Schools and COVID-19

With schools reopening their doors in a pandemic, the focus is on safety for students and staff. Timiskaming Health Unit is working actively with school boards in our service area to ensure they have the Public Health supports they need for a healthy and successful return to school. 

COVID-19 self-assessment

Monitor and screen for symptoms of COVID-19. Use the online COVID-19 school and child care screening (Government of Ontario). 

COVID-19 Vaccines

Ministry Resources

COVID-19 Integrated Testing & Case, Contact and Outbreak Management Interim Guidance: Omicron Surge (Ministry of Ontario)

Public Health Ontario has developed a variety of resources to help staff and administrators address COVID-19 prevention and control in schools: School and COVID-19

THU School Resources

• Poster and social media graphic: these resources describe the situations and locations where masking is still required. 
• Mask posters: These posters have been designed to encourage people to be COVID kind to others and to normalize wearing a mask for those who choose to do so.
  • Poster: There are many reasons to wear a mask. Be COVID kind. English short version | English long version | French short version | French long version.  
• Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr. Glenn Corneil answers youth questions about COVID-19 vaccines 
• Infection Control Resource Kit for Child Care settings - 20+ activity ideas that can be done with children and/or staff

Parent Resources

• COVID-19: How to safely use a non-medical mask or face covering 
• Preventing COVID-19: Refresher Presentations for Schools and Childcare Settings
• Video: Acting Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Glenn Corneil answers youth questions about COVID-19 vaccines 

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