Of Course! Anti-H1N1 Holy Water Dispenser
November 11, 2009 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Across the Pond, Health
Necessity is the mother of invention and all that stuff, right? Maybe we can also say that desperate times call for desperate measures? Or how about, He will provide if we just ask? What am I talking about? An anti-H1N1 (Swine flu) holy water dispenser for church.
Roman Catholics who enter a church usually dip their fingers into a small bowl filled with Holy Water. They make the sign of the cross and then proceed to enter the main part of the church. Many repeat this motion when they leave the church.
Because of the H1N1 fears, many churches have removed their …read more
The ‘Swine Flu Pandemic Game’
August 30, 2009 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Across the Pond, Computers, Gaming
Move Over Cluedo…Fluedo has arrived
Trust the British to come up with a unique, even bizarre, way to combat Swine H1N1 flu.
Most governments are focusing on helplines, information on anti-viral drugs, and specialized clinics.
But British health chiefs have looked outside the square and created The Flu Pandemic Game.
It’s a role-playing game that simulates ‘the effects of a flu pandemic on staffing in an imaginary group of small businesses’ through the role of the dice and chance cards.
The players (3 to 60) assume staff identities at imaginary workplaces. The game has 15 rounds that represent 15 weeks of work. The players learn …read more
