Child Care Setting Resources

Schools and child care settings can play a vital role in preventing the spread of communicable diseases. This can be accomplished by providing health education to students, child care center attendees, and parents on topics such as hand hygiene, and appropriately excluding ill children from the school and child care setting.

The Infectious Disease Prevention and Response Service has created infographics on various disease and hygiene topics to assist schools and child care settings in preventing the spread of disease. These infographics will be helpful for school staff including school nurses and administrators, as well as children and parents.

The Infectious Disease Prevention and Response Service Epidemiologist-on-Call is available 24/7/365 at (405) 426-8710 to answer communicable disease questions, and to provide assistance with suspected outbreaks of disease.

• Fact Sheet: Prevention of Diarrheal Illness in Child Care Settings (Oklahoma State Department of Health)
• Fact Sheet: Hand Hygiene (Oklahoma State Department of Health)
• Hand Hygiene FAQs | Preguntas frecuentes sobre la higiene de las manos
• Hand Hygiene in Schools and Early Care and Education Settings
• Hand Sanitizer Use Out and About: When Should I Use?
• Lavado de manos en casa, en donde jugamos y cuando salimos
• Stop Germs! Wash Your Hands | ¡Detenga los microbios! Lávese las manos
• Hand Hygiene at Work | La higiene de las manos en el trabajo
• Handwashing: Keeping Your Family Healthy | Lavado de manos: Mantenga sana a su familia

• Head Lice FAQs | Preguntas frecuentes
• Treatment FAQs | Preguntas frecuentes sobre el tratamiento
• How to examine for head lice | Cómo revisar la cabeza para detectar piojos

• Fact Sheet: Flu Prevention, Control in Child Care Settings (Oklahoma State Department of Health)
• Fact Sheet: Flu Prevention, Control in K-12 Settings (Oklahoma State Department of Health)
• Key Facts About Influenza | ¿Qué es la influenza (gripe)?
• How Flu Spreads | Propagación de la influenza

• Vaccine (Shot) for Meningococcal Disease | Meningococcal Disease
• Meningococcal Vaccines for Preteens and Teens

• Fact Sheet: Controlling the Spread of Norovirus in Schools and Child Care Settings (Oklahoma State Department of Health)
• Prevent Norovirus

• Pertussis (Whooping Cough): Questions and Answers

• Take Care Of Your Skin: Tips For Athletes

• Help Children Stay Healthy at School

Mailing Address:
Oklahoma State Department of Health 
Infectious Disease Prevention and Response 
123 Robert S. Kerr Ave, Ste. 1702 
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-6406

Physical Address:
Oklahoma State Department of Health 
Infectious Disease Prevention and Response 
123 Robert S. Kerr Ave 
Oklahoma City, OK

Phone: (405) 426-8710 
Fax: (405) 900-7591
Email: adservice@health.ok.gov