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City may make smoking ban official


Madison County Herald - 4 days ago

"Everything's in place now," said Ellison, the school nurse at Madison Station ... would become the 35th Mississippi state to adopt a smoke-free law. ...

 

Canton Elementary students fight disease with hand washings

Local nurse excels in school environment
Hill spreads health message to county students
Charlene Hill has worked as a nurse for 31 years now,

but the most fulfilling part of her career has occurred within the past 13 years.

To read the rest of the story, go to http://www.leadercall.com/local/local_story_330133214.html
 

Ware returns to FHS as nurse
FOREST — More than 20 years ago, Nida Ware walked the

halls of Forest High School as a student and now she is tending to a new generation

of students as a school nurse in her alma mater.  Her office is based at the elementary school.
For more of this story, click on or type the URL below:
http://www.sctonline.net/articles/2009/11/18/news/local/news43.txt
 

The Picayune Item - About 500 students vaccinated against swine flu in Poplarville

New Albany schools asthma action plan Sat Nov 14, 2009

Asthma can deliver some hard knocks. more...

Schools prepare to give H1N1 vaccine

SunHerald.com (registration) - Melissa M. Scallan - ‎Nov 13, 2009‎

Some school districts in South Mississippi will begin this week giving the vaccine to students

whose parents have signed a consent form. ...

South Mississippi schools get ready to give H1N1 vaccine

…CONTROVERSY... OTHER SOUTH MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL DISTRICTS... INCLUDING BILOXI ……

PROGRAM. JALENA TAYLOR/BILOXI SCHOOL NURSE : 15:25 WE ARE VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT ……

STATED THAT IT MOSTLY AFFECTS THE SCHOOL AGE CHILD. TODAY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT …

Last Modified: Nov 13, 2009 5:52 PM CST

Ocean Springs schools may not offer Swine Flu vaccinations

WLOX - Trang Pham-Bui - ‎Nov 13, 2009‎

Despite the controversy, other south Mississippi school districts are moving forward

with the vaccination program. "We are very much in support of seeing ...

Some schools balk at swine flu shots

Jackson Clarion Ledger - ‎Nov 11, 2009‎

Estelle Watts, state school nurse consultant for the state Department of Education, said it's

a daunting task to vaccinate 500000 students. ...

ACAAI: Challenge Testing May Reduce Egg Allergy Second study suggests only 30 ...

ModernMedicine - ‎Nov 10, 2009‎

In a second study, John M. Pulcini, MD, of the University of Mississippi in Jackson, and

colleagues surveyed 96 school nurses in Mississippi. ...

Three DeSoto schools get H1N1 vaccine

DeSoto Appeal - Chris Van Tuyl - ‎Nov 10, 2009‎

Walls Elementary kindergartner Emily Reiners gets her H1N1 shot Tuesday from

Debbie Lewers, a registered nurse with the Mississippi Department of Health ...

New data on diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases to be presented at ...

News-Medical.net - ‎Nov 9, 2009‎

Food allergy emergency plans are recommended by the ACAAI, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Association of School Nurses and Mississippi ...

MPS Offers Swine Flu Shots

WTOK - Andrea Williams - ‎Nov 6, 2009‎

Nurse Robbie McKee with the Meridian Public School District says it's up to parents whether or not their children get the swine flu vaccine. ...

Jones County Schools to offer H1N1 vaccine

Laurel Leader Call - Charlotte A. Graham - ‎Nov 5, 2009‎

The Jones County School District is partnering with the Mississippi Department of Health to ...

Clinics begin swine flu vaccinations

SunHerald.com (registration) - Kat Bergeron - ‎Nov 2, 2009‎

“For us, it is Biloxi Regional Medical Center, so our vaccine has been ordered through them,” said Jalena Taylor, Biloxi's district school nurse. ...

Schools prepare to administer H1N1 vaccine

…WILL TAKE TO VACCINATE 80,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN. IT'S TONIGHT ……

STUDENTS AT "NICHOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL " IN BILOXI. THEY WASH UP ……

JALENA TAYLOR/BILOXI SCHOOLS NURSE : 3:50 GOOD HAND WASHING TECHNIQUES ……

THE H1N1 VIRUS. THE BILOXI SCHOOL DISTRICT... WILL OFFER THE …

Last Modified: Oct 23, 2009 6:57 PM CDT

Schools preparing to give Swine Flu shots to students

…Jalena Taylor, the Biloxi School District nurse . Soon, the children ……H1N1 virus.

The Biloxi School District will offer the ……to partner them with school districts in their communities ……

Ainsworth, the Epidemiology Nurse for the Mississippi Health …

Last Modified: Oct 23, 2009 5:39 PM CDT

Nurses share concerns about their industry

…ADDRESSED, WE'VE GOT A SHORTAGE OF SCHOOL NURSES. JALENA TAYLOR IS A

NURSE FOR THE BILOXI SCHOOL DISTRICT. TOPPING HER LIST IS PRIORITIES ……

THE SWINE FLU. JALENA TAYLOR/BILOXI SCHOOL DISTRICT NURSE : 5:36 IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHEN THE VACCINATIONS …

Last Modified: Oct 22, 2009 6:58 PM CDT

Nurses searching for cures for rising health care concerns

…health care reform could affect nurse practitioners to finding a cure ……Garrett. "We've got a

shortage of school nurses. We're working hard to ……profession." Jalena Taylor is a nurse for the

Biloxi School District. Topping her list of …

Last Modified: Oct 22, 2009 6:28 PM CDT

Schools prepare to give H1N1 vaccine

By MELISSA M. SCALLAN

School districts in South Mississippi will begin next week giving H1N1 vaccines to students.

Schools are sending home packets with children that include information about

the vaccine and the flu, as well as a consent form. The first vaccine clinics will be

held in the Biloxi School District beginning Tuesday.

