Online Preparedness Training Program for Schools and Communities

Understanding MRSA: Facts not Fiction: This course provides a 20-30 minute overview about MRSA -- what it is, how it spreads and how it can be prevented. This course also seeks to clarify many common myths and misunderstandings about the disease.

The Flu and You: Basic Steps to Staying Healthy: This course provides a 20-30 minute overview of flu and flu prevention and attempts to clarify common infection control myths within schools. The course also includes tips on how to encourage healthy habits in schools, at home, and in our communities.

Disease Reporting Made Simple: (For all Schools in LA County [Except LAUSD -- see separate LAUSD course]): This course, intended for school administrators and principals, provides a 20-30 minute overview about reporting infectious diseases in schools. This training will also help schools by informing them of the resources at their disposal for public health-related information.

Disease Reporting Made Simple for LAUSD Schools: This course, intended for Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) school administrators, principals, and nurses, provides a brief 5 minute overview about reporting infectious diseases in LAUSD schools.

The Online Preparedness Training Program has been developed to:

Improve the communication between School Nurses, School/District Administrators and LA County Public Health regarding infectious diseases in schools and other public health-related issues
Reinforce the correct protocols for reporting communicable diseases in schools
Dispel myths and misinformation about common diseases in schools, such as MRSA and influenza (flu)
Encourage healthy habits in schools and communities

Intended Audience:

School Nurses
School Administrators/Principals
Emergency Managers
Risk Managers
PTA Members
Others/General Public

Supported by Grant Cooperative Agreement Number 5U90TP917012-08 from the CDC.
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