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THRIVE campaign fights flu

Kiwanis clubs are urged to take aim against influenza (the flu) this season by participating in THRIVE. THRIVE—Tackling the Health Risk of Influenza with Vaccination and Education—is a three-pronged Young Children: Priority One campaign designed to promote the facts and importance of flu vaccination. THRIVE’s three components are education, outreach, and vaccination.

Influenza is much more than “just the flu.” It’s expensive, and it can be deadly. Each year, flu outbreaks cause billions of dollars in medical costs, more than 200,000 hospitalizations, and an average 36,000 influenza-related deaths.

Check out what the (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has to say about the flu—and how a simple vaccine can minimize its effects.

Each United States Kiwanis club received a THRIVE Influenza Vaccination and Education Outreach kit. Clubs are encouraged to use the kits to facilitate the THRIVE components in the following timeline:

Education (September and October): Inform club members and their families about the dangers of influenza, particularly to patients at high risk for complications—as well as the benefits of vaccination with the flu shot.

Outreach (October): Communicate THRIVE program messages to people and businesses in your community at large.

Vaccination (November): Organize and host vaccination events at your club and/or in the community. Chiron Vaccines offers to send a visiting nurse to vaccination locations and administer the vaccines.

For more information about THRIVE, contact Elizabeth Warren, service programs manager, at 317-875-8755, ext. 211.