Protecting Yourself and Your Company from H1N1 with the Help of The Alternative Board

This article is about the H1N1 virus and how to protect yourself and your company.

Westminster, CO, November 01, 2009 --(PR.com)-- As winter approaches, business owners may start seeing employees taking sick days as common colds and the flu start spreading. Business owners should be especially concerned with the spread of the H1N1 virus, also known as the Swine Flu.

H1N1 is contagious and is typically spread from human to human through coughing and sneezing by someone who has the virus. Symptoms of the H1N1 virus include:

Fever
Cough
Sore throat
Runny or stuffy nose
Body aches
Chills
Headaches
Fatigue

The H1N1 virus can spread rapidly and has the potential to infect an entire office at one time. To help prevent the spread of the virus, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends taking the following precautions:

Get the H1N1 vaccine
Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap in not available, use an alcohol based hand sanitizer
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
Try to avoid close contact with those who are infected with the virus

For more information on the H1N1 virus, please visit the CDC Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/.

It is always a good idea to have a plan in place should something severe affect your office—having a plan in place should the virus hit your office is very important. The Alternative Board® (TAB) is a great resource that business owners can turn to get help in devising a plan should your office be struck by the H1N1 virus.

TAB is an international provider of business coaching and peer advice. TAB is comprised of non-competing businesses owners who meet in a safe, confidential environment. Established in over 1000 cities worldwide, TAB Boards® meet in the business owner’s area once a month in a 'think tank' atmosphere. During a TAB Board meeting, owners receive the benefit of the collective experience of the board members, who offer practical solutions to business problems--not theories. Along with peer advice, TAB also provides each business owner with a personal business coach who they also meet with once a month and are able to further discuss issues that were presented in the board meeting or perhaps issues they didn’t feel comfortable bringing up to the board.

Benefits of being part of TAB include:

Having a sounding board of other experienced business owners to bounce ideas off of
An environment in which you share your expertise and help out other business owners
A confidential atmosphere for you to share very sensitive information in—there may be issues going on in your business, such as finance problems, staff or HR issues, etc., that you can’t discuss with others in your company

For more information on The Alternative Board® or to find a board near you, please visit www.TheAlternativeBoard.com.

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Katherine Mangold
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