It is critical that K-12 schools implement safety measures to keep schools open and students and staff healthy and safe from COVID-19. One key measure is regular COVID-19 testing in schools. (CDC 3/22) OHA offers both diagnostic and screening testing programs to all public and private K-12 schools in Oregon.
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COVID-19 Management Plan Template Sections
(Tables 5-7)
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Prevention
(Table 5) |
Response- High Transmission
(Table 6) |
Recovery-Gradual Return to Baseline
(Table 7) |
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COVID-19 Testing
It is critical that K-12 schools implement safety measures to keep schools open and students and staff healthy and safe from COVID-19. One key measure is regular COVID-19 testing in schools.(CDC 3/22)
Oregon Health Authority : Oregon's COVID-19 Testing in K-12 schools : COVID-19 Response : State of Oregon
School Testing for COVID-19 | CDC
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OHA offers both diagnostic and screening testing programs to all public and private K-12 schools in Oregon. Please include whether your school will offer diagnostic and screening testing, respectively.
OHA School Testing Table
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At high levels of community transmission offer increased access to testing. Possible examples are:
- Drive through clinics
- Before/after school testing sites
- Onsite collaboration
- Community outreach
- Offering the opportunity to opt-in to diagnostic testing or screening programs with appropriate consent
- Increase access to utilize the enhanced exposure testing, offering COVID-19 tests to students or staff at increased risk of severe illness and/or medically fragile individuals.
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Ensure access and equity in vaccination, testing, treatment, community outreach, support services for disproportionately affected populations |