H1N1 / Swine Flu: School Information
• Recommended school responses for the 2009-2010 school year (excerpted from CDC Guidelines)
• Guidance for School Transportation Regarding H1N1 Influenza (OSPI)
• Swine Flu Facts for Kids (Yakima Health District)
• Sports and H1N1 (information for coaches and others who manage children in sports; from the Spokane Regional Health District)
The following resources can assist school administrators, school nurses, school employees, and parents on how to prepare for and respond to a pandemic outbreak of H1N1 flu (swine flu).
National Resources: |
| • Center for Disease Control (CDC): “Guidance for State and Local Health Officials and School Administrators for School Responses to Flu during 2009-2010 School Year” — This document provides guidance to help decrease the spread of flu among students and school staff. It expands upon earlier school guidance documents by providing a menu of tools that school and health officials can choose from based on conditions in their area. It also recommends actions to take and strategies to use if CDC finds that the flu starts causing more severe disease. |
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• “Preparing for Flu: A Communications Toolkit for Schools (K-12)” — Provides question and answer section, fact sheets for schools and teachers, fact sheets to inform parents, and sample content for letters or e-mail to parents providing information for influenza and more serious situations. |
| • "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and H1N1" — Information on confidentiality law and H1N1. |
Local Resources: |
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| • Grant County Health District |
• Kittitas County Health District |
• Klickitat County Health District |
• Yakima County Health District |
• ESD 105: Pandemic Flu Planning |