Guidance documents: for use before, during and after flu outbreaks

• H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Resources for Child Care Programs, Schools, Colleges, and Universities - Center For Disease Control (CDC)
• From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
  • Guidance for State and Local Health Officials and School Administrators for School Responses to Flu during 2009-2010 School Year,
  • Technical Report for State and Local Health Officials and School Administrators on CDC Guidance for School Responses to Flu during 2009-2010 School Year

Communication tools

• December, 2009 Update - Includes sample message to staff and families (Michigan DHHS)
• Preparing for Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Schools (K-12)
• Flu info brochure - (CDC, Aug 09)
• Pandemic Flu School Action Kit
  www.cchealth.org/topics/pandemic_flu/school_action_kit/
• Asthma and H1N1

H1N1 Flu Resources

• www.flu.gov - School planning; PSAs; information for people with asthma: http://www.flu.gov/individualfamily/healthconditions/asthma/index.html
• www.aasa.org/H1N1.aspx - Free webinars
• www.nsba.org/MainMenu/SchoolHealth/H1N1-Flu.aspx
• http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/schools/dismissal_form/dismissal_form.htm - Reporting school closures

Sample tools from Michigan schools

• Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan - Example district plan (Northville Public Schools, Feb 09)
• H1-N1 (Swine Flu) in Schools - Public health information (Muskegon County)
• Letter to parents explaining preparations for flu (Kent County Schools, Aug 09)
• Flu prevention / good hygeine poster - Washtenaw County Public Health
• H1N1 Influenza A Updates: Schools and Fall Flu Season - Washtenaw County Public Health
• Back to School Letter re: H1-N1 Flu preparation - Ann Arbor Public Schools