Year: 2007
Resolution Number: 64
Action Taken: Referred to the Board
Status:
Author(s): Rajesh B. Makim, MD
Sponsor: Alan D. Kuester, DO
On behalf of: St. Clair County Delegation
Committee: D (Public Health)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS support national and local legislation similar to the San Francisco ordinance that would provide full-time workers a reasonable amount of paid sick time per year to care for themselves or a family member with pro-rated time off for part-timers; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS promote/develop educational materials and guidelines for Michigan schools and day care centers to emphasize proper hand washing and provide the capability to sequester/isolate/separate children with a presumable contagious illness (such as in a designated area of the classroom) in order to minimize the spread of infection to others.
RESOLVED: That MSMS support national and local legislation similar to the San Francisco ordinance that would provide full-time workers a reasonable amount of paid sick time per year to care for themselves or a family member with pro-rated time off for part-timers; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS promote/develop educational materials and guidelines for Michigan schools and day care centers to emphasize proper hand washing and provide the capability to sequester/isolate/separate children with a presumable contagious illness (such as in a designated area of the classroom) in order to minimize the spread of infection to others.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Minimize Transmission of Infection in School-Age Children