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Members of the Southcoast
Worksite Health & Wellness Collaborative enjoyed a presentation
on the prevention of influenza infection for employers at the November 13,
2014 meeting held at the Sylvia
Group Insurance Company headquarters on Faunce Corner Road in North
Dartmouth. "The flu season has started," stated Saint
Anne's Hospital Infection Control Coordinator Theresa Moss, RN, who
began the presentation. She recommended that businesses go to the Center
for Disease Control and Prevention web site for up-to-date information
on preventing influenza infection specifically for businesses. Saint
Anne's Hospital Employee Health Director Mary Riley, RN, talked about the
heavy price that businesses can pay for having an unvaccinated workforce
wherein one or two employees can cause dozens of others to be infected,
often resulting in hundreds of hours of sick time for employers. The each
emphasized the role of proper
hand-washing as a primary method of reducing infections and talked
about ways of training staff. The
Collaborative holds regular monthly meetings at a variety of locations,
usually on Thursday mornings starting at 8:30 a.m. and
are open to any business or organizational representative from the South
Coast area. Each
session begins with a presentation on a particular topic.
Past meetings have focused on presentations
on a variety of topics.. Click here for
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(Top row) Southcoast Worksite Collaborative Chairperson Angela Bras introduces Saint Anne's Hospital Infection Control Coordinator Theresa Moss, RN, and Employee Health Director Mary Riley, RN, who presented on influenza infections and business challenges. (Row two) Stephanie Boulay of Coastline Elderly Services in New Bedford asks Mary Riley about people who are unable to receive standard flu vaccinations. (Row three) Julie Jennings of Sylvia Insurance and PT Health and Safety Solutions President Josh Colberg respond to remarks by Theresa and Mary about ways to incentivize employees to get vaccinated. (Bottom row) Angela listens as Theresa responds to a question by Nicky D'Ambrosco of TKO Fitness. |
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