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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 industry-best 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.
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Wellness Checks

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.
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Vaccination Programs

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.
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Exams & Regulatory Testing

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.
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February 3, 2026
Tuesday's trio: Measles, flu resurgence, and Nipah

Measles News:

  • Two measles cases were identified at ICE’s largest detention center for children in Texas, raising fears that it could spread quickly in the crowded facility. (Washington Post)

  • A person infected with measles flew into LAX and then went to Disneyland this week. Between Orange and L.A. counties, there have been 5 new cases this week. (LA Times)

  • Two kids were admitted with measles to a children’s hospital in Jacksonville, FL. Meanwhile, Ave Maria University in SW Florida reported two cases on campus. (Jacksonville Today, Gulf Coast News)

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Flu News:

  • Flu has picked back up after several weeks of decline, but it’s still much lower than its peak a few weeks ago. (Outbreak Outlook)

  • Pediatric flu deaths hit 54 this week, about to pass last year’s total, and nearly 90% were unvaccinated. (NBC News)

  • Sanofi Pasteur announced it is discontinuing development of its next gen mRNA flu vaccine. (CIDRAP)

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Health News:

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  • Norovirus dropped significantly over the past week, especially in the South, though it’s still high across much of the country. (Outbreak Outlook)

  • Mexican officials confirmed 8 new cases of New World Screwworm last week, though no cases have been reported in the U.S. (Brown Pandemic Report)

  • 20 more people in another 7 states have gotten sick with Salmonella linked to Supergreens and Why Not Natural brand moringa leaf powder. (CDC)

  • India reported 2 confirmed cases of Nipah virus, with nearly 200 contacts tested and evaluated due to potential for a mass outbreak. (Brown Pandemic Report)

  • Meanwhile, in Bangladesh, researchers found a virus called PRV in five patients initially thought to have Nipah virus, raising concerns that there are dangerous emerging bat-borne viruses co-circulating. (CIDRAP)

  • Haitians make up a large portion of healthcare workers in parts of the US, but over 330,000 could have their visa status revoked, though a temporary court order is keeping them here for now. (NY Times, Guardian)

  • Chicago has seen two deaths and seven cases of Meningococcal disease in just the last 2 weeks, a surprisingly high number for a short span. (Chicago Tribune)

  • Rejecting decades of science, Dr. Kirk Milhoan, the chair of the ACIP vaccine panel, said this week that polio and other shots should be reconsidered. (NY Times) 

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Best Question:

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What does losing measles elimination status mean?

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For 25 years, the U.S. has had “measles elimination status,” which we get (and keep) by going a full year without a continuous chain of measles transmission. But starting in January 2025, there have been lots of measles cases - starting with the West Texas outbreak, which spread to many nearby states, and continuing today with an even larger outbreak in South Carolina. 

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Measles elimination status is a technical designation made by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Right now, the meeting is set for April 13th to determine if the U.S. and Mexico can keep their status or not. To do so, they’ll review evidence to determine whether the many outbreaks in the U.S. are all part of one continuous chain of transmission that started in Texas. They’ll use the time between now and mid-April to gather all the data needed to make that conclusion. 

But even if they find that these outbreaks are separate, there’s still a chance we lose measles elimination status because the U.S. has “failed to prove that it can interrupt the spread of measles quickly and consistently,” according to a former top CDC official. 

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Either way, the impact of this loss of status doesn’t change how many cases we’re seeing or much about how we’ll respond, but it does point to an overall trend in public health in the U.S. With rapidly declining vaccination rates for measles and other preventable childhood diseases, this is likely the first of many backslides we’ll see. 

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For businesses, it means that the chances of having a measles-positive employee or guest are becoming more of a question of when, not if. Clients can check out the ZHH App for detailed action plans for each scenario, or contact us with any questions. 

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Sources: NPR, PAHO, AP

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Best Read: 

Dr. Kirk Milhoan, the chair of the ACIP, the CDC’s main vaccine advisory panel, has recently come out in favor of making polio and other childhood vaccines optional, to “restore trust in public health.” But many doctors and scientists worry that the public have forgotten just how brutal polio was (After all, it’s been eliminated since 1979!). This article does a good job of reminding us just how devastating the disease was, and how public health heroes saved millions of lives.

Polio Was That Bad - The Atlantic (Gift Article)

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