Pandemic Outbreak Management Measures

Pandemic Outbreak Management Measures

A school district’s ability to keep their students and staff safe and healthy is dependent on knowledge regarding pandemic planning and recommended strategies for illness management. This webpage contains resources and tools to assist with the following:

• Awareness of illness outbreaks with surveillance guidelines and tools,
• Education of the illness prevention strategies with posters and pandemic illness prevention curriculum,
• Implementation of illness management strategies including exclusion criteria,

School collaboration with local public health departments, medical providers and emergency management personnel is critical to providing safe and effective care.

Pandemic Illness Surveillance

• Fieldtrip Guidelines During a Communicable Disease Outbreak
• Surveillance Guidelines
  • Daily Surveillance Tracking Tool
  • Surveillance Tool During Outbreak
  • Symptomatic Surveillance Tool

Communicable Disease Prevention

Communicable Disease Prevention

Resources

Wisconsin Resources

• Wisconsin Local Health Departments
• Department of Health Services
• Wisconsin Pandemic Influenza Information
• Wisconsin School Public Relations Association

CDC Resources

• Seasonal Flu Information for Schools & Childcare Providers
• Pandemic Influenza
• How does the flu make you sick?
• Pandemic Basics

Other Resources

• Responding to a Crisis
  This site lists a variety of resources and materials for use in crisis prevention and response, including a response checklist, and covering such topics as psychological first aid and coping with traumatic events.
• Schools Helping Students Deal with Loss
  This resource provides specific strategies for helping students deal with loss and build resiliencey.

• USDA Guidance on Human Pandemic Response