Rochelle Elementary District 231 - Health Office

10/17/2018

Are you checking your child's hair for head lice? If you aren't, you should be. Lice is something that is always occuring in our schools. According to the Centers for Disease control (CDC):"Head lice should not be considered as a medical or public health hazard. Head lice do not spread disease."

More information on Head Lice and it's treatment can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/head/gen_info/faqs.html

For more information about head lice, you can also check with your child's health office. Please remind your child not to share protective helmets, fun masks at the store, coats, hats, scarves, ear muffs, ear buds, hair brushes, hair ties, etc. If it touches the hair, your child should not be sharing it. If you feel like your child has head lice, please contact your doctor for the best methods of treating. Your child's health office staff can help you also.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about head lice, and pediculosis.

09/19/2018

UGH....MOSQUITOS

09/14/2018

Head lice? At RMS? Probably, but not what you think...LOL...
Head lice is always present in our school district. Head lice is considered to be a social issue and not a medical issue. However, the health office does see it's fair share of head lice cases and makes every attempt to work with parents to help their students. The best way to keep your child from getting head lice is to teach them not to share hats, ear buds, combs, hair pretties, etc. If it touches the hair, don't share it. OH, and those cool hat/masks at Walmart, don't try them on. If it could have touched someone else's head, don't put it on yours. This is the same for sporting equipment. Please don't share football helmets, batting helmets, baseball caps, etc. Tea tree oil is a great product that seems to help reduce the likelihood of getting head lice. Check your child frequently for head lice. The earlier you catch it, the easier time you will have clearing it up. As always, check with your child's doctor about the best way to treat and prevent head lice for your child.

I have attached a common recipe for the tea tree oil. And, 2 videos on head lice. You can call the health office at RMS 815-562-2847 if you have specific questions.

Joelle Builta, RN - District Nurse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCoZP5Aso5U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGvGY72zAqI

08/16/2018

Please make sure that your children are wearing insect repellent outside.

First positive mosquito pool found in Ogle County.

08/01/2018

Please share :-)

It's here! Registration packets for all schools were mailed home a few weeks ago. TODAY and TOMORROW are having registration. Please bring your FILLED OUT registration packet, fees and any other paperwork, to your child's school today (between 9am and 3pm) and tomorrow (between 10am and 6pm). If you did not receive a registration packet, please call your child's school on FRIDAY. Leave a message if you need to, someone will call you back and arrange a time for your child to come in and register.

07/16/2018

Parents:
This is definitely a trend that we're seeing more and more in the Rochelle schools. Please pay attention to your child's blood pressure when you take them in for their sports physicals and there school physicals.

There's good news and bad news from a new report when it comes to high blood pressure among America's children.

07/01/2018

If you have children under 4 feet 9 inches, you need to watch this video and then share it with your friends.

06/27/2018

https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm611046.htm

FDA approved Epidiolex (cannabidiol) oral solution, the first drug comprised of an active ingredient derived from ma*****na, to treat two rare and severe forms of epilepsy.

06/22/2018

One of the best ways to prevent disease is through vaccinations. Remember that kids will need to get back to school vaccinations. Most schools in Ogle County will exclude children who are not vaccinated. Check with your schools to determine what vaccines will be required before school starts. If you need assistance you can also call OCHD at 815-562-6976.

06/19/2018

Attention parents if children with epilepsy...

05/22/2018

Does your child have a medication, inhaler, EpiPen, etc in the house office? Please call your child's health office today and make arrangements to pick these up prior to the last day of school this Friday.

04/07/2018

Gut-Brain Connection The gut-brain connection may have a direct impact on children with special needs. Deep in the walls of the digestive system is the body’s “second brain”. This enteric nervous system (ENS) consists of over 100 million nerve cells that line the entire gastrointestinal tract ...