Disease Control and Prevention
Florida Department of Health - St. Johns County
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Mailing Address
200 San Sebastian View
Saint Augustine, Florida 32084
- Wash your hands often with soap and water. If you don’t have soap and water, use a hand sanitizer that is at least 60% alcohol based.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
- Stay home when you’re sick, and keep your children home when they’re sick.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve or elbow, not your hands.
- Try not to touch your face with unwashed hands.
- Don’t touch or shake hands with people who are sick.
Download the Prevent RESPIRATORY ILLNESS Flyer (PDF, 199KB).
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Get Your Flu Shot
The Florida Department of Health urges Floridians to contact their health care provider or pharmacy to get vaccinated against the flu.
Reducing illness and hospitalization from the flu helps keep everyone safer.
Stay home if you’re sick
Cover coughs and sneezes
Wash your hands
Wear a face covering if social distancing isn’t possible.
Save lives by reducing the spread of viruses.
Learn more.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water. If you don’t have soap and water, use a hand sanitizer that is at least 60% alcohol based.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
- Stay home when you’re sick, and keep your children home when they’re sick.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve or elbow, not your hands.
- Try not to touch your face with unwashed hands.
- Don’t touch or shake hands with people who are sick.
Download the letter size Prevent RESPIRATORY ILLNESS Flyer (PDF, 199KB).
For more information to help prevent disease, visit our Wellness Programs webpage and the Florida COVID-19 Response webpage:
Download these educational materials:
- Prevent Respiratory Illness English (PDF, 200KB)
- Childrens Handwashing Sign - English (PDF, 500KB)
- Childrens Handwashing Sign - Spanish (PDF, 3.5MB)
- Childrens Handwashing - Letter Size (PDF, 488KB)
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