others.
• Residential students who cannot leave campus should contact the Office of Residence Life at 312-341-2005.
• Promptly seek medical attention if you have a medical condition that puts you at increased risk of severe illness from flu, are concerned about your illness, or develop severe symptoms, such as increased fever, shortness of breath, chest pain or pressure, or rapid breathing.

  

For more information, visit http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/general_info.htm.

  

Sincerely,

Tanya Woltmann

Associate Vice President for Student Services

 

 

Managing Your Anxiety about H1N1

http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/pdf.php?id=194

 

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