Prevention of Communicable Diseases in Schools

Letters

• Letter to Schools: Stay Vigilant Against Spread of Influenza and Respiratory Viral Infections in Schools (9 February 2011) (120KB) 

• Letter from CHP: Update on Influenza Situation (8 February 2011) (104KB) 

• Letter to Schools: Be Vigilant Against Influenza and Respiratory Viral Infections (18 January 2011) (120KB) 

• Letter from CHP: Increase in Activities of Influenza and Respiratory Viral Infections in Hong Kong (17 January 2011) (103KB) 

• Letter from CHP: Stand-down of "Serious" Influenza Response Level (8 December 2010) (107KB) 

• Letter from CHP: Increase in Influenza Activity in Hong Kong (29 July 2010) (93.2KB) 

• Letter from CHP: Childhood Influenza Vaccination Subsidy Scheme (6 Oct 2009) (166KB) 

• Letter to Schools: Observing Guidelines in Reporting Influenza Outbreak Cases and Handling Class Suspension Matters (20 Feb 2009)  (109KB) 

• Letter to Schools: Keep Close Contact for Prevention of Influenza Outbreaks (18 Feb 2009)  (104KB) 

• Letter to Schools: Be Vigilant against Communicable Diseases (3 Feb 2009)  (91KB) 

• Letter to Schools: Remain Vigilant against Communicable Diseases (30 Jan 2009)  (104KB) 

• Letter to Schools: Remain Vigilant against Communicable Diseases –
  
  Health Talks on Prevention and Control of Influenza in Schools (20 Jan 2009)  (1456KB) 

• 2-month-old girl confirmed with Influenza A (H9N2) (30 Dec 2008)  (105KB) 

• Influenza Vaccination Subsidy Scheme (16 Oct 2008)  (141KB) 

• Vigilance Against Respiratory Diseases in Summer (15 Jul 2008)  (96KB) 

• Letter to Schools: Guidelines for Using Drinking Fountain (18 Apr 2008)  (215KB) 

• Letter of School Resumption (Primary School, KG, KG-cum-CCC and Special School) (26 Mar 2008)  (484KB) 

• Letter of School Resumption (Secondary School) (26 Mar 2008)  (447KB) 

• Letter of 13 March 2008: Advancement of Easter Holidays (Primary School, KG, KG-cum-CCC and Special School)  (283KB) 

• Fax of 12 March 2008: Stepping up Precautionary Measures to Prevent the Spread of Influenza in Schools  (49KB) 

• Increasing Influenza Activity (5 March 2008) (91KB) 

• Hong Kong is entering the influenza season (14 February 2008) (97KB) 

• 9-month-old girl confirmed with Influenza A (H9N2) infection (20 March 2007) (85KB) 

• Powerpoint:Prevention and Control of Influenza Outbreak in School Setting (Chinese version only)(Feb 2009)  (547KB) 

• Powerpoint:Revised Guidelines on Prevention of Communicable Diseases in Child Care Centres, Kindergartens & Schools – 2009 version (Chinese version only)(Feb 2009)  (1044KB) 

• Powerpoint:Infection Control & Prevention of Seasonal Influenza (Chinese version only)(Feb 2009)  (1282KB) 

• Message to Schools: "DH's advice on the wearing of mask at schools" (28 Mar 2008)  (10KB) 

• Advice on School Disinfection at the Height of Influenza Season (March 2008)  (181KB) 

• Circular Memorandum of 6 March 2008: Stepping up Precautionary Measures to Prevent the Spread of Influenza in Schools  (52KB) 

• Sample Letter to Parents (Primary School, KG, KG-cum-CCC and Special School)   (34 KB) 

• Sample Letter to Parents (Secondary School)   (34 KB) 

• Powerpoint:Talk on prevention & management of flu & common respiratory infections in schools (February 2004)  (3 MB) 

• Powerpoint:Seminar on Prevention, Investigation and Control of Viral Gastroenteritis and Influenza (October 2004)     (304 KB) 

