Colds and Flu

  • The following are links and PDF copies of information on the flu and ways to tell the difference between a cold or flu and how to treat each illness.
    If you are concerned about your child's wellbeing, please contact your child's doctor for a complete check up.

    Resources   Flu Resources

    Click to view   Stop the spread of germs that make you

          and others sick! Cover your Cough (PDF)

    Click to view   The facts about colds and the flu (PDF)

    Click to view  Sniffle or Sneeze? No Antibiotics Please

    Click to view  A Guide for Parents Q & A: Fluid in the

           Middle Ear (PDF)

    Click to view   Six Smart Facts About Antibiotic Use (PDF)

    Click to view   Snort, Sniffle, Sneeze. No Antibiotics

            Please. A Parents Guide (PDF)

    		  

    Click to view   CDC Says “Take 3” Actions To Fight The

            Flu (PDF)

    Click to view   Everyday Preventive Actions That Can

            Help Fight Germs, Like Flu (PDF)

    Click to view   Everyday Preventive Actions That Can

            Help Fight Germs, Like Flu - Spanish (PDF)

    Click to view  The Flu: A Guide For Parents (PDF)

    Click to view  Are You a Flu Fighter? Coloring book (PDF) 

     

     

    Click to view  Are You a Flu Fighter?  Coloring book-

           Spanish (PDF)

    Posters

    Click to view   Cover Your Cough (PDF)

    Click to view   Cover Your Cough- in Spanish (PDF)

    		    

    Links

    		  

     

    Click to view   CDC: Flu website

    Click to view   KidsHealth: Flu

    		  

     Click to view   NY Department of Health: Seasonal Flu
    Videos   Flu Quiz

    CDC video on How to Know if You Have the Flu: Flu Symptoms

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    CDC video on Flu: Medicine Safety and Children

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    CDC video on Flu Warning Signs That Need Medical
    Care Right Away

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