Illness Information

Please review the following resources from the National Association of School Nurses

• Lice Lessons
• Head Lice 101

Please review the following resources from the Center for Disease Control

• Is It Strep Throat?

Please review the following resources from the Center for Disease Control

• The Flu Guide for Parents

The Noro-virus is responsible for the winter stomach bug/virus that is causing illness and vomit/diarrhea. 

The following are some helpful prevention tips: 

• Clean and disinfect surfaces
• Pay special attention to commonly touched surfaces
• Crack windows for air circulation
• Germs can be airborne or lie on surfaces
• Some germs like the Noro-virus can live several days on surfaces (germ that causes Stomach Virus)...Objects and Surfaces that are contaminated can transmit the germ and make you sick.
• Noro-virus is contagious when the symptoms start and even 2-3 days after they stop
• Hand washing with Soap is essential in fighting viruses, do this frequently and especially before eating or touching food, after bathroom, after touching garbage or pails, after accidentally touching the T Zone, after nosebleed, after touching pets, after touching anything dirty !!!!
• Purell products help but are no replacement for scrubbing hands with soap for 20 seconds
• Cover sneezes and coughs in tissue or elbow of arm and turn away from others
• Keeping fingers out of mouth - nose - and  eyes is highly significant in preventing illness...Don't Touch The T Zone !!!!!   Germs enter the body through the T Zone !!!!
• REMIND students and your children to keep fingers out of mouth, nose, eyes
• Stay home if you are sick or full of congestion and coughs
• The start of a cold is probably the most contagious time
• Sleep and extra vitamins C, D, and mineral Zinc do help reduce cold symptoms
• It is possible to be afflicted with the flu even if one has had the flu shot
• Keep six feet from people to help prevent the spread of germs
• No need to touch or shake hands
• Keep hands off of railings if possible 
• At school, use a door holder so not everyone has to touch the door
• Use elbows or cloth to open doors or commonly touched areas, ATM buttons
• Use a clean towel to touch faucets and door knobs as you leave the bathrooms
• Minimize exposure to crowded indoor places, such as malls, stores, movie theaters, grocery stores, etc.
• Use hand sanitizer after using keyboards and all electronics and don't share phones and electronics if you don't have to
• Use a sick room in your house for those with fever or illness and wash bedding in hot water with soap
• DO NOT kiss or hug or have close contact with those who are sick
• Never share utensils, plates, cups, or personal items
• Keep toothbrushes in separate cups & not in one with several holes, replace after bout of illness
• Use separate hand towels in the bathroom
• Use plastic disposable gloves and masks for caring for ill persons, have the ill person use a mask if appropriate
• Do NOT visit stores, schools, family homes, nursing homes, hospitals with any sick family member or someone with symptoms or a fever
• Carry dirty laundry in a basket and not against your body
• Sponges and toothbrushes can be disinfected in the upper level of the dishwasher
• Use disinfecting wipes to clean off pocketbooks, wallets, phones, keyboards, remote and TV controls, computers, and all shared electronics
• Plenty of sleep, exercise, water, vitamins, healthy foods, and avoiding sugar and unhealthy substances will increase your chances of staying well
• Please remind the children of important and appropriate tools to prevent illness, as mentioned  above   

Learn more about Noro Virus

With the onset of longer days and nice weather, people are spending more time outdoors. It is important to remember the risk of Lyme Disease and other Tickborne diseases. 

Take the time to check for ticks after you've spent time outdoors. 

Below is important information from the CDC about Lyme and other tickborne diseases

Read more about Tickborne Diseases in the US

Please review the following important links from the New Jersey Department of Health and the CDC to be more informed on the current measles outbreak. 

As you may know, there have been multiple outbreaks of measles in the United States. Residents will travel more frequently during the upcoming holiday, graduation, and wedding season. It is important that everyone is aware of the possible spread of measles as travel increases. 

For additional information and resources, please visit: 

• New Jersey Department of Health's Measles Website
• Center for Disease Control's Measles Website