(b) Prevention of Severe Respiratory Disease associated with Novel Coronavirus

• Letter to Schools: "Be Vigilant against Communicable Diseases" (26 February 2013)  (1266KB)

• Letter from CHP on "Human cases of Novel Coronavirus Infection" (25 September 2012)  (330KB)
  

(c) Prevention of Human Swine

• Letter to Schools: Stay Vigilant to Guard Against Communicable Diseases in Schools (20 September 2010) (55.2KB)

• Letter to Schools: Stay Vigilant to Guard Against Communicable Diseases in New School Year (24 August 2010) (393KB)

• Letter to Schools: Stand-down of Local Pandemic Response Level to Alert Response Level (24 May 2010) (315KB)

• Letter from CHP on “Stand-down of Local Pandemic Response Level to Alert Response Level” (24 May 2010) (105KB)

• Letter to Schools: Be Vigilant to Guard Against the Spread of Influenza in Schools (19 Mar 2010) (920KB)

• Letter from CHP on“Arrival of the Peak Season for Influenza and Increase in RSV Activity in Hong Kong”(18 March 2010) (105KB)

• Letter from CHP on“Apparent increase in seasonal influenza activities in Hong Kong”(4 March 2010) (104KB)

• Letter from CHP on “Briefing on Human Swine Influenza Vaccination Programme”(17 Dec 2009) (298KB)

• Letter from CHP on “Introduction to Human Swine Influenza Vaccination Programme 2009/10” (11 Dec 2009) (179KB)

• Letter from CHP on “Clean Hands Reduce Transmission of Influenza” (1 Dec 2009) (65KB)

• Letter to ESF and International Schools: Health Talk on “Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza, Human Swine Influenza and Hand, Foot & Mouth Diseases” (23 Nov 2009) (82KB)

• Letter to Schools: Health Talk on “Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza, Human Swine Influenza and Hand, Foot & Mouth Diseases” (23 Nov 2009) (63KB)

• Letter from CHP: Influenza-like-illness Outbreaks in Schools and Pre-primary Institutions (25 Sep 2009) (102KB)

• Letter to Schools: Guarding Against Human Swine Influenza and Other Communicable Diseases (11 Sep 2009)  (1,258KB)

• Letter to Schools: Stay Vigilant Against Human Swine Influenza and Other Communicable Diseases (24 Aug 2009)  (1,258KB)

• Letter to Schools: Arrangement for Commencement of 2009/10 School Year Under the Latest Development of Human Swine Influenza (20 Jul 2009) (824KB)

• Letter from CHP: Prevention and Management of Human Swine Influenza A (H1N1) in Secondary Schools (29 Jun 2009)  (88KB)

• Letter to Secondary Schools (including Private Independent Schools, ESF Schools and International Schools) and Special Schools (Schools for Social Development with secondary section only): Arrangements for Secondary Schools Under the Latest Development of Human Swine Influenza (23 Jun 2009) (898KB)

• Letter to Primary Schools and Special Schools (including Private Independent Schools, ESF Schools and International Schools): Arrangements for Primary Schools Under the Latest Development of Human Swine Influenza (23 Jun 2009) (585KB)

• Letter to Kindergartens and Kindergarten-cum-Child Care Centres (including Private Independent Schools, ESF Schools and International Schools): Arrangements for Kindergartens and Kindergarten-cum-Child Care Centres Under the Latest Development of Human Swine Influenza (23 Jun 2009) (464KB)

• Letter to Schools Offering Tutorial Courses: Arrangements for Schools Offering Tutorial Courses Under the Latest Development of Human Swine Influenza (23 Jun 2009) (168KB)

• Letter from CHP: Vigilance Against Influenza Season in Summer (17 Jun 2009)  (95KB)

• Letter from CHP: Human Swine Influenza (HSI) Outbreaks in Secondary Schools (17 Jun 2009)  (1,540KB)

• Letter from CHP: First Cluster of Local Human Swine Influenza (HSI) Cases in Hong Kong (11 Jun 2009)  (86KB)

