Cold and Flu Prevent Guide 2009-2010

SAFER HEALTHIER KIDS
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Looking After You and Your Baby

FREE guideThe Looking After You and Your Baby informative guide focuses on health, well-being, and germ protection--to help keep you, your baby, and your home happy and healthy.

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A Healthy Mom >>
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Child Development >>
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GERMS: What They Mean for You and Your Family >>
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The Looking After You and Your Baby Family Health Program™ is brought to you in proud partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” Campaign, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP), Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA), and the makers of LYSOL® brand products.
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Teach your kids fun ways to learn healthy habits and prevent illness with this exciting booklet filled with games, puzzles, pictures and more- brought to you by the makers of LYSOL® and the National Teach your kids fun ways to learn healthy habits and prevent illness with this exciting booklet filled with games, puzzles, pictures and more- brought to you by the makers of LYSOL® and the National
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Learn about the wonderful organizations that we partner with to provide useful health information for you and your family.

Don’t Get The Flu. Don’t Spread The Flu. Get Vaccinated. When should you get a flu vaccination? Who should or should not be vaccinated? Is a flu vaccination really effective? In conjunction with their National Influenza Vaccination Week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided a lot of information relating to flu basics, how to prevent the flu, and information on flu vaccination.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal agency in the United States government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans and for providing essential human services, especially for those people who are least able to help themselves. Learn more >>

Learn about CDC's "Ounce of Prevention" campaign also! Click here >>

Learn the Signs, Act Early: CDC

The Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA)
The Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA) is the official national association for not-for-profit, community based home health organizations known as Visiting Nurse Associations (VNAs).

Visiting Nurse Associations (VNAs) created the profession of home health care more than 100 years ago. They have a united mission to bring compassionate, high-quality and cost-effective home care to individuals in their respective communities. Learn more >>

Click here to visit the VNAA's Germ Protection Center, sponsored by LYSOL® Brand.

VNAA

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
With approximately 7,000 members, NAPNAP is the professional association for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (PNPs) and other advanced practice nurses who care for children. Established in 1973, NAPNAP has been actively advocating for the children's health by providing funding, education, and research opportunities to PNPs; influencing legislation that affects maternal/child health care; and producing and distributing educational materials to parents and families. NAPNAP prides itself in the caliber of its members, which includes national child health care experts, respected authors, distinguished faculty, and practicing professionals. Learn more >>

Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

The Hygiene Council
The Hygiene Council is an initiative bringing together leading global experts in the field of microbiology, virology, infectious diseases, immunology, and public health.

The Hygiene Council’s initial aim was to revisit current hygiene practices in order to offer realistic recommendations to the public on the importance of hygiene in the home and community. Learn more >>

Hygiene Council

Liberty Science Center
Liberty Science Center is the NJ-NYC region’s largest science education center and an acclaimed innovator in the science museum field, nationally and internationally. Located in Liberty State Park, Jersey City, N.J., Liberty Science Center has served over eight million guests since opening in 1993.

The LYSOL® Brand Team of Reckitt Benckiser, Inc. provided major support for construction and science learning and teaching curriculum integral to the new 7,500-square foot exhibition called Infection Connection, part of a major building expansion and renewal project opened in July 2007 at Liberty Science Center.

The Infection Connection exhibition aims to educate and empower individuals to think globally while acting locally on health issues.
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Liberty Science Center