Lahser High School - Leadership, Honor & Scholarship

MRSA Staph Infection
Helpful Resources
9/17/08
Educational brochures and websites on prevention of MRSA

MDCH MRSA Prevention and Control Poster (image 1)
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MRSA_poster_FINAL_167902_7.pdf

MDCH MRSA Prevention and Control Tri-Fold Brochure (image 2)
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MRSA_brochure_FINAL_167898_7.pdf

Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Community-Associated MRSA Information for the Public (image 3)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa_ca_public.html

Information Guide for Students:
http://www.nspra.org/Alert_MRSA_NY_Staph_guide_for_students.pdf (image 4)

Using Your Head for Hygiene Poster
The NCAA has created the poster (at right) to remind students of the importance of simple hygiene practices (image 5)
Click on image 5 to enlarge.
Alert_MRSA_UsingYourHeadforHygiene.pdf

More Support Information & Sites

Treatment guidelines for CA-MRSA
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/pdf/ar/CAMRSA_ExpMtgStrategies.pdf

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
has a website that provides information on prevention and control for both HA-MRSA and CA-MRSA, http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa.html and http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa_ca.html

Media Information
http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/community/media.htm

Massachusetts State Health- Schools and MRSA - also has translated materials for MRSA in a variety of languages:
http://www.mass.gov/dph/cdc/antibiotic/mrsa_school_health.htm

Resource Update: 10/24/2007
The CDC has released a new website that will help answer many questions about managment of MRSA in Schools.
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/MRSAinSchools/

Centers for Disease Control:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa_ca.html
National Athletic Trainers Association information:
http://www.nspra.org/Alert_MRSA_National%20Athletic%20Trainers%20Info.pdf