September 1, 2009
H1N1: Sunny days, chasin' the swine flu away
Posted at 01:15:10 PM on September 1, 2009
First, Cookie Monster cuts back on cookies, and now this.
The White House has announced Sesame Workshop will team up with the U.S. departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security and Education to promote public service ads aimed at preventing the spread of swine flu.
(Check the end of the post for links to useful, information-packed websites that help parents prepare for swine flu and explain H1N1 to their kids.)
The initiative takes ads produced last year, where Elmo and Gordon talk about the importance of sneezing into your elbow and washing your hands, and redirects viewers to www.flu.gov for more information.
"Sesame Street's Elmo can be a powerful messenger in delivering simple, yet compelling messages that teach a child to wash their hands and cover their mouth this flu season," said Gary E. Knell, President and CEO, Sesame Workshop
It's a good thing we're not talking Bird Flu, or they'd have quarantine issues with a certain tall, yellow character.
With the school year upon us, have you talked to your kids about H1N1? How are educating them, and what if any steps are you planning to take to help prevent them from catching the virus? How worried are you?
Here are a few solid family-oriented web resources that offer advice and resources for parents about preparing for and talking about swine flu: UK Health Agency, Flu.gov, Nemours Foundation, Web.MD, CDC .
H1N1: Sunny days, chasin' the swine flu away
Posted at 01:15:10 PM on September 1, 2009
First, Cookie Monster cuts back on cookies, and now this.
The White House has announced Sesame Workshop will team up with the U.S. departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security and Education to promote public service ads aimed at preventing the spread of swine flu.
(Check the end of the post for links to useful, information-packed websites that help parents prepare for swine flu and explain H1N1 to their kids.)
The initiative takes ads produced last year, where Elmo and Gordon talk about the importance of sneezing into your elbow and washing your hands, and redirects viewers to www.flu.gov for more information.
"Sesame Street's Elmo can be a powerful messenger in delivering simple, yet compelling messages that teach a child to wash their hands and cover their mouth this flu season," said Gary E. Knell, President and CEO, Sesame Workshop
It's a good thing we're not talking Bird Flu, or they'd have quarantine issues with a certain tall, yellow character.
With the school year upon us, have you talked to your kids about H1N1? How are educating them, and what if any steps are you planning to take to help prevent them from catching the virus? How worried are you?
Here are a few solid family-oriented web resources that offer advice and resources for parents about preparing for and talking about swine flu: UK Health Agency, Flu.gov, Nemours Foundation, Web.MD, CDC .
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