What you can do to stay healthy

There are everyday actions people can take to stay healthy.

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.

• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way. Try to avoid close contact with sick people.

• If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.

I expect that County Emergency Management will provide information as they prepare the necessary public announcements about the disease in concert with the Palm Beach County Health Department.

More information will be available as things develop with Swine Flu. Health Department is working in concert with the Department of Emergency Management under guidance from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).