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2009-2010 Immunization Changes
Dear Parents,
There are new state requirements on School Immunization for the 2009-2010 School Year. Please download the following form and send a copy of the immunizations received to the school nurse to be entered into the computer.
New Immunization Requirements for 2009-2010 School Year
Swine Influenza Information
With the recent reports of the Swine Influenza, we would like to encourage all of our community to practice basic health habits. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website,
There are everyday actions people can take to stay healthy.
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
- Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.
- If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
For further information, please do not hesitate to contact Nurse Batiste or your own physician/pediatrician.
For more from the CDC, visit their website at http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm.
For information in HISD, please visit the Houston ISD website at http://www.houstonisd.org.
Great Immunization Resource Information
IMPORTANT
Please follow the links. Right click and scroll down to open hyperlink then click.
This is the link for parents (or anyone else) to determine what vaccines their child needs age 0 – 6
http://www2a.cdc.gov/nip/kidstuff/newscheduler_le/
This is the link for cath-up vaccines age 0 – 6
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/scheduler/catchup.htm
This is a link for adults and adolescents to use to determine what they need (quiz).
http://www2.cdc.gov/nip/adultImmSched/
- Nurse Batiste
MRSA/Staph Information
Dear Parents and Students,
Please refer to the following document for information related to recent reports of Staph Infections.
Staphylococcus Infections Information
Nurse Batiste
Pershing Policy
Parents – we need your help with students who are ill. Your child must go through the clinic and see Nurse Batiste if they do not feel well. Students are not allowed to call parents from the front office or from their cell phones to go home. Nurse Batiste will call you once your child comes to the clinic. We appreciate your assistance with this issue.
Flu Season
Recently, there have been a number of students sent home with severe colds and symptoms of influenza. If your child exhibits the following symptoms:
a. fever
b. headache
c. sore throat
d. cough
e. chills
f. lack of energy,
g. muscled aches
please take his or her temperature. If your child has a temperature of 100 or above, they should not attend school until they are fever free. If the symptoms persists for more than three days or the symptoms appear severe, seek medical attention sooner.
Please remind your children to observe good hand-washing techniques, drink plenty of fluids, eat properly and get plenty of rest. They should use hand sanitizer frequently and should use tissue when sneezing or coughing.
Nurse’s Corner
There is a full time nurse on duty Monday through Friday 8am to 4pm. Ms. Batiste is a Registered Nurse with over 30 years experience. The nurse sees 30 to 100 students daily with complaints such as headaches, stomach-aches, injuries, etc. Students will be sent home if they have a temperature of 100 degrees or more.
The nurse can’t give any medication that is not prescribed. Students who require medication must have forms filled out by a doctor and medication must be in a container labeled with the students’ prescription. We do not give Tylenol, Pepto Bismol etc.
Parents – If your child receives an immunization; please send the immunization documentation to the Nurse’s office so that it can be entered into the computer.
Welcome to the Nurse’s Corner!
Welcome to the newly redesigned Nurse’s Corner. This will allow us to get out information in a quicker, more organized way.
Please check back to find out about Middle School Health.
Nurrrrrrrrrrrrrse Batiste
