Cold and Flu Toolkit
Use the following tools to support communication and education around illnesses like the cold and flu, and view recommendations on ways to keep your employees healthy. We hope you find these resources useful for facilitating more conversations about health with your employees. The communication strategies and tools in this toolkit can be applied to other health topics too!
Protect Yourself and Others
Guide to Communicating with Employees About Cold and Flu Prevention (PDF)
This guide provides considerations for employers to keep in mind when discussing or distributing illness prevention-related communications to their employees
Cold and Flu Fact Sheet (PDF)
Employers can use this resource to help their employees understand the symptoms that come with common illnesses like the cold and flu, as well as recommended ways to prevent these illnesses.
Help Protect Employees and Others from Illness (PDF)
Compiled from several trusted sources, this resource outlines several ways in which employers can promote illness prevention at their worksite.
Sick Leave Policy Template (Doc)
Based on a template from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, this editable template can provide ideas on how to structure a written sick leave policy for your worksite.
Common Concerns and Questions (PDF)
This resource was designed to provide answers and context to questions and concerns that may come up during illness prevention activities or communications.
Vaccination Promotion Resources
Getting vaccinated is one of the best ways to prevent against getting sick from illnesses like the flu, see below for resources around communicating with your employees about vaccines.
Vaccine Overview for Employees(PDF)
This one-pager contains aggregated resources and information to help support employers when it comes to vaccine promotion and provides answers to common questions and concerns.
Vaccination for Adults (PDF)
This handout can be printed out and hung in high traffic areas for employees to refer to. Broken down by vaccination type, employees can see what vaccinations are recommended for them. (Also available in Spanish.)
Guide for Vaccine Promotion (PDF)
Vaccines are one of the first lines of defense against illness, and employers can use this guide to help employees find vaccines that are right for them, and to learn how to host a vaccination clinic at their worksite.
Posters and Flyers about Illness and Vaccines
Make learning about vaccines easy and engaging with these informative graphics and signs that can be hung in a break room or office, printed out for a resource table, and more.
- Protect Yourself Against Respiratory Illnesses
- What to Do If Around Someone Sick
- Treatment Options for Respiratory Viruses
- Testing Options for Respiratory Viruses
- It’s not too late to get a flu vaccine (Spanish)
- By Protecting Myself I’m Protecting Her (also available in Spanish)
- I Can’t Miss Work
- I Cannot Stop Working (Spanish)
- Cover Your Cough (available in many languages)
- Fight Flu (also available in Spanish)
- Need a language other than English?
