• Monkeypox School Letter​ ​
  

Mumps Health Advisories​

• Mumps Health Advisory​ ​
  

• Mumps Advisory for Colleges and Universities ​​
  

​Head Lice

• CDC Head Lice Information page for Schools 
  

Zika Virus

• Zika Virus Response Planning: Interim Guidance for District and School Administrators ​
  

  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed interim guidance for kindergarten through grade 12 (K–12) district and school administrators for public health actions pertaining to Zika virus infection. This guidance is intended to address concerns about the risk for Zika virus infection in K–12 schools in the United States, provide school districts with information for planning school-related activities, and recommend actions that can be taken, in consultation with local public health authorities and government officials, to reduce the potential risk for Zika virus transmission on school premises and among students. This guidance provides an overview of the potential roles and responsibilities of public health authorities and school officials, describes prevention measures that schools can take to reduce mosquito exposure, and provides information on responding to a case of travel-associated Zika virus infection or confirmed local mosquito-borne transmission of Zika virus. To view the Zika Virus Response Planning: Interim Guidance for District and School Administrators ​​​, access this link: http://www.cdc.gov/zika/schools.html

• Immunizations ​
  

• Asthma Resources ​
  

• SB 126 Update ​
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• ​​Important Information Regarding Ebola Virus Disease​​ ​
  

  School Nurses and school health staff are encouraged to review infectious disease guidelines and checklists to ensure that you understand Ebola, how it is transmitted and what precautions are necessary to protect the public and health care providers. It is critical that all members of the health care team have appropriate knowledge, education and personal protective equipment to ensure safety and effectively provide care to patients.

  
  

  Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Ebola page for the most current updates and guidance.

Available for your information are several documents regarding Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) developed by The Georgia Department of Public Health. The document below for Georgia nurses(including school n​urses) reviews what signs and symptoms to watch for and what precautions need to be taken.

• Ebola letter to GBON Licensed Nurses ​​
  
• Ebola Virus Disease and Travel Update ​​
  

The Georgia Department of Public Health requested our assistance in sharing with all school districts the following guidance letter regarding the Ebola virus.

• DPH Guidance Letter for all school districts regarding the Ebola virus ​​
  

If you have any questions, please contact the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) at 1-866-PUBHLTH (1-866-782-4584) or the DPH Epidemiology Section at 404-657-2588.​

Measles

The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is confirming the state’s first reported case of measles since 2012. The infected infant arrived in Atlanta from outside of the U.S. and is being cared for at Egleston at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA). DPH is working with CHOA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to identify anyone who may have been exposed to the patient and to prevent further spread of measles.

Measles is a highly contagious, serious respiratory disease. It is particularly dangerous for infants who cannot be immunized until they are at least six months old and young children who have only received one dose of measles vaccine.​​​

Measles spreads when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes and respiratory droplets travel through the air. Measles virus can live in the air and on surfaces for two to three hours. Almost everyone who has not been vaccinated will get measles if they are exposed to the virus. Measles generally can be prevented through vaccination. The measles vaccine (MMR) is highly effective, in most cases about 97 percent effective.​​

Measles Vaccine Information

The best way to prevent measles is for all children to be fully vaccinated on time. There are two combination vaccines used to prevent measles: measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and measles-mumps-rubella-​varicella (MMRV) vaccine.

• Measles , Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Vaccine Information Statement(VIS) - CDC Vaccine Information Statement: includes a description of the disease, who should get the vaccine and when, who should not be vaccinated, and potential side effects.
  

