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For Organising Activities on Campus
Before the function:
- Pay attention to the government announcement and health advice for public functions.
- Inform the participants of the preventive guidelines on the University’s human swine flu webpage.
- Remind participants NOT to join the activity if he is not feeling well or having fever or respiratory symptoms.
- Control the number of participants to avoid overcrowding.
- Assign a coordinator to oversee precautionary measures of the activity. Plan for ways to assist people with influenza like illness.
- If it requires registration to attend the activity, keep record of the participants to facilitate source or contact tracing of infection.
- Arrange an ample supply of surgical masks, alcohol based handrub, disposable tissue paper, and lidded rubbish bins for participants to facilitate compliance of hand hygiene and cough manner.
- Arrange for thermometers to check body temperature of participants when there is a need.
Venue
- Select a venue that is appropriate for the nature and expected attendance of the activity.
- Ensure the venue has plenty of space for the activity.
- Ensure good indoor ventilation to allow frequent air exchange.
Environmental hygiene
- Maintain a clean and sanitary environment of the activity. Clean and disinfect the venue before and after the function. Use a 1 in 99 diluted household bleach (mixing 1 part of 5.25% household bleach with 99 parts of water), rinse with water and then wipe/mop dry.
- Ensure the venue is well-ventilated.
- Provide sufficient alcohol based handrubs and hand sanitizers with 70-80% alcohol at entrances, exits and convenient locations at the venue.
- Ensure good sanitary conditions in toilets and provide liquid soap, disposable towels and/or hand dryers in toilets.
- Provide lidded rubbish bins and empty the trash as frequently as necessary.
- Prohibit smoking.
During the function:
- Post up “Guidelines on Prevention of Respiratory Infections for Participants of Public Functions” at the entrance and within function venue. It can be downloaded from CHP website.
- Implement crowd control measures to avoid overcrowding.
- Advise participants to maintain good personal and environmental hygiene practices.
- Consider to arrange temperature checking for participants who report feeling sick. If he has fever and respiratory symptoms, advise him to wear a mask and seek medical attention at any of the Designated Flu Clinics promptly (http://www.ha.org.hk/haho/ho/cc/8dfc.pdf).
- Observe food hygiene if meals are being served.
- Avoid sharing of personal items among participants (e.g. towels, water bottles, etc.)
After the function:
- Clean and disinfect the venue after the function. Use a 1 in 99 diluted household bleach (mixing 1 part of 5.25% household bleach with 99 parts of water), rinse with water and then wipe/mop dry.
Flowchart on the Health Screening of Participants Attending Summer Programmes
For Hosting International Guests/Students
Before they come
- Alert your guests/students that the HKSAR had activated the Emergency Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan and advice them to get further information from our CHPP and Centre for Health Protection (CHP) websites.
- Remind them to observe personal hygiene during travelling.
- Advise them to bring along surgical masks, alcohol-based hand cleaners, alcohol-containing tissues and a thermometer for taking own temperature.
- Advise them to keep a daily record of body temperature for 7 days prior coming to Hong Kong.
- Remind them to postpone or cancel the trip when they have flu symptoms or fever within 7 days before travelling to Hong Kong.
After they have arrived
- Remind them to observe own health status and pay attention to personal hygiene.
- Advise them to wear a mask and keep a daily record of own body temperature for 7 days after upon arrival if coming from an affected area.
- Guests or students who will stay at student hostels have to complete a health declaration form and take temperature checking when they check-in at hostels. The University Health Service will follow up on any positive response that requires further medical check.
- If they develop fever and respiratory symptoms, advise them to wear a mask and seek medical consultation at any of the Designated Flu Clinics or Accident and Emergency Department of public hospitals promptly. (http://www.ha.org.hk/haho/ho/cc/8dfc.pdf)
Useful Information
Centre for Health Promotion, Department of Health, HKSAR
26 June 2009 |