Jennie K. Kolter Elementary School

 

 

Flu Information

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Medications

Teachers do not give students medication.  All medication must be housed and administered in the school clinic.  A form signed by the physician must be on file in the office for medication to be given by our nurse.  Parents may request this form in the school office.

Bacterial Meningitis

Nurse Garcia's Health Tips

Preventing Summer Sports
Injuries

It has been estimated that half of children's injuries that occur during organized sports activities are preventable.  To prevent sports injuries in your child, follow these simple guidelines:

  1. Use of proper equipment:  The equipment should be approved by an appropriate certifying organization.

  2. Maintenance and appropriateness of playing surface:  Check fields for holes and ruts.  Basketball and running tracks should not be concrete.

  3. Adequate adult supervision and commitment to safety:  Qualified adults should make sure children are matched according to their skill level, size, and physical and emotional maturity.

  4. Proper preparation of child athletes:  Make sure your child knows how to play the sport before putting him/her out on the field.  Your child should be adequately prepared with warm-ups and training sessions before practice, as well as before games.  Your child should be allowed to drink plenty of fluids and be allowed to rest during practices and games.  Proper preparation will help ensure that your child has fun and reduces the changes of an injury.

    Varicella (Chickenpox)

    A child who has been vaccinated can develop chickenpox.  After vaccination, some persons (about 1 in 10) do not develop enough protection to completely prevent them from developing chickenpox.  When they come into close contact with a person with chickenpox, they may develop a mild case of the disease with less than 50 spots or bumps.  Compared with a case of chickenpox in an unvaccinated child, they will show very little sign of illness.  Children who were vaccinated in their early childhood years may have their first close contact with another child with chickenpox in a school setting several years after vaccination.  This is why they may come down with mild chickenpox several years after they were vaccinated.  This form of chickenpox is also called  "breakthrough disease".  And YES, vaccinated persons who get this milder form of chickenpox may still spread the disease to others who are not protected.

D. Garcia
School Nurse