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School Disease Reporting

HomeMedical Services Communicable DiseasesSchool Disease Reporting

SAVE THE DATE:  2023-24 Annual MCIR/SIRS meeting for School & Childcare Centers is scheduled for  TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2023.  More information coming soon!

 

School & Childcare Center Communicable Disease Reporting Handbook 7/2022

NEW 01/2023: 2023 REPORTABLE DISEASES IN MICHIGAN – BY CONDITION


Online Reporting:

 

  • Cass County Weekly Communicable Disease Reporting

  • Van Buren County Weekly Communicable Disease Reporting

 


Contact Numbers for Information and Assistance

 

Cass County Communicable Disease Nurse:
Diana Baker, RN

Phone: 269.782.0064 ext. 2015
Location information and mapLearn what schools and childcare providers can do to prevent the flu. Material and tools are available.

Van Buren County Communicable Disease Nurse:
Julie Beeching, RN

Phone: 269.621.3143 ext. 1392
Location information and map


Resources

 

  • MDHHS   Managing Communicable Diseases in Schools (Version 5.1 March 2022)
  • LARA/MDHHS    Managing Communicable Diseases in Child Care Settings
  • Updated 01/24/2022: LARA Guidelines for Safe Childcare Operations During COVID-19
  • www.cdc.gov
  • MDHHS  Bed Bugs: What Schools Need to Know
  • MDHHS   Communicable Diseases A-Z
  • MDHHS   Head Lice Manual
  • MDHHS   Influenza information for Schools and Childcare Settings
  • CDC   MRSA Information for School & Daycare
  • MDHHS   Scabies Prevention and Control Manual
  • www.michigan.gov/CORONAVIRUS
  • www.michigan.gov/MONKEYPOX 

 

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News from the Van Buren/Cass District Health Department

 

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Office Locations

UPDATE:  As of Monday, May 3, 2021: Our Hartford & Mattawan facilities moved and merged into one new Lawrence location.

Van Buren/Cass District Health Department’s NEW Public Health Education Facility at 260 South Street, Lawrence, MI 49064

 
Lawrence – Administration ~ Community Dental Clinic ~ Environmental Health ~ Public Health Nursing
260 South Street
Lawrence, MI 49064
269-621-3143 / Get Directions »

 
Dowagiac – Community Dental Clinic ~ Environmental Health ~ Public Health Nursing
302 S. Front St
Dowagiac, MI 49047
269-782-0064 / Get Directions »

 
Hartford & Mattawan – these locations were closed, ALL services are being provided in our Lawrence and Dowagiac offices

Hours of Operation

Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

(*The Dowagiac office Environmental Health and Public Health Nursing hours may differ, it is recommended that you call 269-782-0064 to confirm staff availability.)


For an After Hours Public Health Emergency contact the appropriate county Sheriff Dispatch.

Van Buren County: phone  269-657-3101

Cass County: phone 269-445-1560

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