Resources

Ottawa’s Health is in Your Hands
Downloadable PDF: Poster 1.2 MB

Hand washing
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Downloadable PDF: Fact sheet 37 KB | Poster 6.4 MB

When do I wash my hands
Downloadable PDF: Poster 214 KB

Hand sanitizing
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Downloadable PDF: Fact sheet 36 KB | Poster 5.4 MB

Hand hygiene recommendations for child care facilities
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Downloadable PDF: Fact sheet 57 KB

Black Spot Video to see how viruses are shared
Doing It Right Video on hand washing
Why don’t we do it in our sleeves Video on preventing the spread of germs by coughing and sneezing into your sleeves instead of your hands

Cleaning and disinfection

Routine cleaning and disinfection of commonly touched surfaces during influenza season
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Downloadable PDF: Fact sheet 34 KB

Routine cleaning and disinfection of toys in child care facilities during influenza season
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Downloadable PDF: Fact sheet 56 KB

Guidelines for shelters, group homes, retirement residences, workplaces, schools etc.

Guidelines for prevention of pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) influenza in child care facilities
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Downloadable PDF: Fact sheet 60 KB

Guidelines for prevention of H1N1 in group homes
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Downloadable PDF: Fact sheet 46 KB

Guidelines for prevention of H1N1 in family shelters
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Downloadable PDF: Fact sheet 51 KB

Other topics

Help prevent the spread of germs
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Downloadble poster available in PDF: English [115 KB] | French [117 KB] | Amharic [122 KB] | Arabic [233 KB] | Farsi [238 KB] | Punjabi [234 KB] | Simple Chinese [223 KB] | Somali [245 KB] | Spanish [238 KB] | Urdu [235 KB] | Vietnamese [265 KB]

Pregnancy and pH1N1 influenza virus
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Downloadable PDF: Fact sheet 45 KB

Letter to parents
Dec. 3, 2009 RE: H1N1 vaccine clinics in targeted neighbourhoods – UPDATED [HTML]
Nov. 26, 2009 RE: H1N1 vaccine clinics in targeted neighbourhoods [HTML]
Nov. 23, 2009 RE: H1N1 vaccine available to all children [HTML]
Nov. 4, 2009 RE: Pandemic H1N1 flu virus in schools: [HTML] [PDF 47 KB]

Ottawa's Interagency Influenza Pandemic Plan