• Letter to Secondary Schools (including Private Independent Schools, ESF Schools and International Schools) and Schools for Social Development with secondary section only: Preventing the Spread of Human Swine Influenza in Schools  Special Administrative Arrangements for Secondary Schools During Class Suspension in Primary Schools (11 Jun 2009)  (240KB)

• Letter to Primary Schools, KG, KG-cum-CCC and Special Schools (including Private Independent Schools, ESF Schools and International Schools): Preventing the Spread of Human Swine Influenza in Schools  Class Suspension Arrangements (11 Jun 2009)  (155KB)

• Letter to International Schools, Private Independent Schools and English Schools Foundation Schools: Strengthening Precautionary Measures Against Human Swine Influenza (2 Jun 2009)  (87KB)

• Letter to Schools: Strengthening Precautionary Measures Against Human Swine Influenza (29 May 2009)  (245KB)

• Letter from CHP (KG and KG-cum-CCC): The Fifth and Sixth Imported Cases of Human Swine Influenza in Hong Kong (23 May 2009)  (157KB)

• Letter from CHP (Primary, Secondary School and other institution): The Fifth and Sixth Imported Cases of Human Swine Influenza in Hong Kong (23 May 2009)  (155KB)

• Letter from CHP: The Fourth Imported Case of Human Swine Influenza (HSI) in Hong Kong (22 May 2009)  (99KB)

• Letter from DH: Clean Hands Help Prevent Human Swine Influenza (20 May 2009)  (80KB)

• Letter from CHP: Preventing Importation of Human Swine Influenza (18 May 2009)  (77KB)

• Letter from CHP: The Third Imported Case of Human Swine Influenza (HSI) in Hong Kong (17 May 2009)  (99KB)

• Letter to International Schools, Private Independent Schools and English Schools Foundation Schools: Measures Against the Spread of Human Swine Influenza (14 May 2009)  (49KB)

• Letter from CHP: The Second Imported Case of Human Swine Influenza (HSI) in Hong Kong (13 May 2009)  (85KB)

• Letter to Schools: Measures Against the Spread of Human Swine Influenza (12 May 2009)  (93KB)

• Letter from Secretary for Education to Schools: Keep School Clean and Join Hands to Prevent Pandemic (8 May 2009) (87KB)

• Letter to International Schools, Private Independent Schools and English Schools Foundation Schools: Stepping Up Precautionary Measures Against Human Swine Influenza (5 May 2009)  (63KB)

• Letter to Schools: Stepping Up Precautionary Measures Against Human Swine Influenza (2 May 2009)  (310KB)

• Letter to Schools: Be vigilant against Swine Influenza (30 Apr 2009)  (2.52MB)

• Letter to Schools (with Cross-Boundary Students): Be Vigilant against Swine Influenza (29 Apr 2009)  (107KB)

• Letter to Schools: Be vigilant against Swine Influenza (27 Apr 2009)  (256KB)

Guidelines/Useful Materials

• Guideline from CHP: Guideline on Prevention and Management of Human Swine Influenza in Boarding Sections of Schools (21 Oct 2009) (25KB) 

• Guideline from CHP: HSI Pandemic Mitigation Phase: Guideline on Extra-Curricular Activities (updated in August 2009) (22KB) 

• Guideline from CHP: Guidelines on the Prevention and Management of Human Swine Influenza in Schools (29 May 2009)  (40KB) 

• Handbook on Prevention of Human Swine Influenza in Schools (12 May 2009)  (39KB) 

• Sample Letter to Parents (Appendix II - Letter of 24 August 2009)  (29KB)

• Sample Letter to Parents (Appendix II - Letter of 20 July 2009)  (92KB)

• Sample Letter to Parents for Secondary Schools (Annex 4 - Letter of 23 June 2009)  (58KB)

• Sample Letter to Parents for Primary Schools (Annex 3 - Letter of 23 June 2009)  (35KB)

• Sample Letter to Parents for KG and KG-cum-CCC (Annex 2 - Letter of 23 June 2009)  (48KB)

• Class Suspension Sample Letter to Parents (Annex 2 - Letter of 11 June 2009)  (35KB)

• Sample Letter to Parents (Annex3 - Letter of 2 May 2009)  (60KB)

