BRAINTREE HEALTH, SCHOOL NURSES NAMED MLK CITIZENS OF THE YEAR

BRAINTREE HEALTH, SCHOOL NURSES NAMED MLK CITIZENS OF THE YEAR Town officials celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by honoring the town’s school nurses and public health nurses for their work trying to keep residents safe amid the coronavirus pandemic. You can read more about how the school nurses and Braintree Public Health have gone […]

TANTASQUA REGIONAL SCHOOL NURSES ADMINISTER COVID-19 VACCINE

Tantasqua Regional School Nurses administer COVID-19 vaccine in Southbridge Last week the nurses worked at the Harrington Hospital Vaccine Clinic in Southbridge. School Nurse, Tara Furey, was also able to also receive her first vaccine while there.

PENTUCKET NURSES SHARE COVID-19 GUIDANCE FOR THE HOLIDAYS

PENTUCKET NURSES SHARE COVID-19 GUIDANCE FOR THE HOLIDAYS Even though the holiday season has passed, this incredible message released by the school nurses of Pentucket is still applicable. The School District’s nurses have come together to create a video sharing health and safety guidance to prevent the spread of COVID-19 this holiday season. You can […]

2/04/2021 MDPH School Health Unit Update

Greetings from the School Health Unit!   I am a big fan of author Glennon Doyle and follow her on social media.  This week she posted the following, which made me smile and nod in agreement:   “A journalist once asked me, ‘with the onslaught of bad news and endless needs-how do you not quit?’  […]

1/27/2021 MDPH School Health Unit Update

Greetings from the School Health Unit!   School Health Unit staff and Regional Consultants have received many questions from school health staff and athletic directors/trainers around athletics and return to play after a COVID-19 infection.  As you may be aware, infection may have adverse effects on the cardiovascular system, and thus the MA Chapter of […]

New Article: Help for Anxious Times

HELP FOR ANXIOUS TIMES Wheelock faculty offer advice for supporting children’s mental health in a year marked by a pandemic and continued police brutality. Check out the full incredibly helpful article here.

1/21/21 MDPH School Health Unit Updates

Greetings from the School Health Unit! I have just a couple of updates for you, since I think last week you heard from me quite enough!  And I am going to let former School Health Services Director Anne Sheetz give you your weekly dose of inspiration; she sent me the attached letter to get out […]

1/15/21 MDPH School Health Unit Update: Influenza Vaccine

IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR SCHOOL NURSES RE INFLUENZA VACCINE REQUIREMENT Greetings from the School Health Unit; The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is removing the requirement for flu vaccination for attendance in childcare/preschool, primary, secondary and postsecondary education.  Preliminary data show that this has been a mild flu season to date, presumably as people have received […]

1/15/21 MDPH School Health Unit Update

Good morning; The MDPH website COVID-19 vaccine locations for individuals currently eligible to be vaccinated has been updated this afternoon with information on open vaccination sites, as well as credentials needed to access vaccination at these sites.  If you are a school nurse conducting testing or assisting in vaccination clinics, you may be vaccinated as a COVID-facing healthcare […]