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Winter and Holiday Preparedness

Winter & Holiday Safety Articles “Holiday Safety Precautions” (www.disasterprepped.com/holiday_safety.php) “Are You Ready? Winter Storms and Extreme Cold” (www.disasterprepped.com/winter_fema.php) “Holiday Safety Tips for Dogs” (www.disasterprepped.com/dogs_winter.php) Holiday Gift Suggestions For Kids (www.disasterprepped.com/gifts_kids.php) For Adults (www.disasterprepped.com/gifts_adults.php)

H1N1 Virus: Be Prepared, to Be Safe!

The number of documented cases of the H1N1 virus continues to grow in the US and in Louisiana. The CDC recommends that anyone sick with influenza--students or facuty and staff members--stay home from school and work, to limit contact with others and keep from spreading the infection. Campuses should work to devise plans for employees to work from home and for students to be given greater leniency when missing clases in the case of a wider spread of the sickness in your area.

Updated information on symptoms, the spread of this flu, and prevention and treatment can be found at this link for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/general_info.htm

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Service-Learning Faculty Members and Administrators: Please share the following Community Organizations Influenza Guide link from the Department of Health and Human Services with the groups with whom you are working, in order to help them prepare effectively for the coming flu season:
http://flu.gov/professional/community/cfboguidance.html

The guide provides specific action steps that community (and faith-based) organizations can take to help keep communities healthy during flu season, including

Communicating important information about flu
Supporting vaccination efforts
Linking vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations to vital information and resources
Expanding and adjusting organizational activities to help people stay healthy

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LaCC applauds the following campuses for completing POD (Points of Dispensing) Memoranda of Agreement with the state Office of Public Health in order to be able to distribute medication to students, staff members, and faculty members in the case of a pandemic or biological terrorist attack:

Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University at Alexandria
Louisiana State University at Shreveport
McNeese State University
Nicholls State University

Northwestern State University
River Parishes Community College
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Louisiana at Monroe

For more information on the POD application, please contact LaCC.


	Community Emergency Response Team Training

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.

Any campus wishing to host a CERT Training for its faculty and staff members and/or students should contact LaCC for scheduling.