WHACK the Flu!

Pre-K – 5 School Health Flu Prevention Program

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WHACK the flu poster thumbnailWHACK the Flu is a community education program being adapted for Missouri schools.

The WHACK the Flu program is available with free educational print materials such as a skit, activity booklet, song, and posters for pre-K – 5 classrooms. Older students, school staff, or community volunteers can be recruited and trained to perform the entertaining, yet educational, 5-minute classroom skit.

Although “WHACK” may just sound like a silly action word, it contains essential prevention messages.  The acronym is used for its appeal to children and stands for: 


Skit
St. Joseph Catholic School
Westphalia, MO

W: Wash your hands often;
H:  Home is where you stay when you are sick;
A:  Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth;
C:  Cover your coughs and sneezes;
K:  Keep your distance from people who are coughing or sneezing.

More Classroom Activities:
CDC's School Network for Absenteeism Prevention - Middle school curriculum on handwashing
Sink Those Germs Wash Your Hands! Youth Handwashing Education Program

For additional information about the WHACK the Flu program, contact Alyce Turner, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, 573-751-6113.