Health Office Update: August 29, 2024
August 29, 2024
Welcome back all & welcome to new students.
I send out a Health Update Thursdays with info on student health and up-coming services.
Housekeeping things:
- Please return blue health cards to Nurse Ellen. They give me parental permission for Tylenol etc. and updated health info.
- Please send in emergency plans if your student has allergies or asthma or any other medical concern.
Illnesses
- Kids have been well this week.
- There are a few cases of Covid in the community and this is the protocol for return after Covid is here: Thetford Academy HealthOffice/COVID page
- Test kits are available in the Health Office.
Poison Ivy, Poison Parsnip
Right now there is a lot of poison parsnip around.
Photos of poison ivy & poison parsnip
If you walk through poison ivy or poison parsnip wash thoroughly with soap and water & put your clothes & shoes in the washing machine.
When Outside:
Please check daily for deer ticks
- Shower & wash clothes if you are out in tick territory.
- If a deer tick is attached to you for more than 24-36 hours, call your pediatrician & get a one-time antibiotic to prevent Lyme Disease.
- Also, save the tick– show your doctor or Nurse Ellen
- Ellen’s Lyme Disease prevention video
Tips for Better Mental Health:
- Smiling Mind is a helpful, free app for stress/anxiety/sleep issues Smiling Mind.
Thetford Town Service Officer
– A resource for winter: the town service officer can help with gas cards, fuel oil, etc. The town service officer can connect families with other supports.
– Jessica Eaton is the Thetford Town Service Officer and can be contacted for assistance for a wide variety of needs. Email: [email protected]. Phone: 802.333.9491
Thetford Food Shelf
– The food shelf is open Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10 to noon. The food shelf serves residents of Thetford, Fairlee, West Fairlee, Vershire and Strafford.
Corinth, West Topsham & Bradford Food Shelves
– West Topsham’s food shelf is at the Riverside Grange & open Fridays 5:30 -630 PM
– Bradford Academy’s food shelf, in Bradford, is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 3-4 p.m.; Wednesday, 5-6 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m.-Noon.
Help for the Gaza Strip and Israel.
The International Red Cross is helping in the Mideast
UNICEF is helping children
Doctors Without Borders is helping in Gaza, Ukraine and in western Sudan
Ellen Gnaedinger, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Thetford Academy School Nurse