The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has announced that there is now a probable case of H1N1 (swine) flu in Polk County. Due to this fact, we have increased our level of precautions here at ChildServe.

As of today, May 5, 2009:

• We will be following the advice of the IDPH and keeping children residing in the Continuing Care Unit out of school indefinitely.
• All external extracurricular activities for children residing in the Continuing Care Unit have been canceled or postponed.
• All volunteer activities in the Continuing Care or Transitional Care Units have been canceled until further notice.
• All visitors to ChildServe facilities are informed of the symptoms of the H1N1 flu and are asked to self-screen and call their health care provider if they are exhibiting symptoms.
• All staff are screened at the beginning of each shift and are not allowed to work if they are exhibiting symptoms.

All therapy and community programs are continuing as scheduled. Please continue to monitor our Web site for the most current information and updates.