Health Services

The Sacramento County Department of Public Health has issued an influenza alert. There has been an increase in influenza cases in the county. They are asking people to implement infection control procedures. Please refer to your H1N1 Manual for communication tools and more detailed procedures. The following are some important procedures to institute:

1.  When children complain of not feeling well, take their temperature. Children with temperature of 100 or more, need to go home. If the student has any other symptoms of the flu, such as coughing, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, sneezing, or body aches; then the student will need to be isolated in a room with the door closed until picked up. If the student is not throwing up, they student should wear a mask until they leave the school. The isolation room and the classroom will need a level II cleaning.
2. To prevent the spread of illness, students need to wash their hands twice a day. Desks should not be clustered in this period of increased presence of the flu to prevent groups of students being exposed to illness.
3. Notify parents of flu alert and send home illness checklist with students. Communicate the need to keep their child home if sick.
4. Survey parents for illness symptoms when they call to report illness to document amount of students home with possible flu. This can help recoup ADA monies if flu develops into epidemic. Notify Health Services if you have a large number of students absent, especially if you have clusters of illnesses of five or more students absent in a single classroom.
5. The H1N1 Binder developed in 2009 has many resources for you. Many questions you may have are addressed there. If you do not have a manual or need assistance, contact Health Services at 643-9412 or Dawn Fox at 643-7419 or 752-3050.