Maine CDC works with schools to strengthen school-based education, health services, school environments, and community connections. We envision a future where all young people are empowered with the knowledge, skills, and resources to support their health and well-being.
Healthy Schools
At a glance
- Schools have direct contact with more than 95% of U.S. youth, aged 5--17 years, for 6 hours a day.
- Schools influence 13 critical years of students' social, psychological, physical, and intellectual development.
- Schools promote students' health and safety by helping them establish lifelong health patterns.
- Healthy students are better learners, and academic achievement bears a lifetime of benefits for health.
This at-a-glance information was provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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| Disease Information Page | Fact Sheet | School Health Manual | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15% Absenteeism | n/a | Word | |
| Acute Flaccid Myelitis | |||
| Anaplasmosis | |||
| Anthrax | |||
| Arboviral Illness | n/a | ||
| Ascariasis | n/a | n/a | |
| Babesiosis | |||
| Botulism | |||
| Browntail Moth Caterpillars | n/a | n/a | |
| Brucellosis | |||
| Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) | |||
| Campylobacteriosis | |||
| Clostridium Difficile | |||
| Congenital Rubella Syndrome | |||
| Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease | |||
| Cryptosporidiosis | |||
| Cyclosporiasis | |||
| Dengue | |||
| Diphtheria | |||
| Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) | |||
| Ebola | |||
| Ehrlichiosis | |||
| Fifth Disease | |||
| Giardia | |||
| Group A Streptococcus | |||
| Group B Streptococcus | |||
| Haemophilus Influenzae | |||
| Hand, Foot, and Mouth | |||
| Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) | |||
| Hantavirus | |||
| Hard Tick Relapsing Fever (Borrelia miyamotoi) | |||
| Hepatitis A | |||
| Hepatitis B | |||
| Hepatitis C | |||
| Hepatitis D | |||
| Hepatitis E | |||
| Influenza | |||
| Jamestown Canyon Virus | |||
| Legionellosis | |||
| Leishmaniasis | |||
| Leptospirosis | |||
| Listeria | |||
| Lyme Disease | |||
| Malaria | |||
| Measles | |||
| Meningococcal disease | |||
| Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) | |||
| Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) | |||
| Mpox | |||
| Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) | |||
| Mumps | |||
| Norovirus | |||
| Pertussis | |||
| Plague | |||
| Pneumococcal Disease | |||
| Polio | |||
| Powassan Encephalitis | |||
| Psittacosis | |||
| Q Fever | |||
| Rabies, Animal | |||
| Rabies, Human | n/a | ||
| Ricin Poisoning | |||
| RSV | |||
| Rubella | |||
| Salmonella | |||
| Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) | n/a | ||
| Shellfish Poisoning | |||
| Shiga toxin producing E. coli. (STEC) | |||
| Shigellosis | |||
| Shingles | |||
| Smallpox | |||
| Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis | |||
| Tetanus | |||
| Trichinosis | |||
| Tuberculosis | |||
| Tularemia | |||
| Varicella | |||
| Vibriosis | |||
| VISA/VRSA | |||
| Waterborne Illnesses | |||
| West Nile Virus (WNV) | |||
| Yellow Fever | |||
| Yersiniosis | |||
| Zika | |||