Health at Goddard residency
This came a few weeks back. I thought I would post it here. I like the idea of bowing.
Dear Goddard community,
As the 2010 residency season grows closer, I would like to take the time to provide information related to health and safety of the Goddard community.
As we all know, concerns about the flu are on the rise as winter arrives and the traditional flu season begins. In Plainfield and Port Townsend, Goddard does not have on-campus health centers or professional medical staff to advise or care for people who are ill. Goddard does not provide flu vaccinations. Faculty and students who are ill during residencies rely on the local medical professionals in the Central Vermont or Port Townsend communities. This past summer and fall a few individuals in the Goddard community reported having H1N1 diagnosed or had flu-like symptoms, but there was no disruption to the residencies. While we hope there is no significant illness outbreak for the January through April residencies, we would like to have us all remain alert and take the following precautions:
If you are ill prior to the residency and are still in the contagious stage of a transmittable illness, please do not attend the residency. Contact your program director to make special arrangements. If appropriate, we will work to connect you to individual advising sessions, the advising group, and workshops remotely so that you can still participate. We will organize this on a case-by-case basis. Please give your program director and the IT staff as much lead time as possible.
If you become ill en route to Goddard or during the residency, please take care not to spread your illness. Goddard staff will work with you to create a quiet, secluded area for you to recuperate and will set up phone sessions for you to participate in aspects of the residency, if this is appropriate.
Goddard will have hand sanitizers throughout the campus.
Please cough and sneeze into your elbow, rather than your hands, and use tissues. While this may seem like common sense, we hope this reminder will reduce spread of illnesses.
Goddard has a supply of face masks, which will be available at the Help Desk in the Community Center in Plainfield or available at the Port Townsend Residency Office. People with weak or compromised immune systems might consider wearing a mask for protection, as well as those who are concerned they may be coming down with an illness or be sick.
While shaking hands and giving hugs is part of Goddard friendliness, feel free to offer another gesture, such as a bow, and to ask others to refrain from close contact.
Illnesses can spread through residencies very quickly, so we ask that you be mindful as you balance your concern for attending the residency with the welfare of the Goddard community. This also affects all the people who will share car, bus, train, and airplane air with faculty and students traveling after the residency!
In terms of potential emergencies, here is the link to more information about Goddard’s emergency response plan, the Goddard crime report, and links to other relevant websites.
http://www.goddard.edu/emergency
All the flu and emergency information aside, we do wish you a happy December and good health in the coming new year, and we look forward to seeing you at your upcoming residency.
Dear Goddard community,
As the 2010 residency season grows closer, I would like to take the time to provide information related to health and safety of the Goddard community.
As we all know, concerns about the flu are on the rise as winter arrives and the traditional flu season begins. In Plainfield and Port Townsend, Goddard does not have on-campus health centers or professional medical staff to advise or care for people who are ill. Goddard does not provide flu vaccinations. Faculty and students who are ill during residencies rely on the local medical professionals in the Central Vermont or Port Townsend communities. This past summer and fall a few individuals in the Goddard community reported having H1N1 diagnosed or had flu-like symptoms, but there was no disruption to the residencies. While we hope there is no significant illness outbreak for the January through April residencies, we would like to have us all remain alert and take the following precautions:
If you are ill prior to the residency and are still in the contagious stage of a transmittable illness, please do not attend the residency. Contact your program director to make special arrangements. If appropriate, we will work to connect you to individual advising sessions, the advising group, and workshops remotely so that you can still participate. We will organize this on a case-by-case basis. Please give your program director and the IT staff as much lead time as possible.
If you become ill en route to Goddard or during the residency, please take care not to spread your illness. Goddard staff will work with you to create a quiet, secluded area for you to recuperate and will set up phone sessions for you to participate in aspects of the residency, if this is appropriate.
Goddard will have hand sanitizers throughout the campus.
Please cough and sneeze into your elbow, rather than your hands, and use tissues. While this may seem like common sense, we hope this reminder will reduce spread of illnesses.
Goddard has a supply of face masks, which will be available at the Help Desk in the Community Center in Plainfield or available at the Port Townsend Residency Office. People with weak or compromised immune systems might consider wearing a mask for protection, as well as those who are concerned they may be coming down with an illness or be sick.
While shaking hands and giving hugs is part of Goddard friendliness, feel free to offer another gesture, such as a bow, and to ask others to refrain from close contact.
Illnesses can spread through residencies very quickly, so we ask that you be mindful as you balance your concern for attending the residency with the welfare of the Goddard community. This also affects all the people who will share car, bus, train, and airplane air with faculty and students traveling after the residency!
In terms of potential emergencies, here is the link to more information about Goddard’s emergency response plan, the Goddard crime report, and links to other relevant websites.
http://www.goddard.edu/emergency
All the flu and emergency information aside, we do wish you a happy December and good health in the coming new year, and we look forward to seeing you at your upcoming residency.
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