Park Ridge - Niles

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 Cook County Department of Public Health:

• Information for Carpenter School (11/28/11) (PDF)
• Information for Franklin School (11/28/11) (PDF)
• General information for District 64 (11/28/11)  (PDF) 
• Information for Carpenter School (12/5/11) (PDF)
• Information for Lincoln School (12/12/11) (PDF)
• Information for Lincoln School (1/25/12) (PDF)
• Information for Washington School (2/2/12) (PDF)
• Information for Roosevelt School (2/9/12) (PDF)
• Information for Field School (2/14/12) (PDF)
• Information for Jefferson After School Program (2/14/12) (PDF)
• Information for Lincoln Middle School (2/15/12) (PDF)
• Information for Washington School (2/17/12) (PDF)
• Information for Lincoln Middle School (2/17/12) (PDF)
• General Information for District 64 (2/21/12) (PDF)
• Information for Lincoln Middle School (3/6/12) (PDF)
• Information for Roosevelt School (3/6/12) (PDF)
  

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)   Pertussis website

District 64 School Newsletters:

• 12/1/11 immunization guidelines (PDF)
• 12/15/11 specific recommendations for grades 5-8 (PDF)
  

Nutrition and Fitness

 For fun, easy, and healthy lunchbox options, click here.

Information for Keeping Fit and Healthy:

• Take a look at our health office posters that promote physical activity and good nutrition by clicking here.

• How much physical activity do children need?  CDC recommendations
  

 

• Click here for 99 Tips for Family Fitness and Fun!

 

• Learn about the Basics of Healthy Weight.

 

• Practical Ways to Reduce Screen Time

 

 

Health and Safety Tips

 

 

 

Concussions:  Learn more about signs, symptoms, and prevention.

Choking Game

 

• Click here for more information about a dangerous game preteens and adolescents are participating in:  The Choking Game or Pass Out Game
   
• http://www.cdc.gov/Features/ChokingGame/

 

• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/choking-game/MY01260

 

 

Learn about the dangers of "huffing," or inhalant abuse. 

 

• Click here for answers to frequently asked questions about this danger. 

 

• See the National Institute of Health's Research Report Series on inhalant abuse.
  

 

 

Communicable Illness

 

 

 

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) resources:

 

 

• Commonly asked questions that will help parents and school officials prevent the spread of MRSA in schools.
• Stopping germs at home, work and school Tip Sheet

 

• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) website:  Norovirus Q & A
• National Institutes of Health website:  Viral Gastroenteritis (symptoms, causes, transmission, etc.)

 

Head Lice

 

Head Lice Prevention (PDF of Take Home Memo )

Report to the Board of Education December 8, 2008 (PDF of memo & attachments)

 

District 64 Health Office -- Head Lice Guidelines for Parents (Revised Dec 08 PDF)

 

District 64 Parent Guide for Lice Treatment (Revised Dec 08 PDF)

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)  Head Lice Web site and helpful information:

 

• For CDC information specifically for parents (Click Here)
• Facts about head lice (CDC Fact sheet PDF)
• Treatment information (CDC Treatment tip sheet PDF)
• CDC Podcast (runs about 3 minutes):  "Talk About Nitpicking!  Back-to-School and Head Lice" (transcript also available)
• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about treatment -- Does mayonnaise kill head lice?  Should you treat your family dog for head lice?  Will laundering kill head lice?.....and many more!

Bed Bugs:

• FAQ's: Cook County Department of Public Health 
• Journal of  the American Medical Association  Fact Sheet

School Safety

 District 64 Peanut/Nut Policy (effective 2007-08) (PDF)