Thursday, May 22, 2008

communication and lice

I have a "friend" who runs a school and "he" wants to know what you do
about lice in your school. (I don't want to admit we might have lice
ever!)

One of the concerns is that a family generally tries to hide the fact
that they have lice. The school nurse is wonderful and is diligent and
steadfast. However, when she occasionally finds a lice case, she
doesn't advertise it around - under the HIPPA constraints. Might there
be a way to stop the spread if we had a way to let parents know whom to
avoid? I know that sounds harsh. =20

What have you done, policy-wise or with a simple communication tool, to
let parents know when there might be a case or an outbreak - without
breaking confidentiality concerns?=20

Thank you,=20
Sue Groesbeck

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