Preparing for the Flu
A Toolkit for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs in New Mexico
Following are resources to help child care programs, Head Start programs and other early childhood programs implement recommendations from NM Department of Health Recommendations for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs during the 2009-2010 Flu Season.
Handouts for Families
- Dealing with the Flu (New Mexico-specific) [PDF]
- Protect Your Family From the Flu This Year [Word doc]
Template Letters (or E-mails) to Send to Parents
- If Your Child is Not Feeling Well [Word doc]
- Child Care or Early Childhood Program is Suspended [Word doc]
- Child Care or Early Childhood Program is Re-Opening [Word doc]
Posters for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs
(Due to the large file sizes of the following PDF documents, it is recommended that you right-click and choose "Save as ..." to download the file to your desktop prior to opening it.)
- STOP! Do You Feel Sick?
[8.5" x 11" PDF poster]
[18"x 24" PDF poster] - If your kids are a size ... then they need a flu vaccine
[24" x 36" PDF poster in English]
[24" x 36" PDF poster in Spanish] - Fight the Flu, It Starts With You
[8.5" x 11" PDF poster in English]
[8.5" x 11" PDF poster in Spanish] - Cover Your Cough
[24" x 36" PDF poster] - I'll Protect My Baby ... I'll Get a Flu Vaccine
[24" x 18" PDF poster in English]
[24" x 18" PDF poster in Spanish] - Prevent the Spread of Flu
[8.5" x 11" PDF poster]
Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs [Complete CDC toolkit in one PDF file]
(Due to the large file size, it is recommended that you right-click and choose "Save as ..." to download this file to your desktop prior to opening it.)