School Communicable Disease Manual

Overview

This online manual was created through a collaboration between school districts and public health with the intent to provide schools with resources to help prevent the spread of communicable diseases. For a list of notifiable conditions, please click here.


Immunizations

Washington State school and child care vaccination requirements are intended to help reduce the incidence of vaccine-preventable disease and their associated negative outcomes by increasing vaccination rates. All child cares and schools are required to report their immunization status by November 1 of each year.

Learn more about Immunization Requirements for Schools and Child Cares


School Communicable Disease Tools

These tools are for schools, camps, or child cares to assist in outbreak response, including checklists, resources, and how to report.


Outbreak Management


Other Programs at SRHD