Health Office Update: November 26, 2024
November 26, 2024
Happy Thanksgiving
Illnesses at TA
Please be careful around older relatives during Thanksgiving if family members are sick. We have many illnesses circulating in the Upper Valley right now.
PNEUMONIA
• Pneumonia is still circulating in the community, if your student has a cough and a fever please call their pediatrician.
HEAD COLD
• There is a head cold going around with a lot of congestion & a cough. Rest & fluids help.
STOMACH VIRUS
• We have a 24-48 hour stomach bug at TA. It is causing vomiting & diarrhea.
STREP THROAT
• With strep throat students usually don’t have a cough or a lot of congestion. They usually have a bad sore throat, swollen lymph nodes and sometimes a fever.
**If you wonder if it’s strep throat, have them see the doctor for a strep test, we have more sore throats this week. **
COVID
• No new cases this week.
• Test kits are available in the Health Office or test kits are also available through the US Postal service link to Covid test kit order form
Illness prevention tips: Early bed, 3 meals/day, staying hydrated, hand washing, cover sneezes & coughs. PLEASE don’t share water bottles or food.
Parents/Guardians
Please remember when students have a fever of 100.0 or greater, they need to be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school. Many thanks.
Teachers, please be aware some students are out several days with pneumonia or they are recovering from one illness and pick up a second illness. Please allow flexibility/forgiveness with making up work.
Women’s Defense Course – Organized by the Lebanon Police Department
The course, Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) Basic, is the largest women’s self-defense program in the country. It offers no-nonsense, practical techniques that women of all ages and abilities can participate in. The course is designed to give the participants realistic and dynamic hands-on training. The course is taught by certified R.A.D. instructors from the Lebanon Police Department.
There is no cost for the program and class size will be limited – you must register to attend. You must attend all four of the Basic R.A.D. classes in a session. Women ages 13-17 will need parental permission to participate.
DECEMBER SESSION CLASSES:
| Wed Dec 4 | 6pm – 9pm | Lebanon Police Department |
| Thurs Dec 5 | 6pm – 9pm | Patriot Fitness 24/7, 66 Benning St., Suite 2, West Lebanon, NH 03784 |
| Fri Dec 13 | 6pm – 9pm | Patriot Fitness 24/7, 66 Benning St., Suite 2, West Lebanon, NH 03784 |
| Sat Dec 14 | 9am – 12pm | Patriot Fitness 24/7, 66 Benning St., Suite 2, West Lebanon, NH 03784 |
(Note: Anytime Fitness is now known as Patriot Fitness 24/7.)
If you would like to participate in the above session, please contact Administrative Assistant Carli Maruca at [email protected] or 603-448-8800.
You can also visit R.A.D.’s website at http://goo.gl/U9LZ2O for further information about the program or our Department webpage at https://goo.gl/bpgh52.
Immunizations
I am reviewing immunizations.
If you usually exempt your child please use this form.
Please complete it and return it to the health office by December 5th. Thank you to those of you who’ve sent those in.
Dental Care this Winter:
• The HealthHub dental van will be doing dental cleanings starting January 27th.
• Nurse Ellen will send out paperwork to enroll students in December.
• The HealthHub School Clinic serves all the schools in the White River Valley Supervisory Union and has agreed to help with dental care for TA and TES students this winter.
Flu Shots
• If you missed the flu clinic and would still like your student to receive a flu shot your student can get an appointment for a flu shot at Upper Valley Pediatrics.
HUNTERS:
Please check 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
Safe Winter Driving
• New drivers please be cautious as we start the winter driving season.
• In bad weather, please slow down and arrive safely.
Thetford Town Service Officer – for Thetford Residents Only
• A resource for all seasons: 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
Hurricanes Helene and Milton
The American Red Cross collecting donations to help for those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton
Ellen Gnaedinger, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Thetford Academy School Nurse