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In case of adverse weather or other emergency, this web site will carry important information from the ECU Administration.

There are no new urgent campus alerts at this time.

HINI Virus Update

On June 12, 2009, Pitt County Health Department announced the first confirmed case of H1N1 in Pitt County. The ECU Emergency Response Team and our ECU Influenza Steering Group continues to monitor the H1N1 situation and provide updates as needed.  At this time, ECU has no plans to change the summer academic schedule or activities.

For information on ECU Pandemic Planning, visit http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/oehs/emergency/Flu-09.cfm

Student Health Services and ECU Physicians are treating this situation as equivalent to a seasonal flu outbreak with emphasis on good hand washing practices and masking of coughing patients.  The effects of this flu are not typically severe or life-threatening except for people with underlying health problems or women who are pregnant. These procedures are consistent with the current information provided by state and local health officials and their pandemic plans.  If the health authorities recommendations should change in the future, ECU would follow their lead.
  
At this time, ECU officials are urging faculty, staff and students to use the same precautionary measures that they would during the height of winter flu season.  Persons who feel ill, who have flu like symptoms or have been in close contact with someone who is sick should stay home and not attend class.  Faculty and staff who develop symptoms of the flu should stay home until free of symptoms for at least 24 hours.

To help you avoid the flu, health officials recommend that you incorporate the following habits, which are good general practices and especially important during flu outbreaks, into your routine.

• If you feel sick, please stay home until your symptoms subside; don't travel, attend classes or work.
• Wash your hands frequently throughout the day.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth until you wash your hands.
• Cough and sneeze into your sleeve.  Please view the video at http://www.coughsafe.com/media.html.
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Monitor the national and local news.
• Review the ECU pandemic plan and consider the need for a more detailed plan in your department.
• Practice good health habits: get plenty of sleep, exercise, eat nutritious meals, manage stress and drink plenty of fluids.

More information can be found at :

ECU Influenza Web Page
NC Department of Health & Human Services
Student Health Services Flu Web Site
Prospective Health Pandemic Planning Web Page

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NOTE: if your email address or cell phone number has changed, or if you no longer wish to receive messages, please send an email to ecualertinfo@ecu.edu.

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Links to Important Information about Campus Safety and Security

• ECU Business Manual
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  • Leave Policy on Adverse Weather for CSS Employees
• ECU Office of Environmental Health and Emergency Procedures
• ECU Police
• ECU Transit

On-Campus Emergency Numbers

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