Pandemic Flu Kit for Child Care Providers

This kit does not contain updated H1N1 flu materials.
Download the complete Kit for Child Care Providers in a ZIP file for direct access to all files. (3.7mb, ZIP Archive contains some modifiable Microsoft Word documents)

Printing expenses limit our ability to provide printed version of the kit. Please feel free to download and modify the material giving credit to Contra Costa Health Services and the Contra Costa County of Education.

Last updated Oct. 12, 2009
Notice: The information in this kit was developed prior to the current outbreak of swine flu. Although these materials may be useful, some of the included statements do not apply to the current situation. Review all materials carefully for accuracy before use!

Please consult the following materials:

Sample Back to School Letter to Parents (MS Word)
Sample Back to School Letter to Parents in Spanish (MS Word)
Letter to School Districts - Action List (PDF) - September 18
Letter to Child Care Providers (PDF) - September 10
School Clinic Cover Letter with Forms (PDF) - September 10
Illness Screening and Consent Form (PDF)
Illness Screening and Consent Form in Spanish (PDF)

Previous sample letters to parents:

Sample Back to School Letter to Parents (MS Word)
Sample Back to School Letter in Spanish (MS Word)
Sample Swine Flu Letter to Parents (MS Word)
Sample Letter in Spanish (MS Word)
Sample Swine Flu Letter to Parents (MS Word) - April 27, 2009
Sample Letter (Spanish) (MS Word) - April 27, 2009
Letter to Schools from CCHS (MS Word) - April 27, 2009
Letter to Child Care Providers from CCHS (MS Word) - April 27, 2009
Sample Letter to Parents for Open Schools (MS Word) - April 29, 2009
Sample Letter to Parents for Open Schools (Spanish) (MS Word) - April 29, 2009

See our page about swine flu for more information.

Letter: PDF (63k, 1p.) | Word Format (136k Microsoft Word, 1p.)

Table of Contents: PDF (66k, 1p.) | Word Format (114k Microsoft Word, 1p.)

Action Steps for Pandemic Flu: PDF (56k, 2pp.) | Word Format (49k Microsoft Word, 2pp.)

Facts about Pandemic Flu (83k PDF, 2pp.)

Lesson Plans

Jingle: Wash Your Hands - PDF (40k PDF, 1p.) | Word Format (29k Microsoft Word, 1p.)
Exercise: Rub Those Hands! (24k PDF, 1p.)

Health Check Instructions

Morning Health Check: Signs to Observe (48k PDF, 1p.)
Daily Health Check: Listen, Look, Feel, Smell PDF (64k PDF, 1p.) | Word Format (252k Microsoft Word, 1p.)

Daily Child Care Provider Illness Log (41k Microsoft Word, 1p.)

Posters:

During Flu Outbreak: When do I keep my child home? (158k PDF, 1p.)
Germ Stopper (1.3mb PDF, 1p.)
Germ Free Zone (420k PDF, 1p.)
Wash Your Hands (254k PDF, 1p.)

Pandemic Flu Planning Checklist for Individuals and Families (168k PDF, 2pp.)

Home Care for Pandemic Flu (42k PDF, 2pp.)

Ways to Protect Yourself brochure (702k PDF, 2pp.)

Resources for Emergency Information: PDF (80k PDF, 1p.) | Word Format (44k Microsoft Word, 1p.)

January 2008

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