Prevention and control of communicable disease is a shared responsibility between schools, health care providers, parents, students, local and state health departments, and other community partners. The school environment is conducive to the acquisition and transmission of communicable diseases but is also where good preventive practices can lessen the impact of these diseases.

Outbreaks

Outbreaks and suspected outbreaks of any illness/condition are immediately reportable to the local health department where the school is located. This pertains to youth camps, child care centers, preschools, schools and institutions of higher education referred to in general as “schools."

• Fifth Disease
• Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD)
• Influenza
• Measles: Preventing the Spread in Child Care and School Settings
• MRSA
• Scabies

• Prevention and Control Measures for Outbreaks in School Settings
• Prevention and Control Measures for Outbreaks in Camp Settings NEW! 6/24/24
• Prevention of Norovirus Outbreaks in School and Daycare Settings Updated 11/14/2024
• Guidelines for Skin Infections in Contact Sports 
• Strategies for the Prevention of MRSA in Schools
• Respiratory Virus Guidance NEW! 4/18/24
• School Exclusion List  

• School/Childcare Excel Line Listing 
• School/Childcare Google Sheet Line Listing 
• Outbreak Report for Child Care, School and Camp Settings CDS-38

• Daycares, Schools, and Higher Education (DSH) Team Trainings