School Health

Experienced infection prevention trained nurses and physicians provide free risk assessments and gap analysis of infection control and prevention measures in schools across the state of Nebraska to maintain safe, in-person learning. ICAP offers evidence-based best practice guidelines and resources to assist with mitigation of gaps identified during assessments.

If your facility is interested in scheduling an assessment of your school, please click HERE to submit a request or call (402) 552-2881. Click HERE for more information.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Resources for School Nurses

https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/School-Health-Guidelines.aspx

DHHS Contagious and Infectious Disease Minimum Isolation Periods

https://www.nebraska.gov/rules-and-regs/regsearch/Rules/Health_and_Human_Services_System/Title-173/Chapter-03.pdf

OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard

https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/non-public-education/other-federal-programs/dol.html

CDC Guidance to Reduce Spread of Seasonal Influenza in Schools

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/school/guidance.htm

EPA Webinar Effectively Clean and Promote Health in Schools

https://www.epa.gov/iaq-schools/cleaning-health-proactive-plans-effectively-clean-and-promote-healthy-iaq-schools

NEA Cleaning and Disinfecting in the COVID-19 Era

https://www.nea.org/resource-library/cleaning-and-disinfecting-covid-19-era

EPA Registered Product List

https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/list-n-advanced-search-page-disinfectants-coronavirus-covid-19

Project Firstline Infection Prevention Training for Frontline Healthcare Workers

https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/projectfirstline/index.html

CDC Promote Clean Hands in Schools

https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/index.html

Germ Smart Kids: How-To Handwashing Video

How-To Handwashing Video

CDC COVID-19 Guidance for Schools

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/index.html

UNMC COVID-19 Back to School Playbook

https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/_documents/COPH-K-12-Playbook.pdf

UNMC PK-12 Education Pandemic Mitigation & Response Guide

https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/_documents/GCHSPK-12PandemicMitigationandResponseGuide7.18.pdf

Vaccine campaigns

Page last reviewed: January 10, 2022