School officials sent packets home Friday and are asking parents to sign and return

the consent form Monday if they want their child to have the vaccine.

Seasonal Flu Prevention at Local Schools | Mississippi Public

Oct 26, 2009 ... Nurse practitioner Melanie Harrell is with FluBusters in Atlanta. She's been giving children flu vaccines at a different school district ...
www.mpbonline.org/news/story/seasonal-flu-prevention-local-schools

STD cases up among Miss. teens

Jackson Clarion Ledger - ‎19 hours ago‎

"It's not infrequent to get STDs weekly, and we're there three days a week," said Kanisha Meaders,

a nurse practitioner at Jim Hill High School. ...

Area students receive free swine flu vaccinations Natchez Democrat

School Nurses on Frontlines of Swine Flu | Mississippi Public

Sep 20, 2009 ... School nurses are finding their offices increasingly busy as swine flu continues to sweep across Mississippi. MPB's Phoebe Judge reports on ...
www.mpbonline.org/news/story/school-nurses-frontlines-swine-flu

Not Enough School Nurses | Mississippi Public Broadcasting

In Mississippi K thru 12 schools, there is one school nurse for every eleven hundred-seventy-four students. And many schools have no nurse at all. ...
www.mpbonline.org/content/not-enough-school-nurses

School nurses prepare for more swine flu cases

…ACHES AND PAINS. NATS NURSE @ 27:52 YOU HAVE A ……D'IBERVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ...

NURSE KATHY FISACKERLY ……SURE THAT HURTS. SINCE SCHOOL STARTED LAST MONTH ……

COMING IN TO SEE THE NURSE ... HAS DOUBLED. NATS …

Last Modified: Sep 16, 2009 5:50 PM CDT

School nurses prepare to give Swine Flu shots to students

…students at D'Iberville Middle School , Nurse Kathy Fisackerly is likely their ……

defense against illnesses. Since school started last month, the number of ……

work load isn't heavy enough, school nurses are now trying to figure out …

Last Modified: Sep 16, 2009 6:03 PM CDT

School Officials are Preparing for Swine Flu in Mississippi ...

The birthday song has a whole new meaning for these fourth graders at Lester Elementary School in Jackson. School nurse Sheila Hicks says washing your hands ...
www.mpbonline.org/.../school-officials-are-preparing-swine-flu-mississippi

South MS Hero: Jean Moran of Gulfport

…INDUCTED INTO THE MISSISSIPPI " SCHOOL NURSE " HALL OF FAME FOR

HER PIONEERING WORK. AS A SCHOOL NURSE ... SHE WANTED TO DO EVEN MORE ……

JEAN MORAN BECAME THE VERY FIRST SCHOOL NURSE IN HARRISON COUNTY, CARING FOR …

Last Modified: Sep 02, 2009 12:02 PM CDT

Homeland Security Holds Roundtable Discussion on H1N1 Virus in ...

Sep 1, 2009 ... Funding from the CDC will allow the state departments of health and education, to place nurses in school districts that currently don't have ...
www.mpbonline.org/.../homeland-security-holds-roundtable-discussion-h1n1-virus-jackson

Swine Flu Precautions in Place for Start of School Year ...

Aug 8, 2009 ... That has Renae Martin, district school nurse in Clinton reiterating the new guidelines to everyone. “I've been putting out posters from the ...
www.mpbonline.org/content/swine-flu-precautions-place-start-school-year

Schools are Taking Defensive Measures Against H1N1 | Mississippi ...

Aug 19, 2009 ... But Scott County School Nurse Pam Clark says because the flu bug struck so early it's time to step up their game. ...
www.mpbonline.org/.../schools-are-taking-defensive-measures-against-h1n1

Obesity is Crucial Concern for Health and Education Experts

Yesterday he told more than 400 school nurses attending a conference in Jackson, ... That message hit home for Emma Jenkins, a third year school nurse who ...
www.mpbonline.org/.../obesity-crucial-concern-health-and-education-experts

South Mississippi preps for flu

…sanitizing schools in the Pascagoula School District. Now teachers are wiping ……

Mississippi will fill classrooms. A school classroom is a unique situation where ……extended periods of time.

Pascagoula school nurse Christy Tingle said there's plenty …

Last Modified: Jul 25, 2009 7:56 PM CDT

Mississippi Edition Shows - mpbonline.org

Jul 31, 2008 ... Does your child's school have a school nurse? Should there be one? Representatives with the Office of Healthy Schools join us to talk about ...
www.mpbonline.org/mississippiedition/shows/2008-07

Gulfport students surprise nurse who goes above and beyond

…busy morning at the nurse 's office at Gaston Point Elementary School in Gulfport. One student ……

foot checked. As a school nurse , Jo Johns does more ……money to upgrade the school clinic.

Nurse Jo also collect clothes …

Last Modified: May 06, 2009 8:15 PM CDT

Mississippi Edition, April 24, 2009 | Mississippi Public Broadcasting

Apr 24, 2009 ... The school nurse. State K-12 School Nurse Program Coordinator, Estell Watts will diagnose the state of the system. ...
www.mpbonline.org/mississippiedition/.../mississippi-edition-april-24-2009

Mississippi Edition Shows - mpbonline.org

Apr 16, 2009 ... Today we're talking about one of the most important people ina school....The school nurse. State K-12 School Nurse Program Coordinator, ...
www.mpbonline.org/mississippiedition/shows/2009-04

Mississippi Edition, April 24, 2009 | Mississippi Public Broadcasting

Apr 24, 2009 ... The school nurse. State K-12 School Nurse Program Coordinator, Estell Watts will diagnose the state of the system. ...
www.mpbonline.org/mississippiedition/.../mississippi-edition-april-24-2009

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