Child Care Centers and Flu Preparedness: There’s Work to Be Done

Unfortunately while one might have hoped that steps might be taken after the 2009 pandemic, only 7% of directors had taken steps to better prepare their centers even if that director had experienced the 2009 pandemic. The more years of director experience and usage of health consultants, the better the preparedness steps taken. When there was no access to health consultation, preparedness steps were less likely to be taken. So why did we publish a child care study in our journal on flu preparation? Because we can help our child care centers be better prepared for next year’s flu by starting now to make sure they have taken the preparedness steps needed. If you need a refresher as well, the AAP’s Red Book is ready and willing to help out. Check out this article and then check out the local child care centers where your patients are enrolled to make sure they are better prepared next year than they currently appear to be when it comes to preventing the spread of influenza.