Infection Prevention Resources for Childcare Facilities and Schools
This resource page includes information to help prevent and control infection among students and staff in childcare facilities and schools. The resources below include resources specific to influenza, norovirus, and other gastrointestinal illnesses, which are the leading causes of outbreaks in schools. There is also a resource page for cleaning and handwashing resources. Additional resources available on this page relate to hand, foot, and mouth disease; lice; pertussis; and school exclusion, among others.
The resources on this page include cleaning and handwashing information for childcare facilities and schools, including resources for staff and children.
The resources on this page can be used to help your school or facility prevent and respond to influenza outbreaks. Resources include an influenza outbreak response toolkit for childcare facilities and schools, a cleaning and disinfecting guide for schools, sample parent and teacher letters for schools or facilities experiencing a flu outbreak, and several fact sheets that can be used to educate staff, students, and parents on influenza vaccines and prevention.
The resources on this page can be used to help your childcare facility or school prevent and respond to norovirus or other gastrointestinal illness outbreaks. Resources include a norovirus outbreak response toolkit for schools and childcare facilities, as well as several fact sheets that can be used to educate staff, students, and families on norovirus illness, prevention, and appropriate environmental cleaning and disinfecting to prevent spread of norovirus.
The resources on this page include other topics that might be of interest to childcare facilities and schools, including general infection prevention information, pertussis, vaccines, hand foot and mouth disease, lice, and scabies, among others.
