• Wash hands regularly with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• Don't touch your hands to your face.
• Regularly clean surfaces and items that people frequently touch with normal household cleaning supplies.
• Know the signs and symptoms of the flu.
• Avoid contact with those who appear sick.
• If you haven't already, ask your health care provider if you should get the seasonal flu vaccine.
• If you're in an at-risk group, ask your health care provider if you should get the H1N1 flu vaccine when it becomes available.
• Get 7-8 hours sleep nightly and eat balanced meals.
• Encourage others to follow these guidelines!

• Call Student Health Services at (585) 389-2500 to talk to one of the nurses.
• Come into Health Services at 102 Carroll Hall to be evaluated.
• Call FoneMed at (866) 910-5313 if Health Services is closed.
• See your health care provider at home.

• Our #1 recommendation is that sick students go home. This self-isolation is necessary to prevent spread of the virus. Send an email to each of your professors to notify them that you're sick and will not be in class. Contact your athletic trainer or coach if you play an intercollegiate sport.
• If you cannot go home, you should remain in your room or off-campus apartment. Don't go to class, the dining hall, athletic practice or other group activities.
• Ask a friend or roommate to be your flu buddy: your buddy will take your ID card to the dining hall for food and bring it to you; she or he will also check up on you periodically. Sign up to be a flu buddy here.
• If you don't have a flu buddy and you live on campus, call Chartwells Dining Services at 585-389-2077 to request that food be delivered to your room.
• Follow the treatment plan of your health care provider!

What else should I do?

• Avoid close contact (stay at least six feet away) with others until 24 hours without fever (must be off fever reducing medications for 24 hours).
• Wear a mask when in the presence of family members or roommates.
• Wash hands well and frequently with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• Cough into your shoulder or elbow.

Please consult the HINI Policy for Student Absences to find out what to do if you miss class or assignments.

Decide whether you want to be her/his flu buddy. If you answer yes, you can sign up to be a flu buddy here. In addition, you should minimize close contact with your roommate and ask that she/he wear a mask when you're in the room together, as well as follow the precautions listed under "What can I do to prevent getting the flu?" You can also ask your roommate to follow the guidelines noted under "If I'm told I have an influenza-like illness (ILI) by Health Services or my own health care provider, what should I do?"

• Be extra vigilant about avoiding contact with sick persons and follow the suggestions under "What can I do to prevent getting the flu?"
• Go to Health Services as soon as possible to receive early anti-viral treatment if you do get sick.

Go to Health Services in Carroll Hall and the staff there will be happy to provide these items.

Frequently used surfaces, like doorknobs, hand rails, office counters, keyboards in computer labs, etc., are being cleaned regularly and more frequently than usual. All public bathrooms have been outfitted with antibacterial foam soap dispensers and no-touch paper towel dispensers will be placed in all bathrooms by the end of October. In addition, alcohol-based hand cleaner stations are being placed at various locations around campus.

Ask a friend or roommate to be your flu buddy: your buddy will take your ID card to the dining hall for food and bring it to you; she or he will also check up on you periodically. Sign up to be a flu buddy here. If you do not have a flu buddy and you live on campus, call Chartwells Dining Services at (585) 389-2077 to request that food be delivered to your room.

• www.flu.gov
• www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu
• www.health.state.ny.us