Influenza like Illness Outbreak in a School Scenario

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Influenza like Illness Outbreak in a School
Scenario
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What is the threshold that you would consider an
outbreak or ILI or what would be concerning to
you?
Does your school have outbreak guidelines or a
baseline threshold?
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Would you call the health department (local or
state) to report an outbreak or increase in
absences due to ILI?
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What type of information should you collect?
How many people are sick? Are the ill students
concentrated in one classroom or grade? Are they
all part of the same group activity? What are
their symptoms? Have any of the parents or
students mentioned a specific diagnosis from a
doctor? Do you know how many students are usually
absent on a normal school day?
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What, if anything, have you done already to try
to stop the spread of infection?
What control measures are appropriate for your
facility? Environmental concerns?
Reducing exposures? Vaccination and
antiviral information?
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How would you monitor and support your employees
during this period?
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What special or unique issues exist within
schools that need to be anticipated and dealt
with during an outbreak? (e.g. legal,
contractual, teachers, students, nursing,
maintenance, food service)
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How will you respond to requests for media
information?
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