CONTACT –TRACING IN SCHOOLS

CONTACT ¨CTRACING

IN SCHOOLS

BALDWIN UFSD

? CLOSE CONTACT ¨C

? The criteria used by the CDC, NYSDOH and the NCDOH for

exposure. Close contact is when a person has been in

contact with a positive case within six feet for more than

ten minutes.

? ISOLATION ? When a person test positive, they must isolate ten days from

the date of the test or from the onset of symptoms.

IMPORTANT

TERMS

? QUARANTINE ? When a person has been in close contact with a positive

case, they must quarantine fourteen days from the date of

exposure.

? CONTACT TRACING ¨C

? The process by which you identify who may have been in

close contact with a positive case.

Nassau County

Department of Health

Dr. Tavora Buchman

Baldwin UFSD School

Physician

Dr. Sueanne Kowal-Connelly

School District Administrator Dr. Shari L. Camhi

WHO IS

INVOLVED

IN THE

PROCESS

Building Administrator

Positive Case

Possible Exposures.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN

THERE IS A POSITIVE CASE

NCDOH Provides

Guidance on

Quarantines and

Isolations

Positive Case Identified

NCDOH and

Baldwin UFSD

Physicians Contacted

Contact

Tracing Begins

Report Close

Contacts to

NCDOH

? Trace the 48 hours prior to the positive test OR the onset

symptoms.

? Who has the positive case been in close contact with?

? Within six feet for ten or more minutes.

? Interview the positive case.

CONTACT

TRACING

? Interview students or staff that they may have been in

contact with

? Look at schedules, activity, services and bus.

? Quarantine any individual that has been identified as a

close contact.

? Report to the NCDOH

? NCDOH than follows up with the list of names reported

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