Hurricane Helene: Public Health Department Closures

Latest updates: Hurricane Helene

Our public health departments' hours of operation may be affected by power and staffing outages. This means that some closures may not appear on the state government office delays and closings map. The health and safety of our employees and our clients remains our highest priority. We are working to get services restored as safely and quickly as possible.

Learn more about DPH's role with hurricanes, floods, and weather emergencies.

Welcome

These resources will help you to promote the importance of school vaccination and to help your parents, students, and staff be prepared and protected at the start of the school year! Inside you will find flyers, brochures, videos, social media posts, and everything to prepare you for this school year. It is important that we protect our schools and state!

We encourage you to use this toolkit to:

  • Help your students and parents to be prepared and ready for school.
  • Encourage your students and parents to visit their primary care provider and to understand their school requirement for immunization.
  • Promote sharing of this information by parents via social media sites.
  • Ensure a unified message among providers, administrators, school medical staff, and parents.

Contents

Resources for all Students

Use the following resources as handouts for your students or parents or post them on your website or social media to help promote vaccination for back-to-school this year.

Age-Specific Resources

Pre-K

5K – 4th Grades

5th – 12th Grade

Appendices

Materials for the Web

Have your public information officers use the following resources on the school website! Have them post these prepared social media posts to Twitter, Facebook, and your school webpage.

Videos

Animated Graphics

Order Free Printed Materials from DPH

These back-to-school resources can either be printed or ordered for free via the DPH Educational Materials Library. You will have to create a free account, and then Browse Library, Program “Immunizations” to view materials and order.