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)

• 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)
• How Flu Spreads | Propagación de la influenza

• Vaccine (Shot) for 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

• 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