Communicable Disease Guide for Schools and Child Care Settings
This page contains documents for K-12 and Childcare facilities about a variety of infectious diseases, as well as information for disease prevention and control. Information is intended for childcare providers, and school health staff. It contains handy information on diseases (like chickenpox) and nuisance conditions (such as lice) commonly encountered in school and child care settings. In addition to this page, CDPH has resources for Schools and Childcare facilities. Their guidance focuses on considerations when a child has symptoms of illness without a diagnosis.
For questions call us at 925-313-6740. If you suspect you have a non COVID-19 Outbreak please fill out this form Report an Outbreak (non-COVID) to Public Health.
Guidance By Type Of Illness
- Chickenpox (Varicella)
- Diarrheal Illness
- Enteroviral Infections
- Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) Disease
- Head Lice
- Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- Impetigo
- Influenza (Flu)
- Measles
- Meningococcal Disease
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection
- Mononucleosis
- Mumps
- Norovirus
- Pertussis
- Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
- Respiratory Infection (general)
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection
- Ringworm
- Roseola
- Rubella
- Strep Throat/Scarlet Fever (Streptococcal infection)
- Tuberculosis
- Viral Meningitis
Additional Resources
- Germ-Free Zone Poster - English/Multilingual
- Germ-Free Zone Poster - English/Spanish
- Germ-Free Zone Poster - English/Chinese (CDPH)
- Wash Your Hands - Hand Hygiene Poster - English/Bilingual (CDPH)
- Parents Keep Our School Healthy Poster - English/Spanish (CDPH)
- Keep Our School Healthy Symptoms Poster (CDPH)
- Keep Our School Healthy Symptoms Poster - Spanish (CDPH)