• Pamphlet on Prevention of Swine Influenza  (110KB)

• Poster on Prevention of Swine Influenza (Bilingual)  (482KB)

• Request Form for Health Education Materials  (45KB)

• Centre for Health Protection's Website on Swine Influenza

(d) Prevention of Avian Flu

Letters

• Letter from CHP: H5 avian influenza detected in a dead chicken in Lantau Island (22 December 2010)  (77.7)

• Letter to Schools: Be Vigilant against Avian Influenza (18 November 2010)  (51.3KB)

• Letter from CHP: Confirmation of a human case of avian influenza (H5) infection (17 November 2010)  (107KB)

• Letter to Schools: Be Vigilant against Avian Influenza (11 Dec 2008)  (58KB)

• Be Vigilant against Avian Influenza (11 Dec 2008)  (97KB)

Guidelines/Useful Materials

• Management of Avian Influenza in Schools (26 May 2006) (30KB) 

• Handbook on Prevention of Avian Influenza in Schools (revised in February 2011)  (19KB)

• Circular Memorandum of 9 February 2006 : Handbook on Prevention of Avian Influenza in Schools (250KB) 

C.  Prevention of Other Communicable Diseases

• Letter from CHP (Secondary, Primary and Special Schools): “Vigilance against Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection and Hand, Foot and Mouth disease (HFMD)” (19 May 2011) (306KB)

• Letter from CHP (KG and KG-cum-CCC): “Vigilance against Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection and Hand, Foot and Mouth disease (HFMD)” (19 May 2011) (307KB)

• Letter from CHP (Secondary, Primary and Special Schools): “Vigilance against Hand, Foot and Mouth disease (HFMD) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection” (5 May 2011) (126KB)

• Letter from CHP (KG and KG-cum-CCC): “Vigilance against Hand, Foot and Mouth disease (HFMD) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection” (5 May 2011) (127KB)

• Letter from CHP: “Vigilant against viral gastroenteritis” (16 December 2010) (296KB)

• Letter from CHP: “Increase in Activity of Andenoviruses in Hong Kong” (23 November 2010) (101KB)

• Letter from CHP: “Vigilant against Chickenpox” (22 November 2010) (71.8KB)

• Letter from CHP: “Vigilance against Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD)” (28 October 2010) (115KB)

• Letter from CHP:“Prevention of Acute Conjunctivitis (Red-eye Syndrome)” (16 September 2010) (169KB)

• Letter to Schools:“Be Vigilant to Guard Against the Spread of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71) in Schools” (23 June 2010) (294KB)

• Letter from CHP (Secondary, Primary and Special Schools) on “Updated situation of Hand, Foot and Mouth disease (HFMD) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection” (28 May 2010) (1.25MB)

• Letter from CHP (KG and KG-cum-CCC) on “Updated situation of Hand, Foot and Mouth disease (HFMD) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection” (28 May 2010) (1.25MB)

• Letter to Schools : Health Talks on “Prevention and Control of Hand-Foot-Mouth (HFM) Diseases and Enterovirus 71 (EV71)”(16 April 2010) (57.9KB)

• Letter from CHP (Secondary, Primary and Special Schools) on “Updated situation of Hand, Foot and Mouth disease (HFMD) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection” (13 April 2010) (87.3KB)

• Letter from CHP (KG and KG-cum-CCC) on “Updated situation of Hand, Foot and Mouth disease (HFMD) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection” (13 April 2010) (88.1KB)

• Letter from CHP (Primary and Secondary School) on“Vigilance against Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection” (25 March 2010) (85.9KB)

• Letter from CHP (KG and KG-cum-CCC) on“Vigilance against Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection” (25 March 2010) (87.5KB)

• Letter from CHP on “Vigilant against Viral Gastroenteritis” (25 Nov 2009) (65KB)

• Letter from CHP (Primary and Secondary School): Vigilance against Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71) Infection (3 Nov 2009) (85KB)

• Letter from CHP (KG and KG-cum-CCC): Vigilance against Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71) Infection (3 Nov 2009) (86KB)

