ACM Offers These Suggested Actions to
Children's Museums
1. Visit www.flu.gov
to learn about what individuals and organizations may do
to prepare if the H1N1 flu virus affects your community.
2. Partcipate in ACM's upcoming Leadership
Conference Call on H1N1
Preparedness on September 15, 2009, 1
p.m. (EST)
3. Consider whether any of the flu information
widgets and social media links (see examples at left) are
appropriate to post
on your Web site to encourage public health awareness.
4. Educate families about hand
washing, covering
coughs and sneezes, etc.
5. Provide information
for families on how
to talk with children who are sick.
6. Decide what factors or institutions
(such as schools, state and local governments) will determine
whether it is necessary to temporarily close your museum.
7. Examine your museum's cleaning protocol.
Pay special attention to doorknobs, manipulatives, levers,
keyboards, etc. See Hand to Hand issue Clean
and Safe Places to Play. See the "Contamination
& Cleaning" section on the CDC's Question
and Answer Page.
8. Clean staff offices the way the museum
is cleaned.
9. Review sick-leave and workplace policies
and consider making them consistent with public
health recommendations. Make sure employees are
well-aware of these policies.
10. Prevent the spread of flu by sending
sick staff, children and teachers home.
11. Examine your museum's reserve fund!
Plan now for the possible loss of admission, rental and
field trip income.
12. Read the H1N1
News Release issued by the President's Council
of Advisors on Science and Technology. Read the International
Situation Update.
