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Cover Your Cough

Stop the spread of germs that make you and others sick: Cover Your Cough!

	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 (English, Spanish, Somali, Hmong, Burmese, Nepali, Lao, Amharic, Karen, Arabic, Oromo, Chinese, French, Khmer, Portuguese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Russian, Czech, Creole, Yiddish, Urdu, Hebrew, Korean, Bengali, Hindi).
	Cover Your Cough Brochure For Health Care Answers frequently asked questions about covering your cough and stopping the spread of germs. This three-fold brochure is available in four languages (English, Spanish, Somali, Hmong).
	Stop! Help Protect Our Patients These posters are for use in clinics and hospitals, asking ill people not to visit. This poster is available for download in five languages (English, Spanish, Somali, Hmong, Russian). Stop! Help Protect Our Patients (without mask) This poster is for use in clinics and hospitals, asking ill people not to visit. This poster is available only in English.
	Stop! Help Protect Our Residents These posters are for use in residential and long term care facilities, asking ill people not to visit. This poster is available for download in five languages (English, Spanish, Somali, Hmong, Russian). Stop! Help Protect Our Residents (without mask) This poster is for use in residential and long term care facilities, asking ill people not to visit. This poster is available only in English.

	Protect Yourself! Stop the spread of germs! A flyer to hang in receptionist areas at ambulatory care clinics. This material was created for facilities to print and post in entry areas.
	Important Notice to All Patients: Stop! A simple sign asking patients: Do you have Fever & Cough? Please tell the staff immediately.
	Stop: Important Notice To All Patients (Urgent Care/Reception Area Poster) This poster is for use in urgent care clinics and reception areas, informing patients that urgent care is not needed for influenza-like illness.

Cover Your Cough Poster for the Community
The "green" 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 seventeen languages (English, Spanish, Somali, Hmong, Burmese, Nepali, Lao, Amharic, Karen, Arabic, Oromo, Chinese, French, Khmer, Portuguese, Tagalog, Vietnamese).

	Cover Your Cough Brochure for the Community Answers frequently asked questions about covering your cough and stopping the spread of germs. This three-fold borchure is available for download in English only for the community version (which does not include the part about masks), but it is available in four languages with the mask text (Brochure for Health Care).
	Stop! Help Protect Your Co-Workers Poster (without mask) This poster is for use in any workplace, asking ill employees to stay home. New 5/1/2009
	Stop! Help Protect Our Customers Poster (without mask) This poster is for use in retail establishments, asking ill employees to stay home. New 10/1/2009

Cover Your Cough Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I cover my cough? How do I stop the spread of germs if I am sick? How can I stay healthy?

About Using Our Cover Your Cough Materials in Your Facility
Information about using the Cover Your Cough materials, or adapting them for your facility.

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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