Browsers that can not handle javascript will not be able to access some features of this site.
Skip Navigation
Michigan PreparesMichigan.gov
Michigan.gov Home MI Prepares Home | Contact Us
Printer Friendly Version Printer Friendly   Text Only Version Text Version Email this page Email Page
Schools

• School Lockdown Policy
School lockdown policy from the Michigan State Police

• Parent Information Sheets
These documents were developed to assist school children's parents in being informed. The topics covered in these information sheets are components of the Michigan Model Health Curriculum.
Hand Hygiene
Influenza
Bird Flu
Responding to Public Health Issues at School

• Pandemic Flu Kit for Child Care Providers
This packet of information, developed by Contra Costa Health Services, provides you with some practical tools to prepare for a pandemic flu outbreak. The material about pandemic flu preparation, which is available in English and Spanish, will also be helpful in preparing for any disaster.

• Emergency Response Planning for Child Care Providers PDF icon
This guide from Maryland's Montgomery County aims to provide child care providers with the knowledge and tools to establish an "all hazard" emergency response plan for their individual child care program.

• Practical Information on Crisis Planning PDF icon
Children and youth rely on and find great comfort in the adults who protect them. Teachers and staff must know how to help their students through a crisis and return them home safely. Knowing what to do when faced with a crisis can be the difference between calm and chaos, between courage and fear, between life and death.

• Germ Stopper Resources
Healthy habits can protect everyone from getting germs or spreading germs at home, school, or work. Simple actions, like covering your mouth and nose and cleaning your hands often, can stop germs and prevent illnesses and reduce sickdays. Use this website from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a resource for tips, tools, and facts to stop the spread of germs.

• Handwashing Toolkit
The Minnesota Department of Health provides comprehensive information including: a handwashing toolkit, why it's important to wash your hands, how and when to wash your hands, outbreak information for schools, communications tools for parents and media, and handwashing curricula.

• U.S. Department of Education Pandemic Preparedness
Because schools are centers of community life, the U.S. Department of Education asks that educators and administrators work with local officials to make planning for pandemic flu a priority. The tools on this website are designed to assist you in disseminating health information, planning for staff and student absences, and maintaining a learning environment.

• Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist for Universities/Colleges PDF icon
In the event of an influenza pandemic, colleges and universities will play an integral role in protecting the health and safety of students, employees and their families. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have developed the following checklist as a framework to assist colleges and universities to develop and/or improve plans to prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic.

• Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist for Pre-Schools/Childcare Programs PDF icon
Child care and preschool programs can help protect the health of their staff and the children and families they serve. Interruptions in child care services during an influenza (flu) pandemic may cause conflicts for working parents that could result in high absenteeism in the workplace. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offer this checklist to help Pre-School and Childcare Programs prepare for the effects of a flu pandemic.

• Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning Training Course
This short and "easy to take" web-based course offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that focuses on multi-hazard emergency planning for schools.





Michigan.gov Home | MI Prepares Home | Contact Us
 | Security Policy | Accessibility Policy | Link Policy | Privacy Policy | Michigan News | Michigan.gov Survey

Copyright © 2001-2007 State of Michigan