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University of Wyoming

Residence Hall H1N1 Info

Start: Friday, October 02, 2009
End: Saturday, December 12, 2009
Location: Residence Halls

UW Residence Halls H1N1 Mitigation

Residence Life & Dining Services is working with departments at UW to monitor and mitigate the spread of H1N1 on campus.

The first step continues to be educating students about protecting themselves from H1N1 exposure through proper hygiene and other common-sense measures.

In the event that a student does get the flu or displays flu-like symptoms:

  1. Meals delivered to the student's room (sick trays) are available. Students are encouraged to take advantage of this service for their own comfort and to avoid spreading illness. Dining Services has designed the sick trays to be prepared individually, beginning with electrolyte-enriched meals containing broth and sports drinks. Subsequent meals containing more solid foods are served to rebuild the body's immune system and strength. Students can get sick trays by contacting their RA.
  2. UW recommends self-isolation for students who are ill. Rooms are available for unwell students to avoid exposing their roommates to illness. To reduce the risk of spreading flu, these rooms either have their own restroom or are on a residence hall floor set aside for this purpose. These students are asked to not to share bathrooms or public spaces outside the self-isolation area to lessen the chance of spreading their illness.
  3. Rooms are also available for the temporary relocation of the well roommate of an unwell resident. These rooms are on a residence hall floor set aside for this purpose. Students who would like to move temporarily due to illness or their roommate's illness should contact their residence hall desk.

The custodial staff in the residence halls has also implemented additional measures to reduce potential spread of illness, including increasing efforts to sanitize surfaces where the virus can be spread.