School Health Personnel Influenza Information

Influenza can spark outbreaks in schools increasing both absence rates and parental concern.

Recommendations for schools

• Respiratory Illness and Gastrointestinal Illness Outbreak Reporting
  Use this secure online form to report respiratory and gastrointestinal illness in schools.
• Surveillance Protocol and Frequently Asked Questions
  More information on what school health personnel are being asked to report and why, including frequently asked questions about reporting ILI.
• Influenza (Flu) in Schools
  Fact sheet for school health personnel on handling flu outbreaks and preventing the spread in school settings.

Additional resources

• Influenza Symptom Screening Tool for Parents and Caregivers (PDF)
  Parents and caregivers should use this questionnaire to assess the health status of their child or children on a daily basis.
  • Influenza Symptom Screening Tool for Parents and Caregivers in Hmong (PDF)
  • Influenza Symptom Screening Tool for Parents and Caregivers in Somali (PDF)
  • Influenza Symptom Screening Tool for Parents and Caregivers in Spanish (PDF)
• Cover Your Cough
  Posters, brochures, and other materials that you can use to help teach people to cover their cough.
• School Health
  General information to promote healthy children and healthy learning environments in schools.