Link to Recording: August 5 Joint Webinar for Public Health and School Stakeholders

In case you missed the webinar last week held by the Department of Health Services and the Department of Public Instruction, the recording of this webinar can be found on the DHS COVID-19 Schools page under “Webinars for Local Public Health and School Stakeholders.”

For additional information, reference these resources and studies that were discussed by the webinar speakers.

• CDC Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools
• DHS Guidelines for the Prevention, Investigation, and Control of COVID-19 Outbreaks in K-12 Schools in Wisconsin
• DHS COVID-19 Wisconsin Summary Data
• Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Wisconsin SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Dashboard Variant Report

• Estimated Incidence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Illness and Hospitalization- United States, February – September 2020
• CDC Commercial Seroprevalence Surveys
• SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Associated with High School Wrestling Tournaments – Florida, December 2020 – January 2021
• Association of Age with Likelihood of Developing Symptoms and Critical Disease Among Close Contacts Exposed to Patients with Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Italy
• Minimal SARS-CoV-2 Transmission After Implementation of a Comprehensive Mitigation Strategy at a School –New Jersey, August 20 – November 27, 2020
• COVID-19 Testing to Sustain In-Person Instruction and Extracurricular Activities in High Schools – Utah, November 2020 – March 2021

Louise Wilson, DPI School Nurse Consultant:

• COVID-19 Infection Control and Mitigation Measures for Wisconsin Schools 2021/2022
• COVID-19 Testing in Schools
• Consent Form Template for Testing in Schools
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Awareness Training for Schools-COVID-19

DHS encourages Wisconsin schools to learn more about COVID-19 testing and vaccination resources available for schools through the following links.

• DHS COVID-19 K-12 Testing Program
• DHS COVID-19 K-12 Testing Program Communications Toolkit
• DHS Vaccination Clinic Matching Survey
• DHS COVID-19 Vaccine Partner Resources

We appreciate everything you are doing as school leaders and leaders in public health to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Please continue to visit the DHS COVID-19 page and the DPI Information on COVID-19 page for updated information.