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A healthy workforce boosts productivity, lowers absenteeism, fosters a positive work environment, and most importantly, lowers the risk to your company's brand and reputation.
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Health Crisis Prevention + Management For Modern Businesses
Whether you have a growing hospitality group or a major nationwide concept, it’s imperative that you protect your reputation and brand loyalty from illness, outbreaks, and other health crises.
Zero Hour Health’s team of advisors will help you prevent and manage your risk so your team can focus on growing the business.
Advisory from the most knowledgeable industry experts, 24/7/365.
Whether it’s navigating a foodborne illness outbreak, receiving guidance on best practices with your local health department, or general questions about your employees’ health, we’re here to keep you, your staff, and your business safe.
Detecting and preventing illnesses, before they go public.
The best way to stop a crisis is to prevent it from becoming one in the first place. We’ll help you create a culture of safe working, detect problematic illnesses before they spread, and, most importantly, keep your business out of the news.
Protecting the most important asset in your businesses: your brand.
An outbreak is one of the few crises that can permanently damage a brand. From local news, to the nightly news, to the trading floors, your reputation is the foundation of your business and its value. Protecting that asset is a top priority.
Screening and assisting the hiring process for at-risk positions.
Whether you need to do physical examinations to ensure a prospective employee can do the job, or your industry regulations call for a battery of exams, we streamline this process and handle it for every step of the way. Save time, hire quicker, and protect yourself against workers' comp claims.
A suite of services to support every aspect of your operations.
This is just a core breakdown of the main services we provide to our clients. We build highly customized solutions to support any need you have.
ZHH Pro
ZHH Pro is our standard, concierge advisory service. We tailor our support to solve your most pressing needs, whether you've got 6 locations or 600 locations. We can provide 24/7/365, high-level clinical support to keep your business running.
The single best way to prevent illness in the workplace is to prevent sick employees from showing up in the first place. ZHH Wellness Checks are the best solution to identify and assess potentially sick employees.
From Flu to Hep A, vaccinations are a vital part of keeping your workforce healthy. We help businesses identify employee immunization history, track their records, and facilitate vaccinations both on-site and off.
Ensure that potential employees are fit to perform their roles safely and effectively using our industry-best pre-employment programs. We help employers maintain compliance with stringent industry standards and regulations without adding friction to the hiring process.
Pasteurization killed the bird flu virus in all tests so far, the FDA says. They will continue to test milk to ensure it’s safe. (Reuters)
Due to avian flu, the danger associated with drinking raw milk is at an all-time high. (STAT)
Norovirus is spreading at a higher rate than expected in Canada. (CP24)
Nearly half of the 24 cats on a dairy farm died shortly after drinking milk from sick cows with H5N1 avian flu. (CIDRAP)
Cattle testing for H5N1 will be more limited than the USDA initially announced. (STAT)
Bird flu cases are likely being missed in dairy workers, experts say. (NBC)
Scientists found a way to restore brain cells impaired by a rare and life-threatening genetic disorder called Timothy syndrome. (NPR)
The U.S. lags behind other countries in Hepatitis C treatment. (NY Times)
A single injection of a monoclonal antibody was effective in preventing malaria in children in Mali. (Medpage Today)
Over 150 people were exposed to measles in West Virginia last week, and 62% don’t have documentation that they’re protected against measles. (ABC)
Doctors are seeing unusual and severe symptoms in syphilis patients, including vision and hearing problems. (CNN)
People who received the COVID booster had 25% lower odds of having long COVID than their unvaccinated counterparts. (CIDRAP)
Uranium and lead were found in the urine of teens who frequently vape. (US News)
Tick-borne Powassan virus has been found in Massachusetts as tick season ramps up. (USA Today)
Mental Health & Substance Use News:
Blank Space Recovery is a recovery mentor service that hosts Swift Steps, a virtual support group for Swifties overcoming addiction. (Phil Inquirer)
A new study bolsters existing research that suggests exercise can protect against anxiety and depression. (NY Times)
If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or need help, call 988 or message the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.
Best Questions:
Can you explain what it means that cats died on dairy farms after drinking infected milk?
New research in Emerging Infectious Diseases raised some major concerns about the spread of H5N1 avian flu from cows to other animals. The study looked at samples from TX and KS from both cows and cats that died on the farms. Both cows and cats had more severe symptoms than previously reported. Notably, about half of the 24 cats on one farm died after drinking raw cow’s milk from sick cows. This is important because animal-to-animal spread may be more likely than previously thought. Ultimately, more surveillance of all animals and humans working on poultry and dairy farms is needed.
Can we ask an employee to try taking seasonal allergy medications before calling out sick for a runny nose and sore throat?
This is a question for your legal team, but our general rule of thumb is not to give any suggestions or requests that can be construed as medical advice. Instead, you can ask employees if they have tried taking allergy medications and whether those medications have alleviated their symptoms. If they help, it’s generally a good indicator that their symptoms are, in fact, allergy-related, and they’re usually clear to continue to work. If not, you can also review our allergy chart to help determine if someone’s symptoms are more likely due to respiratory illness versus allergies.
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"Partnering with ZHH was a game changer. The transparency, visibility, technology, consistency, and time spent on supporting our business, it's as if all the stars aligned and it just made sense. We are big fans."
Natalya Harvey, Director of Risk Management, Cooper's Hawk Winery
“Zero Hour Health helps ensure the wellness of our team members and guests. The trusted service helps with industry relationships and is integral to our investment in food safety across the organization. “
"When any potential health crisis arises, we turn to Zero Hour Health to help coordinate the clinical resources necessary- testing, confirming diagnoses and vaccinating employees. Their relationships with health departments have proven critical to Texas Roadhouse. ZHH is an invaluable partner to our brand and we can't imagine operating without them."
Patrick Sterling, Vice President of Legendary People, Texas Roadhouse
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