Health Information
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PARENT REMINDER PLEASE make sure your child’s immunizations are up to date. Updated records need to be turned in to the office. NEW STATE REQUIRED INFORMATION: Act 676 - Immunization Exemptions and Non-compliance for Students Enrolled Act 676 requires schools to make exemption and non-compliance student immunization information available to the public. Nurses currently enter this information annually, but it has not been publicly reported. ADE will include an immunization report on My School Info, to include the number and percent of students with exemptions and the number and percent of students not fulfilling the immunization requirement, by school/district level. This will meet the reporting requirement of Act 676.
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What are the top ten carriers of infection agents?
Your Fingers
Handwashing is like a "do-it-yourself" vaccine
It involves five simple and effective steps (Wet, Lather, Scrub, Rinse, Dry) you can take to reduce the spread of diarrheal and respiratory illness so you can stay healthy. Regular handwashing, particularly before and after certain activities, is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others. It's quick, it's simple, and it can keep us all from getting sick.
Handwashing is a win for everyone, except the germs.
FIGHT GERMS. WASH YOUR HANDS-watch this 3 minute video on the proper technique for hand washing.
What’s New?
Measles Information:
There is no anti-viral treatment for measles. Measles is a serious illness:
· Thirty of every 100 people with measles will develop complications that may require intervention or even hospitalization, including ear infections, diarrhea, pneumonia, brain damage or disability.
· About 25 of every 100 measles patients end up in a hospital.
· One person in every 1,000 people with measles experiences brain swelling.
· Measles can be deadly and one to two people in every 1,000 with measles will die.
“The fact that measles was controlled in this country by 2000, less than 40 years after vaccines were developed, was proof that vaccinating our population was the right thing to do,” Dr. Meeks said. “It is a strategy that has saved countless lives and prevented untold amounts of illness and suffering. But it is a strategy that requires diligence and consistency.”
Below are some links:
The Measles Vaccine in Arkansas
Human Trafficking
According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline (Feb. 2019), Texas ranks #2 among states for the number of reported human trafficking cases. Human trafficking does happen in our communities . With Arkansas sharing a state line with Texas we are put at an elevated risk of either knowing of a situation or being in situations of Human Trafficking. Be aware, Be safe. This article will help parents learn how to talk to their kids about it.
National Human Trafficking Hotline
1 (888) 373-7888
SMS: 233733 (Text "HELP" or "INFO")
Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week
Flu Information
Your child has the Flu...now what? Click here for information on how to care for you child with the flu.
24 HOUR RULE
ALWAYS remember that if your child has the flu keep them home until they are fever free WITHOUT medications for 24 hours. This will help prevent the spread of the flu. Being fever free for 24 hours WITHOUT medication is not only SCHOOL POLICY, it is also a recommendation from the CDC and your PHYSICIAN. Refer to the Genoa Central Student Handbook_2018 section 4.34- COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND PARASITES.
- Students must be fever, vomit, and diarrhea free for 24 hours without medications to be readmitted.
Advice for Parents on Talking to Children About the Flu
Head Lice Information