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H1N1 General Information

In response to concerns about H1N1 or “swine flu” and student safety, SUNY Plattsburgh is developing plans and contingencies should an outbreak of the flu occur on campus this academic year.  As the fall semester begins at colleges and universities across the nation, reports of students with flu-like symptoms are increasing. An active planning team at SUNY Plattsburgh is developing strategies to minimize the spread of the flu among our students, faculty and staff on the Main Campus and the Branch Campus at Adirondack Community College in the event of such an outbreak. These plans have been created in consultation with county, state and national health agencies.

We have developed this informational Web site to keep our students, parents and college staff informed of our plans and contingencies. It will be updated with new information as we receive it.

Students Please Take Note: 

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If you feel ill, especially with flu-like symptoms including fever or chills and cough or sore throat, you should avoid contact with others and seek medical attention or advice at the Student Health Center or CVPH Emergency Care Center when the Student Health Center is closed.

For those students who are unable to go home, you should also STAY IN YOUR RESIDENCE HALL ROOM OR APARTMENT AWAY FROM OTHERS until your fever has gone for at least 24 hours without the use of a fever-reducing medicine, except to get medical care or for other necessities.

This recommended isolation time will vary from individual to individual based upon the symptoms, but will most likely be between four and seven days.

We also recommend that all students and faculty obtain the seasonal flu and the H1N1 vaccines when they become available. The campus community will be notified by the Student Health Center when the vacines are available.

We also ask everyone to practice good personal hygiene including:

  • Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.

 

If you have questions that are not addressed on the Web site you can contact our Student Health Center which can be reached by e-mail at healthcenter@plattsburgh.edu.

Thank you for your assistance in our efforts to help ensure the well-being of all of students this academic year.


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Stay in the loop on the Web and via Twitter

Check this Web site often for updates regarding the campus response to the H1N1 flu outbreak. You can also receive updates via Twitter. Click here to follow the SUNY Plattsburgh Office of Marketing and Public Relations on Twitter.

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Contact Information

For more information about SUNY Plattsburgh's response to the H1N1 (Swine) Flu, please contact:

Center for Student Health & Psychological Services
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901

Telephone

  • Student Health: (518) 564-2187
  • Psychological Services: (518) 564-3086
  • Emergency Services: Call 911 or University Police 564-2022
  • Toll-free: (866) 858-4089

Fax:

  • Health (518) 564-2188
  • Psychological Services (518) 564-2376

E-mail: healthcenter@plattsburgh.edu