Intercom: October 2014

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A publication for the employees & volunteers of the Lexington County Health Services District

OCTOBER 2014

Whom Will You Do It For? LMC Offers Free Flu Vaccines

Beginning in October, Lexington Medical Center will provide free flu vaccines to all employees, volunteers and chaplains. By becoming vaccinated, you protect yourself from getting sick and passing influenza to patients, co-workers, family members and others. This year, employees have the opportunity to personalize a sign with the name of the person or persons for whom they get the flu vaccine. They can then ask their co-workers to take a photo of them with their cellphone and post these pictures to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using the hashtags #NotJustForYou! and #FluVaccine, or they can text the photo to their loved ones. Employees can also submit these photos, family photos or pictures of themselves with their friends to an online gallery on LexLoop by emailing webmaster@lexmed.com. There are several ways to get your free flu vaccine. Employee Health staff, known as the “Flu Crew,” will offer the flu vaccine during their regular office hours (Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.) as well as at Fast Track clinics and on-site locations for large groups of employees, such as the Business Services Building. Assigned nurses on every nursing floor will also be authorized to give the flu vaccine to to nM Ce their co-workers. e d ic al The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that anyone 6 months of age and older should be vaccinated annually as the first and most important step in protecting against this serious disease. Vaccination is especially important for health care workers and those who live with or care for people at high risk of flu complications, such as children younger than 2 years, adults older than 65 years and pregnant women.

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Take everyday preventive steps to reduce the spread of germs: • W ash your hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub. • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. • G et plenty of sleep and exercise, manage your stress, drink fluids and eat healthy foods. • C ough into your sleeve instead of your hands if you do not have a tissue. • I f you have flu-like symptoms, stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone without taking fever-reducing medicine. • W hile sick, limit contact with others as much as possible.

Intercom is published by LMC’s Marketing department. Editorial material and pictures are solicited and should be sent to Marketing. Materials submitted for publication will not be returned unless otherwise requested. The Marketing department reserves the right to accept or deny any article and/or photo for publication. For more information, please contact Sarah McClanahan at 936-7123 or email srmcclanahan@lexhealth.org. OCTOBER 2014 INTERCOM 1


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