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Taking care of one another during flu season

As Jenny said on Sunday, we are stewards of one another.  How can we take care of one another during flu season?

  • If you feel sick, stay home.
  • Let us know if you get the flu.
  • Offer your help to those who are coping with the flu.
  • Cleaning will help us stay healthy.
Click "read more" for details and to find medical resources.

If you feel sick, stay home.  If you’ve been sick, stay home until at least 24 hours after your fever is gone without use of fever-reducing medicines. Take care of yourself.  Help others stay healthy.  You might not know if the person sitting next to you is particularly vulnerable to the flu.

Let us know if you get the flu. 
Call Cathy at the church office on Tuesday-Friday before noon, or call Jenny’s cell. We want to know:   
- if there is anything we can do to support you and your family.
- if there is anyone at CUCC we need to notify on your behalf.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, healthy adults are contagious a day before they exhibit symptoms.  So let us know if you have attended a CUCC event where you might have infected others.   We can also let groups know that you won’t be available for meetings or commitments you have made.

If you hear that someone has the flu, call the church office.  When people get sick, they don’t have the energy to make phone calls and might not have called.

Offer your help to those who are coping with the flu.  If we hear that anyone needs help – items from the grocery store or a big pot of soup -  we’ll post a request on the Flu Season Hot Topic on the website and Facebook.  We won’t post a name, just the need.  Meanwhile, if you are willing to be contacted for flu-related needs, please call Cathy so she can add you to the list of flu-season helpers.

Cleaning will help us stay healthy.
When your group meets, offer to wash tables & counters even if there is no meal.  According to the CDC, soap and water is sufficient to kill the viruses.

Wash your hands with soap and water.  Hand sanitizer is also available for children and youth, and at fellowship hour.  Use serving utensils.

How does CUCC respond in a flu epidemic?

Science-based flu season resources

- CUCC's flu season policy adopted by Council September 2016, links updated October 2017