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State distributes H1N1 'care packages' to schools
http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/244866
When a student at Strasburg Elementary School sneezes, he or she can thank the state Department of Health for the tissues and hand sanitizer in the classroom.
So can students at other public and private schools in Lancaster County, which in recent days have been receiving swine flu "care packages" from the state.
Packed inside are boxes of tissues, bottles of hand sanitizer and cartons of surgical masks ? all intended to help prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus.
The materials, purchased with funds from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, were sent to every private and public school in the state at a cost of $3 million, spokeswoman Stacy Kriedeman said.
Each school was to receive four boxes of tissues and four bottles of sanitizer for each classroom, along with enough masks ? for use in nurse's offices ? for 10 percent of their student population, Kriedeman said.
The materials are part of the department's "community mitigation" efforts, which include educating the public on sneezing and coughing etiquette, hand washing and other tips to prevent the spread of the illness.
Kriedeman said the goods were sent to schools from suppliers the weeks of Oct. 26 and Nov. 2, but as of Wednesday, few schools in Lancaster County reported receiving them. (continued ...)
http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/244866
When a student at Strasburg Elementary School sneezes, he or she can thank the state Department of Health for the tissues and hand sanitizer in the classroom.
So can students at other public and private schools in Lancaster County, which in recent days have been receiving swine flu "care packages" from the state.
Packed inside are boxes of tissues, bottles of hand sanitizer and cartons of surgical masks ? all intended to help prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus.
The materials, purchased with funds from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, were sent to every private and public school in the state at a cost of $3 million, spokeswoman Stacy Kriedeman said.
Each school was to receive four boxes of tissues and four bottles of sanitizer for each classroom, along with enough masks ? for use in nurse's offices ? for 10 percent of their student population, Kriedeman said.
The materials are part of the department's "community mitigation" efforts, which include educating the public on sneezing and coughing etiquette, hand washing and other tips to prevent the spread of the illness.
Kriedeman said the goods were sent to schools from suppliers the weeks of Oct. 26 and Nov. 2, but as of Wednesday, few schools in Lancaster County reported receiving them. (continued ...)