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Iowa HHS works with Iowa school nurses,the Iowa Department of Education, and local public health entities to track and respond to reports of influenza (flu) and other illnesses in schools. This is done through two main systems: weekly illness and daily 10% illness.
Daily student absence due to illness of 10% or greater
Schools are asked to voluntarily report absenteeism when 10% or more of the total enrollment is absent on any given day due to illness in a building utilizing the link that is shared out with school nurses at the beginning of the school year and through the Iowa HHS website.
Weekly school absence reporting
Iowa HHS schools also request schools to voluntarily report the number of ill students each week. Schools may submit the aggregate number once a week regardless of the percentage of illness that week through the Iowa HHS website.