K- 8: Prevention & Mitigation

Focuses on ways to teach hand hygiene and respiratory disease prevention to limit the spread of disease. Includes training and educational materials in a variety of formats, such as fact sheets, guides, letters, posters, skits, teaching exercises, videos, and other materials.
 

» Fact Sheets

• Frequently Asked Questions About Pandemic Flu
  Questions and answers about how schools can prepare in the event of pandemic influenza (California Department of Education)
   

• Pandemic Flu Glossary of Terms
  Terms that are commonly used in pandemic flu preparedness (American Red Cross)
   

• Questions and Answers: Information for Schools

  Answers to flu questions commonly asked by school administrators, teachers, staff, and parents (CDC)
   

• Stopping Germs at Home, Work and School
  Fact sheet about how to prevent the spread of germs; 2 pages (CDC)
   

• Stopping the Spread of Germs at Home, Work, and School
  Fact sheet about how to prevent the spread of germs; 1 page (Sacramento County Division of Public Health)
  

» Guides

• California Public Employee Disaster Service Workers
  Pamphlet for public employees to understand their role as disaster service workers in the event of an emergency; 2 pages
  (CA Government Code, Section 3100-3109, Orange County Department of Education)
   

• Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools
  Ordering information for a reference guide that identifies ways to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in group care settings for children
  (California Healthy Kids Resource Center)
   

• School Action Steps for Pandemic Flu
  Steps for preparing for pandemic influenza and responding to outbreaks of varying scope; 2 pages (Contra Costa Health Services)

» Letters

• Sample Parent Letter # 1 English I  Spanish
  To help prepare parents for pandemic flu before there are human pandemic flu or bird flu cases in the U.S.; 1 page (Contra Costa Health Services)

» Posters

• The 6 steps of Handwashing
  Grade 1 – grade 5 (NSF International)
   

• Be a Germ-Buster – Wash Your Hands!
  (Minnesota Department of Health)
   

• Be a Germ Stopper
  Grade 1 – grade 8 (CDC)
    

• Cover Your Cough
  English I Spanish I Somali I Hmong I Chinese I
  French I Khmer I Portuguese I Tagalog I Vietnamese
  (Minnesota Department of Health)
   

• Did You Wash ‘em  English I Spanish
  Grade 1 – grade 12 (Kansas Department of Health and Environment)
   

• Don’t Spread Germs (CDPH))
   

• Germ-Free Zone
  In English and in Asian Languages; K – grade 5 (CDPH) 
   

• Germ-Free Zone
  In English and in Chinese; K – grade 5 (CDPH)
   

• Germ-Free Zone
  In English and in Spanish; K – grade 5 (CDPH)
          

• Health Alert English/Spanish | English/Chinese (CDPH))
   

• Healthy Habits Help Keep Your Family Well

  K–grade 5 (CDC)
   

• Influenza Enzo Wanted Poster English I Spanish
  Grade 1- grade 5 (NSF International)
   

• Keep Our School Healthy
  For teachers of K – grade 8 (CDHS)
            

• Let’s Get Healthy and Happy!
  Grade 1 – grade 3 (Roche Laboratories)
    

• Stop Disease
  In English, Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, Tagalog, and Japanese (CDHS)
   

• Wash Your Hands
  In English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, and Vietnamese (CDHS)
   

• Wash Your Hands So You Can Stop Germs English I Spanish
  Grade 1 – grade 5 (Massachusetts Department of Health Services)

» Skits
 

• Henry the Hand School Kit
  Skit for 2 adults to teach students about germs; includes links to Henry the Hand video, theme song and Doin' the Handwash song; pre-K – grade 3 (Henry the Hand Foundation)
    

• How to WHACK the Flu
  Skit for 3 adults (including high school or university students) to teach hand and respiratory hygiene; includes a sticker, a poster, and a brochure to send home with kids; pre-K – grade 2; 3 pages (City of Berkeley)
  
   

» Teaching Exercises

• Did You Wash 'Em - Handwashing Teaching Module
  and Scientifically-Based Teaching Activities
  Education packet to aid in teaching the concept of disease and disease prevention through handwashing; Use order form to purchase collateral materials; pre-K – grade 4; 11 pages (Kansas Department of Health and Environment)
   

• Gel-Mo on the Go
  Storybook to teach kids how to properly wash their hands; pre-K – grade 3; 4 pages (NSF International)
   

• Glo Germ
  Kit that schools can purchase to teach kids about germs using a ultra-violet light and germ simulating powder. Website includes accompanying educational worksheets; K – grade 6 (Glo Germ)
   

