Health Resources
Resources pertaining to Viral Exposure:
Manitoba Resources (Provincial-Level)
1. Manitoba Communicable Disease Management Protocols (Manitoba Health)
A comprehensive, continually updated manual with protocols for measles, influenza, COVID 19, norovirus, RSV, gastrointestinal outbreaks, and more. Includes outbreak management, testing, investigation procedures, and required reporting. [manitoba.ca]
Use in schools: Outbreak response, disease specific guidance, reporting requirements, exposure protocols.
2. Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) – Communicable Disease Prevention & Management
Provides fact sheets, public health contact lists, investigation tools, and disease prevention strategies used across Manitoba. [profession...wrha.mb.ca]
Use in schools: Fact sheets for parents, hand hygiene posters, respiratory etiquette resources, contact information for regional Medical Officers of Health.
3. Manitoba Infection Prevention & Control (IP&C) Guidelines
Provincial guidelines covering hand hygiene, routine practices, additional precautions, and infection control measures. Includes national and international best practice resource links. [manitoba.ca]
Use in schools: Guidance for reducing transmission in classrooms, gyms, lunchrooms, and shared spaces.
4. Shared Health Manitoba – Respiratory Virus Season Planning & Response
Manitoba specific guidance for identifying respiratory illness trends, implementing precautions, surveillance, and outbreak planning. [healthprov...ealthmb.ca]
Use in schools: Seasonal planning (fall/winter), ventilation considerations, and enhanced cleaning protocols.
5. Communicable Disease Control – Manitoba Health
Provides overarching public health roles, contact information, and messaging for disease control in Manitoba. [gov.mb.ca]
Use in schools: Contact numbers, awareness materials, links to reporting requirements.
Canadian National Resources (Federal-Level)
6. Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) – Communicable Disease and COVID-19 Guidance
National guidance covering prevention, ventilation, vaccination, and outbreak management.
Includes sector-specific materials (schools, health care, community organizations). [canada.ca]
Use in schools: National best practices, ventilation guidance, COVID 19 protocols, vaccine information.
7. Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) – Education Provider Guidance
K–12 specific risk reduction strategies such as masking, isolation procedures, ventilation, and staff safety planning. [publications.gc.ca]
Use in schools: Exposure response procedures, staff communication tools, environment safety standards.
Recommended Additions for School Protocols
Core Manitoba Contacts
Health Links – Info Santé (for parent & staff questions) Provided under Manitoba CDC. [gov.mb.ca]
Regional Medical Officer of Health contact numbers (via WRHA / Manitoba Health). [profession...wrha.mb.ca]
Poster & Fact Sheet Links
Hand hygiene posters (Manitoba IP&C). [manitoba.ca]
Respiratory etiquette materials (WRHA & Manitoba Health). [profession...wrha.mb.ca]
Disease Reporting Thresholds
GI illness cluster thresholds (Ottawa PH—useful benchmark). [ottawapubl...chealth.ca]
Respiratory outbreak indicators (Manitoba Shared Health). [healthprov...ealthmb.ca]