Communicable Disease Service

The Daycares, Schools, and Higher Education (DSH) Team prioritizes collaboration, education, and training to strengthen public health and minimize infectious disease transmission in daycares, schools, and higher education institutions. The materials on this page were created to serve these educational settings. If you have requests for additional resources and trainings, please contact CDS.REP.Communications@doh.nj.gov.

• Tips for Hosting School Events
• Large Event Parent Letter (template) UPDATED 9/7/22
• COVID-19 Best Practices for College Students UPDATED 9/7/22

Recorded Webinars

• How to Utilize a COVID-19 Line List Template for Schools and Childcares UPDATED 9/27/22 [9:52 min]
  • Webinar Resources: [Line List Template] [Close Contact Template]

• NJDOH’s COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations for K-12 Schools, Childcares and Youth Camps NEW 9/22/22 [25:00 min] 
  • Webinar Resources: [Slide Deck]

• Prevention and Mitigation of Common Infectious Diseases in Childcare Centers and Schools (Part  1) 8/16/22 [38:38 min] 
  • Webinar Excerpt: [Respiratory Illness] [6:27 min] NEW
  • Webinar Resources: [Slide Deck]
• Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Childcares and Schools 5/6/22 [9:07 min]
• General Infectious Disease Outbreak Training for Childcare Centers and Schools 8/3/22 [15:47 min]
  
  • Webinar Resources: [Resources]
• It's Not Just COVID! (childcare center version)
• It's Not Just COVID! (camp version)