DSHS (here you can find a county case breakdown for the state of Texas):

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/news/updates.shtm

Wichita Falls Health District:      http://www.cwftx.net/index.asp?NID=55

Abilene/Taylor Co. Health District:     http://www.abilenetx.com/health/

Guidance for Young Children with H1N1:      http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/childrentreatment.htm

Reducing Risks in the Community:     http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/mitigation.htm

Proper Cleaning and Disinfecting of Surfaces:     http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/swineflu/ProperCleaning-DisinfectingSurfaces050109.pdf

Caring for a Person with H1N1 in your home:     http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidance_homecare.htm

Pregnant Women and H1N1:     http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidance/pregnant.htm

Media buttons to remind people to take flu precautions, stay home, etc:

http://www.cdc.gov/socialmedia/h1n1/buttons.html

An update:  Children with fever of 100.0 or higher that have any flu-like symptoms must stay home.  Please do not send your child to school if they are sick.  If fever or flu-like symptoms are detected at school, the student will be sent home.  Please make sure the school has your most current contact numbers.  Please notify the school if your child has any flu-like sypmtoms or fever.

You may be asking yourself how long does H1N1 virus live on certain surfaces.  According to the Region 9 Nurses Meeting on Friday, May 1, 2009 we learned the following:

H1N1 lives on nonporous hard surfaces like desks and stainless Steele for 24 to 48 hours, on Kleenex, tissues paper, paper and cloth for 8 hours, on hands in high virulent numbers for 5 minutes and travels up to six feet when an infected person coughs or sneezes and does not cover their cough or sneeze.

Idea for the day:  Send extra tissue to your child's school or a container of clorox wipes for classroom use.