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Pandemic Flu School Action Kit

Download the complete School Action Kit in a ZIP file for direct access to all files. (6MB, ZIP Archive contains some modifiable MS Word documents) Sorry... Printed versions of this kit are not available because of the expense of printing. Please feel free to download and modify the material giving credit to Contra Costa Health Services and the Contra Costa County Office of Education.

Pandemic Action Kit for School Contents

Some materials in this kit were developed for avian flu prior to the H1N1 flu outbreak. These may be useful for planning but may not apply to the current situation. See updated materials above.

• Letter (Last updated October, 2007 - PDF)
  
  
• Process
  • FAQ about Pandemic Flu (PDF) new, 09/2009
  • Response to Pandemic Flu - Student Dismissals: Pandemic Severity - The driver of local response (Last updated October, 2007 - PDF)
  • School Action Steps (Last updated October, 2007 - PDF, 2pp.)
  • School Response to Pandemic Flu Flow Chart (Last updated October, 2007 - PDF)
  • Planning Checklist (PDF, 7pp.)
  • Sample Health Officer ADA Support Letter to schools (Last updated October, 2007 - PDF)
  • Sample Health Officer Declaration Dismissing Students (Last updated October, 2007 - 43k PDF)
  • Public Health Instructions (43k PDF)
  • Stopping Germs (102k PDF, 2pp.)
  • Characteristics And Challenges (58k PDF)
  
  
  
• Surveillance/Reporting
  • Surveillance and Reporting (Last updated October, 2007 - 39k PDF)
  • Definition of Surveillance Levels (Last updated October, 2007 - 50k PDF)
  • Influenza Case Definition (Last updated October, 2007 - 38k PDF)
  • Weekly Pandemic Flu Census (Last updated October, 2007 - 46k PDF)
  • Daily Pandemic Flu Census (Last updated October, 2007 - 43k PDF)
  • Daily Pandemic Flu Census Log (Last updated October, 2007 - 34k PDF)
  
  
  
• Parent Information - updated 09/2009
  • Sample Parent Letters
    • Prevention Letter #1: English (MS Word) | Spanish (29k MS Word)
    • Initial Outbreak #1: English - 32k MS Word) | Spanish (MS Word, 2pp.)
    • Expanded Outbreak #2: English - 32k MS Word) | Spanish (MS Word, 2pp.)
    • Student Dismissal #3: English - 31k MS Word) | Spanish (MS Word)
    • School Re-opens #4: English - MS Word) | Spanish (MS Word)
  • Parent Tips (PDF)
  • Individuals and Families Planning Checklist: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) | Vietnamese (PDF)
  • American Red Cross Home Care for Pandemic Flu: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
  • Parent Illness Screening FormEnglish (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
  
  
  
• Media Material
  • Sample Press Releases
    • Press Release A-School Open (Last updated October, 2007 - 57k PDF)
    • Press Release B-Student Dismissals (Last updated October, 2007 - 81k PDF)
  • Sample Talking Points for School Officials
    • Key messages-School Open (Last updated October, 2007 - PDF)
    • Key Messages-Student Dismissals (Last updated October, 2007 - PDF)
  
  
  
• Public Information
  • Posters and Fact Sheets
    • H1N1 Fact Sheet - English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) new, 09/2009
    • "Cover Your Cough" (PDF) - updated 09/2009
    • "Germ Free Zone" (PDF)
    • "Be a Germ Stopper" (PDF)
    • "Stopping the Flu is up to You!" - English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
    • "Keep Our School Healthy" (PDF)
    • How Does Seasonal Flu Differ from Pandemic Flu? (PDF)
    • "Stop Disease" (PDF)
  • Locally produced videos on health emergency issues (Last updated October, 2007 - PDF)
  • PowerPoint Presentation (1.6mb Microsoft PowerPoint, 26 slides)
  
  
  
• Other Resources
  • Key Phone numbers and Websites (Last updated January 2008 - 120k PDF, 2pp.)

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