MRSA Notes

The state of Michigan has produced some great materials to help inform their athletes about MRSA and how to prevent it. They have had a significant number of problems with MRSA in their wrestling program, especially, and are working hard to prevent any more:

“What we’ve done at our wrestling rules meeting this season is begun a fairly comprehensive education program dealing with MRSA,” said Mark Uyl, MHSAA Assistant Director. “We’re really trying to get the word out there through an education program that coaches have to be vigilant in keeping things clean, kids keeping themselves clean and their equipment clean. If a student-athlete does develop the condition, early detection to properly identify the infection then is really the key. [source]

Their full color poster and brochure are available at the MHSAA wrestling website, and at the Michigan Department of Community Health website.

Awareness, Education, Infection Prevention, Michigan, MRSA, MRSA in Schools/Athletics

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