The Salt Lake Valley Health Department offers these prevention tips for avoiding the H1N1 virus:

• Take everyday actions to help you stay healthy.
• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
• Wash your hands with soap and water after you cough, sneeze or blow your nose.
• Wash your hands often. Use warm water and scrub for about 20 seconds. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are also effective (at least 60 percent alcohol)
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
• Stay home if you are sick! CDC recommends you stay home from work or school until your fever has been gone 24 hrs. Limit your contact with others to prevent the spread of infection. ★

Blomquist Hale Consulting is the District’s employee assistance program (EAP) designed to provide resources and solutions for problems employees may encounter.  Just as health insurance is designed to address your physical health, your EAP benefit is designed to assist your emotional and mental well-being.   EAP’s help employees with personal problems that may affect job performance or service.  And because Jordan School District has covered the entire cost of services, there is no cost to you.  Contact Blomquist Hale today by visiting www.blomquisthale.com.

Blomquist Hale Consulting can provide assistance with the following:
• Individual counseling
• Family and group counseling
• Educational seminars
• Legal advice and referrals
• Marital and relationship help
• Financial counseling
• Child care referrals
• Crisis intervention services ★

Beginning this month the Payroll Department is starting the process of no longer printing payroll direct deposit statements. Some District Office locations and schools will not receive statements this month and more locations will be added each month.   An e-mail was sent this morning to all employees with the complete rollout schedule.

Employees will be able to access their paychecks via Jordan Employee Access through the Skyward system. You can access Jordan Employee Access on any computer connected to the Internet by going to www.jordandistrict.org. Under the Faculty & Staff dropdown menu click on “Jordan Employee Access” to login to the system. Click on “Tutorial” to view a guide on how to use the system. If you do not know your login and password, call the Help Desk, 801-567-8737. Make sure you change your password the first time you login by clicking on “Change Password” link on the login page.

Employees are encouraged to get acquainted with Jordan Employee Access as soon as possible and not wait until payday. Jordan Employee Access also allows employees to view leave day balances and view insurance information.

Demonstration days on how to use Jordan Employee Access are scheduled at the ASB Auditorium for any employee who would like extra help to view their information online. Days already scheduled are:
• Friday, Nov. 6: 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.
• Friday, Nov. 13: 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Additional days will be scheduled for the next few months.

The following is the October and November schedule of specific departments and schools that will no longer receive printed payroll statements:

• October
  • Human Resources
  • Accounting
  • Purchasing
  • Fixed Assets
  • Curriculum
  • District Administrators
  • Riverside Elementary
  • Westland Elementary
  • Sunset Ridge Middle
• November
  • All District Office Building Locations
  • Auxiliary Services Building Locations
  • Oquirrh Elementary
  • Majestic Elementary
  • Heartland Elementary
  • Jordan Resource Center
  • Terra Linda Elementary
  • Westvale Elementary
  • West Jordan Elementary
  • West Jordan High
  • Itineris
  • JATC/CTE/Southpointe High
  • Valley High ★

The Information Systems Department has upgraded the District’s e-mail service in an effort to decrease the amount of spam employees have been receiving. “This upgrade is supposed to have fewer false positives,” said Jeff Murry, systems and programming manager. “There is still a lot of fine tuning to be done, but in the coming days employees should start seeing a decrease in the amount of spam e-mails they receive.”

Employees will also note the e-mail access portal has a new updated look. ★

The Salt Lake Valley Health Department will hold H1N1 influenza mass vaccination clinics at four locations on Saturday, Oct. 24. The four mass clinics will run from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until the 7,000 allotted doses are gone.  Only the injectable vaccine will be available at this Saturday’s clinics.
Vaccination Clinic Locations:

• Salt Lake City Public Health Center, 610 S. 200 East, Salt Lake City
• Southeast Public Health Center, 9340 S. 700 East, Sandy
• South Main Public Health Center, 3690 S. Main Street, Salt Lake  City
• Ellis R. Shipp Public Health Center, 4535 S. 5600 West, West Valley City

The vaccine is provided at no out-of-pocket cost to individuals at these clinics, however those with health insurance are asked to bring their insurance cards. Individuals without health insurance will still receive the vaccination at no cost.

Detailed information about H1N1 influenza and the Oct. 24 mass vaccination clinics is available at www.slvhealth.org or by calling 2-1-1. ★