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H1N1 Flu Outbreak Update for Week of 1/18/2010

 

H1N1 Community Clinic To Be Held

Saturday, January 30 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

at Family Focus, 2010 Dewey Ave, Evanston

As Part of the Affordable Living Fair

 

For more information , contact A-Reum Han,

Evanston's Emergency Response Coordinator by calling

(847)859-7829 or emailing her at ahan@cityofevanston.org.

 

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Questions to Ask Yourself Before Scheduling an Appointment:

 

Am I an Evanston resident? To prove that you are, please have with you a Driver's License or State ID in your name showing an Evanston address (ZIP CODES 60201 AND 60202). Or you may bring a recent utility bill for an Evanston address in the name of the person requesting vaccination along with with a Driver's License or State ID that shows you are that person.

 

Vaccine is currently being made available to primary care providers in the area. Residents are also encouraged to visit the Cook County Health Department’s website at www.cookcountypublichealth.org/flu or the Village of Skokie’s website at www.skokie.org as each continues to have clinics open to suburban Cook County residents.

For more information, residents can email the City of Evanston at health@cityofevanston.org or call 847-866-2948.

 

Information and materials for pregnant women from CDC

Information and materials for clinicians from CDC

Information and materials for schools from IDPH and CDC

Information and materials for businesses from IDPH and CDC

 

Take these everyday steps to protect your health:

  • 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 this way.
  • Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
  • Stay home if you are sick for 7 days after your symptoms begin or until you have been symptom-free for 24 hours, whichever is longer. This is to keep from infecting others and spreading the virus further.
  • Be prepared in case you get sick and need to stay home for a week or so. Keep a supply of over-the-counter medicines, alcohol-based hand rubs, tissues, and other related items can be useful and will help to avoid the need to make trips out in public while you are sick and contagious.

If you have severe illness or you are at high risk for flu complications, contact your health care provider or seek medical care. In children, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

  • Fast breathing or trouble breathing
  • Bluish or gray skin color
  • Not drinking enough fluids
  • Severe or persistent vomiting
  • Not waking up or not interacting
  • Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
  • Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough

In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

  • Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
  • Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
  • Sudden dizziness
  • Confusion
  • Severe or persistent vomiting
  • Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough

For more information: www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu or www.idph.state.il.us

 

Questions to Ask Yourself Before Coming to a Clinic:

 

Am I an Evanston resident? To prove that you are, please have with you a Driver's License or State ID in your name showing an Evanston address (ZIP CODES 60201 AND 60202). Or you may bring a recent utility bill for an Evanston address in the name of the person requesting vaccination along with with a Driver's License or State ID that shows you are that person.

 

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Evanston Receives H1N1 Vaccinations - Press release 10/27/09

PDF icon H1N1 Vaccine Supply News Release 10-27-09

PDF icon Interim CDC Guidance for Public Gatherings

H1N1 Influenza Hotline

 

Updated H1N1 Flu (Swine) Illinois Case Counts

You can visit http://www.idph.state.il.us/swine_flu/index.htm for the latest publicly released counts and other public information.

For more information: www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu or www.idph.state.il.us

 

If you have any questions, call Evanston Health and Human Services at 847-866-2962 OR the CDC 24 hour information line at 800-232-4636 TTY: (888) 232-6348.

The state-wide number (IL) for residents seeking H1N1 information is 866-848-2094.

 

Interim Guidance for EMS

Interim Guidance for Mask

A confirmed case is defined as a person with an acute febrile respiratory illness with laboratory confirmed infection

A probable case is defined as a person with an acute febrile respiratory illness who is positive for influenza A, but negative for H1 and H3