The RMC foundation develops videos for schools on how to tackle swine flu

Oct 1 2009

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the H1N1 swine flu could be severe enough to cause major staffing shortages and other workplace disruptions, the supply of vaccines to prevent the disease is taking longer to produce than originally forecast.

Business owners and managers need to begin preparing themselves by developing strategic training plans for management and staff. These strategic plans should include staff training regarding Universal Precautions for the H1N1 Swine Flu and management planning for a Flu Pandemic.

According to CNN, the H1N1 flu virus could cause up to 90,000 U.S. deaths as it resurges this fall. And only two thirds of the U.S. is expected to get the vaccine. This means swine flu virus could infect up to 50 percent of the American population, which will dramatically affect the economy.

The H1N1 flu virus pandemic is putting us all to the test. Does your company know what to do in order to prevent the spread of this virus and how to keep your employees healthy? Planning for pandemic influenza by business, industry, and health organizations is essential to minimizing its impact.

The Riverside Medical Clinic Foundation - headed up by Dr. Steven Larson Head of Infectious Disease at RMC and a member of the Infectious Disease Society of America - has developed a series of thirty minute DVDs for use by businesses, schools and organizations in developing a strategic plan to deal with the H1N1 virus including a set of universal precautions. Theses DVDs show you how taking some basic safety precautions can help protect us from infectious diseases, even highly contagious ones like H1N1 Viral Influenza. These multi-media DVDs are reasonably priced with multiple order discounts for schools, franchises and multiple location businesses. This series of safety video DVDs was produced by the Altek Media Group, one of Southern California’s leading multi-media production companies. For more information, or to order the H1N1 and Infectious Disease instructional DVDs, you can go to http://www.altekmedia.com/safety.html.