Zogby International

When H1N1 Hits, Communication From Schools to Parents is Critical

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, September 29th, 2009

As students head back to school, the CDC is reporting increasing influenza activity across the U.S. With the H1N1 vaccine not yet available, what can schools do to ease parent's minds' Communicate.

Many schools rely on mass notification systems to relay critical information about issues like H1N1 to parents. According to a recent telephone poll conducted by Zogby International, of 1,004 school officials nationwide who have a mass notification system, nearly all (93 percent) have used such a system to communicate with parents about important events including school closings due to weather, pandemic outbreaks or even physical damage to...

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