• Letter to Schools: Health Talk on “Prevention and Control of Hand-foot-mouth Disease and Enterovirus 71” (15 Apr 2009)  (111KB)

• Letter to Schools: Get Prepared to Prevent Hand-foot-mouth Disease and Enterovirus 71 Infection (3 Apr 2009)  (107KB)

• Letter to Schools (with Cross-Boundary Students): Prevention of Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease (HFMD) (1 Apr 2009)  (118 KB)

• Letter to Primary and Secondary Schools: Vigilance against Hand-foot-mouth Disease (HFMD) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection (27 Mar 2009)  (88KB)

• Letter to KGs and KG-cum-CCC: Vigilance against Hand-foot-mouth Disease (HFMD) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection (27 Mar 2009)  (88KB)

• Update on viral gastroenteritis associated with rotavirus and norovirus (29 Dec 2008)  (168KB)

• Be vigilant against norovirus gastroenteritis (19 Dec 2008)  (166KB)

• Vigilant against Chickenpox (4 Dec 2008)  (75KB)

• Vigilant against Viral Gastroenteritis (21 Nov 2008)  (93KB)

• Letter to Schools: Be Vigilant Against Communicable Diseases (1 Sep 2008)   (75 KB)

• Letter to Schools: Be Vigilant Against Communicable Diseases (19 Aug 2008)  (123 KB)

• Recent rise in Hand-foot-mouth Disease (HFMD) and enterovirus 71 (EV71) activity (KG & KG-cum-CCC) (5 May 2008) (157 KB)

• Recent rise in Hand-foot-mouth Disease (HFMD) and enterovirus 71 (EV71) activity (Primary & Secondary School) (5 May 2008) (159 KB)

• Prevention of Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Hand-foot-mouth Disease (HFMD) (31 Mar 2008) (161 KB)

• Vigilance against chickenpox (18 Dec 2007) (86 KB)

• Vigilant against norovirus gastroenteritis (12 Nov 2007)   (159 KB)

• Recent rise in Hand-foot-mouth Disease (HFMD) activity (KG, KG-cum-CCC & CCC) (2 Nov 2007)   (149 KB)

• Recent rise in Hand-foot-mouth Disease (HFMD) activity (Primary & Secondary School) (2 Nov 2007)   (146 KB)

• Prevention of Acute Conjunctivitis (Red-eye Syndrome) (31 August 2007)   (156 KB)

• Recent increase in noroviral gastroenteritis (28 December 2006)   (66 KB)

• Seasonal increase in measles cases(KG, KG-cum-CCC) (16 May 2006)   (164 KB)

• Seasonal increase in measles cases (Primary School) (16 May 2006)   (169 KB)

• Prevention of Meningococcal Infection (1 February 2005)      (88 KB)

• Viral gastroenteritis outbreaks (10 January 2005)      (617 KB)

• Guidelines on Prevention of Communicable Diseases in Schools / Kindergartens / Kindergartens-cum-Child Care Centres / Child Care Centres (revised in Jan 2009)   (2.05MB) 

• Website on Building an Anti-SARS Net (Chinese version only)  

• Checklist of Measures to Combat SARS prepared by HWFB     (1012 KB) 

• Guideline from CHP:“Guideline on School Functions and Extra-Curricular Activities at the Height of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease/Enterovirus Activity”(23 June 2010) (45KB) 

• Health Talks on Prevention and Control of Hand-foot-mouth Disease and Enterovirus 71 (Primary School, KG & KG-cum-CCC)  (15 KB) 

• Press release: Vigilance against seasonal RSV urged (31 Mar 2008) (31 KB) 

• Circular Memorandum of 30 August 2007: Prevention of Mosquito-transmitted Diseases   (16 KB) 

• Circular Memorandum of 30 August 2004: Prevention of Mosquito-transmitted Diseases and other Communicable Diseases     (40 KB)

• Handbook on Prevention of SARS in Schools (updated in February 2004)

• Circular Memorandum of 2 December 2003 : Prevention of Dengue Fever - Responsibilities of Schools     (573 KB)