Barb Bendall
School Nurse
340 West Quarry St.
Deerfield, WI 53531
Phone: 608.764.5442 x.5204
Fax: 608.764.8652
Email: bendallb@deerfield.k12.wi.us

HEALTH ALERT: Swine Flu Information

Action Steps for Parents to Protect Your Child and Family from the Flu this School Year

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends 4 main ways you and your family may keep from getting sick with the flu at school and at home:

1.      Practice good hand hygiene by washing your hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing. Alcohol-based hand cleansers are also effective.

2.      Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.  If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow or shoulder; not into your hands.

3.      Stay home if you or your child is sick for at least 24 hours after there is no longer a fever or signs of a fever (without the use of fever-reducing medicine).  Keeping sick students at home means that they keep their viruses to themselves rather than sharing them with others. Remember to call the school to report that your child is ill and list the symptoms that they are experiencing.

4.      Get your family vaccinated for seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1 flu.  Seasonal flu vaccinations are currently available at your local health department at this time.  The H1N1 flu vaccine should be available in late October or early November. 

The symptoms of H1N1 flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular seasonal flu and include: fever of 100 degrees or higher, body aches, headaches, cough, respiratory congestion, sore throat and in some cases vomiting and diarrhea. 

You can find additional information at:

·        www.flu.gov

·        www.pandemic.wisconsin.gov

·        www.wwusd.org

·        Or call Public Health Madison & Dane County FLU hotline 243-0555

Barb Bendall, RN, BSN, NCSN

Deerfield School District

WELCOME TO DEERFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT HEALTH SERVICES

We are responsible for attending to the health needs and complex medical concerns of students. Our goal is to reduce health related barriers to learning. We strive to create a healthy and safe learning environment for all students. This site will allow you to have access to District Forms, Medical Resources and Helpful Medical websites. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child's health, please feel free to contact me.

ILLNESS GUIDELINES

 
SICK CHILDREN BELONG AT HOME \ WELL CHILDREN BELONG AT SCHOOL

We are requesting that if your child is ill, they stay home to limit exposure to other children. One problem for parents is deciding when your child is too ill for school.   Click the "Well Enough for School?" and /or "Cold- Flu guidelines" within the Medical Resources area for guidelines. This information is not intended as medical advice, but is merely designed to provide guidelines to be followed until your doctor can be contacted for their opinion.

NEW IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 0910 SCHOOL YEAR

Wisconsin State Immunization Law requires all public and private school students to present written evidence of immunization against certain diseases within 30 days of admission to school. These requirements can be waived only if a properly signed health, religious personal conviction waiver is filed with the school. The purpose of the law is to help establish and maintain optimum health of all students. PLEASE NOTE THE NEW IMMUNIZATIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR NEXT SCHOOL 0910 FOR THOSE STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES: 6TH, 7TH, 9TH, 10TH AND 12TH.

Copy and paste the links below into your browser:

For New Requirements Fact Sheet in Spanish: http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/immunization/pdf/parent_fs_s.pdf

For New Requirements Fact Sheet in English: http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/immunization/pdf/parent_fs.pdf

THESE FACT SHEETS MAY ALSO BE FOUND UNDER THE MEDICAL RESOURCES TAB AT THE LEFT.