• Handwashing Laboratory Activities
  Lab experiment that teaches students about germs on their hands; grade 6 – grade 12 (The National Health Museum)
   

• Hand Washing Lesson Plans For Kindergarten – Sixth Grade
  Activities to teach hand hygiene; K – grade 6; 15 pages
  (Massachusetts Department of Public Health)
   

• Handwashing: Prevent Disease and Outbreak Intervention
  Curriculum to teach kids about germs; pre-K – grade 1; 3 pages
  (Minnesota Department of Health)
   

• Handwashing Project Ideas for Students 
  Activities and project ideas for students; includes ideas for community outreach; grade 6 – Adult (Minnesota Department of Health)
   

• Happy to be Healthy
  Activity for students to learn about the flu and staying healthy, pre-K - K; 4 pages (Roche Laboratories)
   

• Healthy Hands, Healthy Kids: The World of Germs
  Compilation of activities to teach kids about germs and how they spread; grade 3 –grade 6
  (GOJO Industries)
   

• Healthy Hands, Healthy Kids: What Are Germs?
  Activities to teach kids about germs; pre-K – grade 2 (GOJO Industries)
   

• Healthy Schools, Healthy People: It’s a Snap!
  Education Program to decrease school absenteeism; includes a brochure and a certificate;
  grade 6 – grade 8; 10 pages (School Network for Absenteeism Prevention)
   

• Safe or Sorry: Handwashing - Prevent Disease & Outbreak Intervention
  Activities to teach handwashing; Use this order form to purchase collateral materials; grade 6 – grade 8; 7 pages (Minnesota Department of Health)
   

• Scrub Club Teacher's Guide
  A guide to teach kids the proper way to wash their hands; collateral materials are also on their website; K – grade 3; 10 pages (NSF International)
   

• Squid Soap
  Description of special soap for teaching handwashing; pre-K–grade 3 (SquidSoap)
   

• Wash Your Hands
  Handwashing activities including a holiday jingle in English and Spanish, a fun Santa clip, and a lesson plan; pre-K – K (CDPH)
  
   

» Videos

• Clean Kids
  Ordering information for a video that encourages healthy habits; K – grade 3
  (California Healthy Kids Resource Center)
   

• Flu Bug U 30-second Video PSA

  Video that teaches how to prevent the flu. Video includes script; grade 7– adult; 30 sec.
  (Kansas Department of Health and Environment)
   

• Flu Bug U 60-second Video PSA (en Español)

  Video in Spanish that teaches how to prevent the flu. Video includes script; grade 7– adult; 60 sec. (Kansas Department of Health and Environment)
   

• Hands Down on Germs
  Ordering information for a video that teaches handwashing; K – grade 3
  (California Healthy Kids Resource Center)
   

• Keep Our School Healthy
  Video to teach kids about how to prevent the flu. Video includes script; grade K– grade 3; 4 min. 2 sec. (Kansas Department of Health and Environment)
   

• Keep Our School Healthy
  Video to teach kids about how to prevent the flu. Video includes script; grade 4 – grade 6; 5 min. 12 sec. (Kansas Department of Health and Environment)
   

• The Sneeze: How Germs Are Spread
  Ordering information for a video that explains how germs are spread and the importance of handwashing; K – grade 12 (California Healthy Kids Resource Center)
   

• Your Role as a Disaster Service Worker: Public Employees Roll Up Their Sleeves
  Video that clarifies roles and responsibilities as a disaster service worker; 11 minutes, 56 seconds; includes Video Facilitator's Discussion Guidebook; 12 pages
  (Public Health Division, Contra Costa Health Services; Office of Disaster Medical Services, Santa Clara County Public Health Department) 
   

» Other materials

• Preventing Colds And Flu For Grades 4-5; A Presentation Kit
  Ordering information for kit to help prevent colds and flu; Grade 4 – grade 5 (Channing Bete Company®)
   

• Protect Don’t Infect
  “Wash Your Hands” and “Cover Your Cough” stickers; grade 6 – grade 12
  (County of Los Angeles Public Health)
   

• Scrub Club Coloring Pages English I Spanish
  Coloring book showing the 6 steps of handwashing; K – grade 3 (NSF International)
   

• Scrub Club Handango English I Spanish
  Hand game for children to learn about the flu virus; grade 1 – grade 3 (NSF International)
   

• Scrub Club Handwashing song and lyrics
  Song to teach students proper handwashing; K – grade 3 (NSF International)
   

• Scrub Club Stickers
  K – grade 3 (NSF International)
  Note: to print stickers use Avery labels 5294 (2 1/2" round labels; 12 per page). On the print menu, under copies and adjustments, make sure the Shrink or Expand options are NOT checked.