Religious Immunization Form​

• Georgia Affidavit of Religious Objection to Immunization Form
• Georgia Affidavit of Religious Objection to Immunization Form (Spanish Version)

​7th Grade Immunization Requirement

• New 7th Grade Vaccination Requirements​

Measles Information for Schools and Child Care

Information for reporting and handling measles case-patients and outbreaks for school health personnel and child care settings. Reporting Measles - All suspect cases of measles should be reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health immediately. Find out more about what needs to be reported, who needs to report diseases, which forms to use and where to find out​ ​more about the disease.​

• Reporting Measles ​​ - All suspect cases of measles should be reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health immediately. Find out more about what needs to be reported, who needs to report diseases, which forms to use and where to find more about the disease.​
• Measles Case Report Form ​
• Measles Information and Resources ​
• Measles Fact Sheet ​
• DPH News Release on Georgia Measles​ ​

• School Nurse Key Stakeholders Guide ​
  

• ​​FDA Medical Alerts site ​

• ​​​School​​ Nurse Newsletters ​
  

• Form 3300 Res​ources ​
  

• Form 440​0 Resources ​
  

• General Health Links ​
  

• ​Immunization Information ​

Diabetes

• ​Diabetes Medical Management Plan ​
  

• ​​Guidelines for the care of a student with Diabetes​ ​​

• ​​Prevent Child Abuse Georgia / Mandated Reporting ​

• School Health Model Policies ​
  

• School Nurse Information page ​
  

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Substance Abuse​

• E-Cigarette School Toolkit ​
  

• ​E-Cigarette Fact Sheet ​

• Sample letter to parents about E-Cigarettes​ ​
  

• ​E-Cigarettes: Information for Parents, Educators, & Health Care Workers (CDC) ​
  

• ​Combating the Opioid Crisis: Schools, Students, Families ​
  

• ​​Treatment Resources​ ​

• ​Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center​ ​

Seizures​

• ​Guidelines for the Care Needed for Students with Seizure Disorders 
  GaDOE's Office of Whole Child Supports has developed the “Guidelines for the Care Needed for Students with Seizure Disorder or Epilepsy" for the implementation of O.C.G.A § 20-2-779.3. The guidelines contain a sample seizure action plan​.​​​
  

The American Lung Association's Asthma Basics course is a free one-hour interactive online learning module designed to help people learn more about asthma. This course is ideal for frontline healthcare professionals, such as school nurses or community health workers, as well as individuals with asthma, parents of children with asthma, and co-workers, friends and family who want to learn more about asthma.

Asthma Basics also includes comprehensive resources, including asthma medication devices and demonstration videos and downloads.

• CDC Asthma Publications and Resources ​
  

• ​Georgia Department of Public Health Asthma Program ​

• Georgia Department of Public Health Asthma Friendly Schools ​
  

• Georgia Department of Public Health Tobacco Free Schools ​
  

• United States Environmental Protection Agency ​
  

• DPH Recommended Asthma Action Plan (English) ​
  

• DPH Recommended Asthma Action Plan (Spanish) ​
  

• 100% Tobacco Free Schools ​
  

• CHOA Asthma Teaching Sheets ​
  

• Video - Using an Inhaler with a Spacer (English) ​
  

• Video - Using an Inhaler with a Spacer (Spanish) ​
  

• ​Asthma Friendly Schools Toolkit - Second Edition ​

• Toolkit for the Administration of Epinephrine and Albuterol / Levalbuterol in the School Setting​ ​
  

The Georgia General Assembly passed Senate Bill 126 to authorize elementary and secondary schools in public and private school settings to stock a supply of albuterol/levalbuterol and administer to any child believed in good faith to be experiencing respiratory distress. This goes along with the school system already being able to stock Epinephrine Auto-Injector in the school setting for treatment of perceived anaphylaxis. Please read and print a copy of the Toolkit for the Administration of Epinephrine and Albuterol/ Levabuterol in the School Setting provided by the Georgia Department of Public Health. This law will protect both the licensed practitioner who prescribes the medication and any school personnel who in good faith administers or chooses not to administer levalbuterol sulfate to a student .

• SB 126 as passed ​
  

• ​SB 126 Fact Sheet ​
  

• ​Toolkit for Administration of Epinephrine and Albuterol and Levalbuterol in School Settings ​