BMI Screening 2011-12
by Kathy Pinkava, RN | Friday, December 16, 2011
Body Mass Index is a required screening for Grades K, 3, 5 and 9. Parent letters with a FAQ sheet attached were sent home with elementary students in their Thursday folders on December 8th. On December 9th I discussed BMI and handed the papers out to the ninth graders during Ms. Hess's English classes. The law that mandates . . . read more
News From the Nurse 12-14-11
Our school community has had to deal with a new round of stomach viruses in the past few weeks causing quite a bit of distress. We have also had a few more cases of viral "walking" pneumonia and bronchitis in all age groups. Strep throat has . . . read more
School Nurse News 11-14-11
We seem to be off to a fast start this school year, it is hard to believe we are into the second quarter already. We have had a good few months with illness at low to moderate levels. I have not yet heard of a positive flu test in our . . . read more
Learn About MRSA Infection
As the new year starts, MRSA infection is once again in the news. There is a lot of good information about this bacteria and I wanted to call attention to a few that may be useful to school staff, parents and students. Please feel free to . . . read more
Stay Well this Flu Season
GCHD Offering Free Vaccine for Children and Teens
Flu season is approaching and it is a good idea to get our guard up as a community. Prevention is the key to the best chances of avoiding the flu. Nothing new there- good hand washing, covering coughs and sneezes, staying home when sick and . . . read more
School Nurse Update 9-13-10
It has been a busy start to the school year. Thank you to all parents who saw that their child had their required immunizations and sent a copy of the record to school promptly. Last spring we began to see cases of Coxsackie . . . read more
School Year 2010-11 Immunization Requirements
The current Ohio Immunization Requirements can be found at this link: Default Hyperlink Text read more
Seventh Graders Need to Submit Tetanus Vaccine Update
Seventh grade students must hand in proof of having had a tetanus containing vaccine in the last five years to start school this year. Parents or students may submit the paper to the main office. Seventh Grade . . . read more
New Seventh Grade Immunization Requirement this Fall
The State of Ohio has a new immunization requirement for entry into the seventh grade in August. All seventh graders must have documentation of having had a "Tdap" tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis booster before the first day of school. . . . read more
