Yeshiva University’s Human Resources professionals have developed A Manager’s Guide to Preparing and Managing During the Flu Season. The guide is designed to help YU managers “in preparing for this year’s flu season and the potential spread of H1N1 flu virus, by asking you to consider business and staffing operations, and develop contingency plans for [...]

The flu vaccine (to protect against the seasonal flu) is now available and recommended for all students. On the Wilf Campus, the vaccine is available on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:30 to 4:00 PM. The fee is $18 (cash or check) due at the time of service. A separate vaccination for the H1N1 virus (swine flu) will [...]

We are proud to announce that RNCentral (an informational site for nursing students and professionals) has chosen this humble blog as one of fifty excellent public health blogs. Naturally, we are delighted to find ourselves in the company of the Wall Street Journal, the Harvard School of Public Health and other outstanding organizations, and we also [...]

Two recent articles from the New York Times offer up-to-date information on seasonal and H1N1 flu. The first covers “answers to some commonly asked questions about the new flu virus, regular seasonal flu and the two flu vaccines intended to prevent them both.” The second suggests that the second wave of H1N1 flu may possibly be [...]

“Bodily health and wellbeing are part of the path to G-d, for it is impossible to understand or have any knowledge of the Creator when one is sick. Therefore one must avoid anything that may harm the body and one must cultivate healthful habits.” The Rambam How will you act on Maimonides’ wisdom in 5770? [...]

  Your Health Alerts team is pleased to see that swanky New York Magazine has picked up on something that we were promoting on campus flatscreens months ago—the health and environmental benefits of taking the stairs. Read the article, “Step It Up,” and take a moment to visit the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene [...]

Here at Health Alerts, you have read about measures you can take to prevent H1N1 and seasonal flu, including hand washing and coughing and sneezing into your elbow. We encourage you to keep in mind, as well, the following “oldies but goodies.” These common-sense steps can help protect you against H1N1, seasonal flu and many other [...]

A message from Dr. Chaim Nissel, Associate Dean of Students for Health Affairs and Director of the Counseling Center: We again look forward to offering staff and faculty moderately priced seasonal flu shots on each of the Manhattan campuses (Beren, Brookdale, and Wilf). This year, rather than bringing staff and faculty to our student health [...]

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has made available a useful document, Preventing Transmission of H1N1 Influenza in Colleges and Universities (PDF). We encourage all members of the YU community to download and read it. We also would emphasize an important point from the document that you have read here before—that respiratory hygiene and hand-washing [...]

It is currently expected that a vaccine will be available for H1N1 flu at some point this fall. Since H1N1 is infecting young people at high rates, the Centers for Disease Control and Department of Health and Human Services have recommended that people age 24 and younger be treated as a high-priority group for receiving [...]