Health and Wellness

The flu season is fast approaching, and the flu vaccine is the best way to prevent or reduce the impact of the flu.

Other prevention methods include frequently washing your hands, covering your coughs and avoiding contact with sick people. Also, encourage sick employees to stay home when ill. If flu symptoms are present, see a doctor as soon as possible to receive antiviral medication.

The flu vaccine can keep one from getting the flu and make the illness less severe if one does end up getting the flu. The vaccine also prevents the spread of the virus to others.

– Oklahoma City-County Health Department

The Oklahoma City-County Health Department works to protect health, promote wellness and prevent disease.

Smoke-free workplace laws can reduce exposure to secondhand smoke, prevent young people from starting to smoke and support smokers trying to quit.

Oklahoma businesses that are already smoke-free may assume that a statewide smoke-free law won’t affect them one way or another. However, many workers are still faced with working in smoking environments, including bars and other entertainment venues.

By reducing smoking rates and the $2.1 billion in smoking-caused annual productivity losses, Oklahoma’s overall economy will benefit, lifting all boats.

– Oklahoma City-County Health Department