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Cover Your Cough Poster for Health Care

The "red" cover your cough poster for health care facilities asking people to cover their cough and clean their hands. This poster is available for download in twenty-six languages.

Cover Your Cough Poster for Health Care Facilities - click to view larger

Download PDF version formatted for print:
Cover Your Cough - poster, English (PDF: 177KB/1 page)

Other languages:
  Amharic (PDF: 2770KB/1 page)
  Arabic (PDF: 2650KB/1 page)
  Burmese (PDF: 1000KB/1 page)
  Hmong (PDF: 145KB/1 page)
  Karen (PDF: 2830KB/1 page)
  Lao (PDF: 979KB/1 page)
  Nepali (PDF: 964KB/1 page)
  Oromo (PDF: 1930KB/1 page)
  Somali (PDF: 145KB/1 page)
  Spanish (PDF: 152KB/1 page)

Other languages from the CDC:
  Chinese (PDF: 243KB/1 page)
  French (PDF: 225KB/1 page)
  Khmer (PDF: 212KB/1 page)
  Portuguese (PDF: 272KB/1 page)
  Tagalog (PDF: 87KB/1 page)
  Vietnamese (PDF: 89KB/1 page)
  Translated by the CDC. Attention: non-MDH links.

Other languages from other states:




New Items!

Small image of worker poster.
Stop! Help Protect Your Co-Workers Poster
This new poster is for use in any workplace, asking ill employees to stay home.

Small image of resident poster.
Stop! Protect Our Patients/Residents Posters

New versions of the posters to be posted in clinics and hospitals or residential facilities and long term care facilities asking ill people not to visit are now available.

Spotlight

Standard Precautions, Respiratory Hygiene, and Cough Etiquette During an Influenza Pandemic
Using standard precautions during a pandemic can protect health care workers from becoming infected.

Full Barrier Infection Control Precautions During an Influenza Pandemic
MDH recommends full barrier precautions for all known and suspect avian and pandemic influenza patients.

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Updated Tuesday, 24-Nov-2009 10:28:14 CST