Communicable Disease Guide for Schools and Child Care Settings
This resource contains fact sheets for facilities and parents about a variety of infectious diseases, as well as information for disease prevention and control. Information is intended for parents, 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. For COVID-19 information please visit COVID K-12 and childcare guidance and requirements.
Section 1
About This Book
- Communicable Disease Guide Cover
- Introduction Letter
- Communicable Disease Fact Sheets: How and When to Use
Section 2
Guidelines: Prevention and Control
- General Exclusion of Ill Children and Staff
- Preventing Foodborne Illness
- Covering Your Cough
- Gloving
- Handwashing
- Handwashing Lesson Plan
- Diapering and Soiled Articles
- Diapering Procedures
- Wading Pools
- Animals in Child Care Settings and Schools
- Wild Animals Prohibited/RABIES
Section 3
- Immunizations and Vaccine Preventable Diseases
- Links to Immunization Schedule and Requirements for Age 0-18
- Other Immunization Resources
Section 4
Communicable Disease Reporting
- Report A Communicable Disease Outbreak-Flyer
- How to Report a Disease in Contra Costa County
- Reportable Communicable Diseases
- What is an Outbreak?
Section 5
Communicable Disease Fact Sheets
- Bed Bugs
- Chickenpox (Varicella)
- Diarrheal Illness
- E.coli 0157:H7 Infection and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
- Enteroviral Infections
- Fifth Disease
- Giardiasis
- Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) Disease
- Head Lice
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection/AIDS
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- Impetigo
- Influenza (Flu)
- Lyme Disease
- Measles
- Meningococcal Disease
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection
- Mononucleosis
- Mumps
- Norovirus
- Pertussis
- Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
- Pinworms
- Pneumococcal Infection
- Respiratory Infection (general)
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection
- Ringworm
- Roseola
- Rotavirus
- Rubella
- Salmonellosis
- Shigellosis (Shigella infection)
- Shingles (Varicella Zoster Virus)
- Staph Skin Infection
- Strep Throat/Scarlet Fever (Streptococcal infection)
- Tuberculosis
- Typhoid Fever (Salmonella typhi Infection)
- Viral Meningitis
- West Nile Virus
Section 6
Section 7
Additional Resources
- List of Reportable Diseases
- School and Child Care Requirements for Immunizations
- Order Form for Immunization Materials
- New Law Effective January 1, 2014 Modifying Personal Belief Exemption Process
- 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)