From a teacher in Portland, OR - Mark




Educate .. don <http://edtechvision.org/?p=693> 't create hysteria


via edtech VISION <http://edtechvision.org/> by Colette Cassinelli on
5/1/09



In light of the recent swine flu epidemic, I think teachers must be the
voice of reason and use this opportunity as a "teachable moment" to discuss
disease prevention but also how the media can cause mass hysteria.

Technology is great for having the most up-to-date information but it can
also over feed the news frenzy. Here are a few resources that I am using to
educate my students about disease prevention and the swine flu.

For students:

CDC YouTube channel <http://www.youtube.com/user/CDCStreamingHealth> . "Put
your hands together" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlDqcmY_EV8

swine_flu
<http://edtechvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/swine_flu.png> Questions
& Answers from CDC <http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/> : H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) and
You http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/swineflu_you.htm

HealthMap - Map of Global Disease alerts http://www.healthmap.org/

Slideshow: Top Hot Spots for Germs
http://life.familyeducation.com/slideshow/hygiene/61567.html

Good advice:

* Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw
the tissue in the trash after you use it.

* Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough
or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.

* Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.

* Try to avoid close contact with sick people.

* Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing
or sneezing of infected people.

* If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school
and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.

Media Hysteria:

Student
<http://media.www.thelamron.com/media/storage/paper1150/news/2009/04/30/Opin
ion/Mass-Media.Hysteria.Doesnt.Ease.A.Panic-3732929.shtml> editorial

CNN commentary: Its time to end flu hysteria
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/01/navarrette.biden.flu/

Swine flu hysteria spreads faster than virus
http://www.prisonplanet.com/swine-flu-hysteria-spreads-faster-than-actual-vi
rus.html

For schools:

Information from CDC about school's response to swine flu
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/k12_dismissal.htm

School District (K-12) Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/school/schoolchecklist.html

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