Choose from the sample newsletter inserts below to share with parents/families of elementary school students:
Stay Healthy This School Year!
Respiratory infections can spread easily from person to person. These germs can spread quickly when someone coughs or sneezes directly on another person, or when germs land on hard surfaces like door knobs, desks, and keyboards and
then are touched by someone else. These germs can then enter the body through the eyes, nose or mouth.
The most important thing you can do to keep from getting sick and stop the spread of germs is wash your hands! Wash with soap and warm running water for at least 15 seconds (or try singing Happy Birthday twice”). If your hands are not
visibly dirty you can use alcohol-based hand rub “hand sanitizer” for 15 seconds. Also, make sure you are up to date with your immunizations, cover coughs and sneezes and stay home for at least 24 hours if you are sick. Teach your kids to do the same!
For more tips to keep you and your family healthy this school year, contact Health Connection at 1-877-721-7520 or visit www.simcoemuskokahealth.org.
If your child is sick
If your child is sick, please keep them home for at least 24 hours. Notify the school that they are absent due to an infectious disease.
The school is required to report some illnesses to the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU). The health unit reviews reports of infectious diseases and gives schools additional guidance about communication or infection control,
when needed.
The best ways to protect yourself and others is to wash your hands, cough or sneeze into your sleeve, and stay up-to-date with immunizations. For more information contact the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit at 1-877-721-7520 or
visit: www.simcoemuskokahealth.org.