{"id":22717,"date":"2026-10-01T16:07:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T20:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/?post_type=featured_training&#038;p=22717"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T20:07:06","slug":"ready-before-the-rush-respiratory-disease-season-resources","status":"publish","type":"featured_training","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/featured_training\/ready-before-the-rush-respiratory-disease-season-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready Before the Rush: Respiratory Disease Season Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Respiratory disease season is on the way. October is a great time to get prevention messages in front of staff, patients, and residents before respiratory illness activity picks up.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/admin.govdelivery.com\/abe\/bulletins\/7324843\/content#Reg\">Guidance, Recommendations, &amp; Regulatory Updates<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0section for new respiratory disease season updates. Learn what\u2019s new for sick or exposed healthcare workers and how to prevent\u00a0 the spread of respiratory diseases at your workplace.<\/p>\n<p>Then, grab a few ready-to-use training tools to help your team put prevention into action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to Expect:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/respiratory-diseases-in-virginia\/healthcare-provider\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">VDH Respiratory Disease Resources<\/span><\/strong><\/a>: Find flyers, social media graphics, and healthy habits tools. You\u2019ll also find vaccine information, flu materials, and more.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/respiratory-viruses\/php\/toolkit\/index.html\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">CDC Respiratory Illness Season Toolkit<\/span><\/strong><\/a>: Find posters, handouts, social media graphics, and videos. Use them to help your team prepare for respiratory disease season.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfid.org\/theres-still-time-getvaccinated-to-help-fightflu\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) Respiratory Disease Resources<\/span><\/strong><\/a>: Mix up your flu education with 30-second videos and graphics. You\u2019ll also find the \u201cWild to Mild\u201d campaign and an antiviral infographic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Put it into Action:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Start early.<\/strong> Add a reminder to your next staff huddle. Post one in a waiting area.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep it quick.<\/strong> Show a short video at a meeting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mix it up.<\/strong> Share a new message each week. Cover vaccines, healthy habits, symptoms, or treatment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Know what\u2019s going around.<\/strong> Check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/respiratory-diseases-in-virginia\/data\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">Virginia respiratory disease data<\/span><\/a>. Share key updates with your team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Start now and keep it simple. You\u2019ll have tools ready when you need them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Target Audience:<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/resource-library-definitions\/\">Foundational &amp; Intermediate IPC Education Level<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22718,"template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-22717","featured_training","type-featured_training","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ready Before the Rush: Respiratory Disease Season Resources - VIPTA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/featured_training\/ready-before-the-rush-respiratory-disease-season-resources\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ready Before the Rush: Respiratory Disease Season Resources - VIPTA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Respiratory disease season is on the way. 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