Information for State and Local Health Departments
Sample Outbreak Letters
These are sample letters that may be downloaded and adapted for your health departments' needs, and sent to a variety of different groups in the community to educate them about the outbreaks. The listing is not comprehensive, but will hopefully serve as a start for addressing your community needs. All letters mention that a Crypto Fact Sheet has also been enclosed. The Fact Sheet is linked below.
The letters below are all in Microsoft Word format so that you can edit documents to meet your needs.
- Letter to parents at beginning of outbreak
(Word, 44 KB) - Letter to parents when pool is identified (Word, 44 KB)
- Letter to daycare center parents (Word, 48 KB)
- Letter to daycare center (Word, 50 KB)
- Letter to pool operators (Word, 52 KB)
Fact Sheet on Cryptosporidiosis
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Page last modified: May 2, 2007