| Ranking |
Good Idea |
| Description |
The 2003-2004 flu season had the potential to cause severe morbidity and mortality due to cases seen early in the fall, widespread vaccine shortage, and antigenic drift between the vaccine strain and circulating strain. In response to the potential for a severe flu season, a pilot flu prevention program called Germ Fighter was initiated in a Johnson County elementary school. The school participated in disease prevention educational activities, and began using ethanol based hand sanitizer. |
| Goal / Mission |
The overall objective of the program is to reduce student absence due to communicable illness. |
| Results / Accomplishments |
Rates of absence due to communicable illness were recorded at the school conducting the intervention and then compared to the rates of absence due to illness at a school with similar characteristics. The interventions used in this study were successful in reducing the incidence of student absence due to illness at the pilot school. |
| Categories |
Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
Health / Children's Health
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| Organization(s) |
Johnson County Public Health |
| Source |
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) |
| Date of Publication |
2005 |
| Date of Implementation |
2003 |
| Location |
County: Johnson County, IA |
| Primary Contact |
Ralph Wilmoth, Director
Johnson County Public Health
1105 Gilbert Ct.
Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 356-6040
http://www.johnson-county.com/dept_health.aspx?...
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| For more details |
http://www.naccho.org/topics/modelpractices/dat...
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| Target Audience |
Children |
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