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<H2 id=byLine></H2>Published: 09/11/09
<!-- id=story_sharing -->One confirmed case of H1N1 flu has been reported at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, the university said Friday. About 80 students reported flu-like systems throughout the week.
A policy for H1N1 flu ? commonly called swine flu ? is in place that follows the federal Centers for Disease Control recommendations, the university said. University personnel have worked closely with Idaho's Southwest Health District, which provides public health services for Canyon and five other counties.
"The safety and health of students and employees is our primary concern," said Carey Cook, NNU vice president for student development.
"The university will continue to encourage students to take precautions in line with our H1N1 action plan," Cook said.
NNU has prepared for the flu season by providing hand sanitizer to students and employees in public locations, communicating the importance of prevention, and describing what symptoms to watch for and what to do if a student has influenza-like symptoms.
The treatment and precautions are the same whether the flu is seasonal or 2009 H1N1. Students feeling ill are asked to keep to themselves. Most often, students showing flu-like systems have recovered quickly.
Northwest Nazarene is a Christian college with about 1,900 undergraduate and graduate students.
For more information on H1N1 at the university, call Hollie Lindner at 467-8531 or email marketing@nnu.edu:tiphat:http://www.idahostatesman.com/yourhealth/story/896587.html
<!-- id=story_sharing -->One confirmed case of H1N1 flu has been reported at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, the university said Friday. About 80 students reported flu-like systems throughout the week.
A policy for H1N1 flu ? commonly called swine flu ? is in place that follows the federal Centers for Disease Control recommendations, the university said. University personnel have worked closely with Idaho's Southwest Health District, which provides public health services for Canyon and five other counties.
"The safety and health of students and employees is our primary concern," said Carey Cook, NNU vice president for student development.
"The university will continue to encourage students to take precautions in line with our H1N1 action plan," Cook said.
NNU has prepared for the flu season by providing hand sanitizer to students and employees in public locations, communicating the importance of prevention, and describing what symptoms to watch for and what to do if a student has influenza-like symptoms.
The treatment and precautions are the same whether the flu is seasonal or 2009 H1N1. Students feeling ill are asked to keep to themselves. Most often, students showing flu-like systems have recovered quickly.
Northwest Nazarene is a Christian college with about 1,900 undergraduate and graduate students.
For more information on H1N1 at the university, call Hollie Lindner at 467-8531 or email marketing@nnu.edu:tiphat:http://www.idahostatesman.com/yourhealth/story/896587.html