For School Health Personnel
Resources to help school health personnel implement the Minnesota School Immunization Law, report required disease outbreaks, and provide information to students and parents.
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On this page:
School Law and Forms
Specific Vaccine-Preventable Disease Pages for School Health Personnel
Other Resources
School Law and Forms
- Minnesota's
School Immunization Law: Questions and Answers (PDF: 111KB/13 pages)
Answers to frequently asked questions about Minnesota's school immunization law.
- Provider's Quick Reference on Minnesota's
Immunization Laws
A quick reference guide for health care providers, child care, and school personnel on Minnesota's immunization laws.
- Annual Immunization Status Report
Use this tool to report the immunization status of students in your school.
- Who Needs Immunizations
and When?
Follow this link to find the most recent version of "Are Your Kids Ready for School?", as well as other vaccination schedules.
- Keeping
Track of Immunizations
Get the most recent copy of the Pupil Immunization Record, as well as other tools for tracking immunizations.
- MIIC and Schools
Information on how the Minnesota Immunization Information Connection (MIIC) can make it easy for schools to ensure their students are up-to-date on their immunizations.
- Immunization Documentation
for Homeless or Displaced Students
The Federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act allows homeless students to enroll in school without the standard immunization and medical record documentation.
Specific Vaccine-Preventable Disease Pages for School Health Personnel
- School Reporting of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Information about what vaccine-preventable diseases to report, including how and when to report.
- Influenza Information for School Health Personnel
Flu disease reporting and vaccine information for school health personnel.
- Pertussis Information for School Health Personnel
Find out what to report when pertussis (whooping cough) occurs in your school, fact sheets to use with parents, and exclusion recommendations.
- Varicella Information for School Health Personnel
Chickenpox fact sheets and reporting forms for school health personnel.
Other Resources
- Order Form for School Immunization Materials
Use the form to order materials or the links on the order form to find and print resources.
- Reliable Sources
of Immunization Information
List of web sites, publications, videos, and phone numbers. Includes PDF version for printing.
- Meningococcal Vaccine: Why Preteens
and Teens Should Get It
MDH fact sheet for parents of preteens and teens on meningicoccal vaccine and the importance of vaccinating against the disease.
- Vaccines and Immunizations for Pre-teens and Adolescents
Information from CDC about the immunizations needed for pre-teens and adolescents. Attention: Non-MDH web link
- HIPAA and Immunization
MDH Immunization Data Sharing and HIPAA and MMWR article.
- Quick Chart of Vaccine-Preventable Disease Terms in Multiple Languages (PDF: 114KB/2 pages)
Link to three helpful documents: Quick Chart of Vaccine-Preventable Disease Terms in Multiple Languages, Translation of Vaccine-Related Terms into English, and Vaccines and Biologics Used in U.S. and Foreign Markets. From the Immunization Action Coalition. Attention: Non-MDH web link
Frequently Requested
VISs
CDC fact sheets on vaccines.
Attention: Non-MDH link
CDC Immunization Home
Attention: Non-MDH link
If you have questions or comments about this page, use our IDEPC Comment Form or call 651-201-5414 (TTY: 651-201-5797) for the MDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division.
