Church Partnership Newsletter 12-2017 CP Newsletter

December 2017 Save the Date Mount Carmel Church Partnerships Re-Launch Sunday January 21 st , 2018 from 2-4 p.m. Mount Carmel Corporate Services Center 6150 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43213 Join us to learn of Church Partnerships' new course offerings, new resources available for your health ministry, and be the first to receive re-branded Church Partnerships' materials. Influenza Influenza (A.K.A. the flu) is a respiratory virus infection that spreads easily from person to person, usually by coughing, sneezing, or direct contact. There are two main types of flu viruses, A and B. Flu A and B viruses that routinely spread among people (human influenza viruses) cause yearly seasonal flu epidemics. Each year, flu vaccines are designed to protect against these types of flu. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), flu viruses infect an average of 10 to 20 percent of the U.S. population each year. More than 110,000 people are hospitalized because of the flu and its complications. People with weakened immune systems are especially vulnerable to flu. They have a higher risk of severe complications. Flu symptoms include fever, coughing and/or sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, headaches and/or body aches, chills, and fatigue. https://cris.cc.nih.gov/pptemp/pt_care/pdfs/flu_fact_sheet.pdf Kate Whitman, Manager [email protected] 614-546-4062 Marcia Cronin, Supervisor [email protected] 614-546-4974