Keeping Kids Safe, Student Health - Communicable Disease Prevention & Reporting

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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION & REPORTING

Communicable Disease

One of the most basic responsibilities of schools is to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. This is accomplished through a comprehensive program of immunizations, screening and referral, education, and exclusion, if necessary.

Statutes

N.J.S.A. 18A:40-6-12

Resources

H1N1 Influenza
Immunization Requirements
Immunizations: Resource Brief, released by The Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, is a guide to Web sites and other resources on immunization-related topics for health professionals, the media, policymakers, and the public. The brief lists and describes federal agency, professional organization, and advocacy Web sites containing electronic publications that provide information on child, adolescent, and adult vaccinations and immunizations, including materials in non-English languages, policy statements, recommendations, and reports.
New Jersey Immunization Information Registry
Tuberculosis Screening Requirements
Vaccine Preventable Disease Program (VPDP)