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Wellness in the Workplace
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Introduction
This presentation covers issues and procedures in maintaining a healthy workplace and can be used for all employees.
This is a sample presentation that must be customized to include and match the employer’s own policies and practices.
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Why is preventing contagious illnesses important at work?
• Sickness means you and others can be affected
• Lost productivity at work
• Creates stress and concern among employees
• Sick employees can transfer the virus to others (i.e., family, co-workers)
• Persons who are ill may suffer complications that lead to more serious health problems
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What can we do to reduce the spread of illness?
• Live a healthy lifestyle
• Follow the recommendations of health care professionals
• Pay attention to good hygiene habits
• Use common sense in crowded conditions
• Take special care when traveling
• Get medical treatment when you are sick
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Maintain a healthy immune system
Take good care of yourself:
• Exercise regularly
• Get adequate sleep
• Eat balanced meals
• Manage your daily stress level
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Follow the advice of health care professionals to prevent illness
• Get your flu vaccine!
• Limit exposure to people who are sick, and wash hands often
• Educate yourself about illnesses and how to mitigate risk to disease exposure
• Check reliable health sources
• www.who.int/en• www.cdc.gov
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Good personal hygiene habits
• Keep household and work surfaces clean with disinfectant solution including:
• Countertops• Bathroom sinks• Cell phones• Telephone handsets• TV remote controls• Computer keyboards
• Avoid sharing towels, telephones or other common utensils with others
• Consume only thoroughly cooked food including eggs, meat, poultry
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Social Distancing
Social distancing is designed to minimize the kind of social contact that enables virus transmission from others. It is a good practice to set boundaries for your physical distance from others in business and social settings.
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Be courteous to others
When coughing or sneezing:
• Cover your mouth and nose• Face away from others
Photo Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Cover and clean up!
• Use tissues when coughing or sneezing
• Then place used tissues into the trash
Courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Germs hang around!
• Remember tiny infectious droplets can remain airborne, in some cases for hours
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Stop germs
Wash your hands
• After you cough or sneeze• After using the bathroom• Before you eat food• After visiting public places• Before you touch your eyes,
mouth or nose
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Effective hand washing method
• Wash fingers, palms and back of both hands with soap and warm water for at least 10 seconds
• Use alcohol-based disinfectant hand sanitizer
• Use disposable towels for drying hands
• Cover hands with a towel before touching door handles and fixtures after washing
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Don’t Bring Anything Home!
• Travel with a health kit• For information see the Centers for Disease Control
Travel Kit www.cdc.gov
• Travel with alcohol-based disinfectant or hand sanitizer
• Clean hands often
• Consume only thoroughly cooked foods
• Drink bottled water
• Monitor your health for at least 10 days after you return
• If you become ill with fever or respiratory symptoms, consult a physician
When traveling….
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In general, get medical care
• If you become ill with fever or respiratory symptoms, consult a physician right away…Don’t wait until it gets worse!
• If diagnosed with influenza…Don’t go to work while you are sick!
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Preparation at home
• Teach your family good hygiene:> Instruct them on taking time to wash hands thoroughly> Make sure you have available soap and/or hand sanitizer> Stock up on tissues and paper towels
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Preparation at home
• Post a family contact list with:> Work and school phone numbers> Doctor’s phone numbers for each family member> Emergency services and hospitals
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Preparation at home
• Have an emergency kit with:> Water, food, a first aid kit, clothing, bedding, tools, supplies and
special items (e.g., medicine, cash) > Items you would need in case of an evacuation should be kept in
an easy-to-carry container
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Preparation at home
• Keep in touch by:> Watching TV> Listening to the radio> Checking the Internet often for official news and information as it
becomes available
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Historical flu/illness reflection
• 1918 Spanish Flu: 675,000 people died in the US, many of pneumonia
• 1957-58 Asian Flu: 70,000 people died in the US
• 1968-69 Hong Kong Flu: 34,000 people died in the US
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What is the flu?
• Flu is caused by a virus
• Viruses can not be “cured” with antibiotics
• When people get viruses, they often get “secondary infections” like pneumonia, which can be very serious
• Vaccines can stop people from getting a bad case of a virus
• Vaccines can only be created when a virus has been “identified”
• Viruses change or mutate which makes the development of a vaccine a challenge
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The ABC’s of flu
• Influenza A Has many hosts – especially wild birds – sometimes called bird or avian, could cause a pandemic (world wide illness)
• Influenza BOnly makes humans sick, some epidemics, no pandemics
• Influenza C Mild illness, no epidemics
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Why is it called “bird flu?”
• Most flu viruses come from birds
• Practice good hygiene precautions at all times, but especially when around birds
• Wash hands after touching areas that might have bird feces
• Exercise caution when disposing of dead birds
• Notify authorities if you observe a large number of “sick” birds
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Wellness
• Staying healthy is a desired goal for organizations and their employees
• Understanding communicable disease can avoid fears (i.e., “bird flu”, HIV/Aids, Hepatitis)
• Keeping healthy is everyone’s job
• Being proactive can assist in mitigating the spread of certain diseases
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Exercise good wellness habits
• No one can prevent the spread of all disease
• Common sense and exercising good health habits can mitigate certain risks
• We are all responsible for doing our part
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Course Evaluation
Please be sure to complete and leave the evaluation sheet you received with your handouts.
Thank you for your attention and interest!
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We would like to acknowledge that the preceding presentation was prepared by the Employee Health, Safety & Security, and the
Employee Relations Special Expertise Panels.
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