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La Governor extends suspension of vision and hearing testing through February 16, 2022.. 'School districts are instructed to continue such tests as much as possible, prioritizing students who have not been previously tested.' file:///H:/2021-2022/H&V/H&V%20mandate%20Jan%202022%20-%20February%202022%207JBE2022StateofEmergency.pdf
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Some nurse licenses are coming due for renewal. Renew at the LSBN Nurse Portal. https://lsbn.boardsofnursing.org/lsbn Is your school nurse ancillary certificate due to be renewed? Renew at the Teach Louisiana website https://www.teachlouisiana.net/
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La Governor Gives Updated Mask Guidance through February 16, 2022 with recommendations for K-12 students https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/Proclamations/2022/6JBE2022StateofEmergencyCOVID.pdf
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Good morning Louisiana School Nurses, Please see the attachment for updated information about mask-wearing from Governor John Bel Edwards. HAN_21-55_Attachment_Temporary_Statewide_Mask_Mandate_Guidance_8-3.pdf
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 07/13/21 Media Contact: Quentina.Timoll@LA.GOV LDOE RELEASES READY TO ACHIEVE! 2021-2022 SCHOOL OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES Ready to Achieve! is a guidebook to best practices for a safe return to in-person learning BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Department of Education continues to work with our partners at the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) and Children’s Hospital of New Orleans (CHNOLA) to review the latest CDC guidelines surrounding ...
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From: Jack Carey Phone: 504-206-9741 Email: jack@liveoakcamp.com Hello: We operate Live Oak Camp ( www.liveoakcamp.com ), a sleep-away summer camp near Wiggins, Mississippi, from June 26-July 31. We are seeking a camp nurse for a fun and safe 5 weeks of camp. I have a job description and background information that I would be happy to provide so that you could circulate the position amongst your members. We offer competitive pay, a great team, and a truly enjoyable summer with incredible 8-17 year-old future leaders from New Orleans public and private schools. We offer two 14-day sessions, followed by a 5-day session. 14-day session compensation: $2,400 ...
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DHHEOC@la.gov Apr 24, 2021, 10:17 AM (3 days ago) to 04/24/2021 10:15:29 AM Message Urgency: HIGH This message is being sent via the Louisiana Department of Health Emergency Operations Center (LDH EOC) for all Louisiana Health Alert Network (LA HAN) recipients and Primary Care Healthcare Professionals. This message is from LDH regarding the decision by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to lift the recommended pause on the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen/J&J) COVID-19 ...
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DHHEOC@la.gov Apr 15, 2021, 3:33 PM (16 hours ago) to 04/15/2021 03:31:17 PM Message Urgency: HIGH This message is being sent via the Louisiana Department of Health Emergency Operations Center (LDH EOC) for all Louisiana Health Alert Network (LA HAN) recipients. This message is from LDH regarding Recommendations for Clinicians and the Public Regarding the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine . Please read the message below and share with relevant stakeholders and partners through your own distribution channels. Recommendations for Clinicians and the ...
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Greetings, I am so proud to post this exciting news about one of our former school nurses, Danielle Guillory. Associate Professor Guillory will serve on the National Association of School Nurses Diversity Taskforce for the next two years. I had the pleasure of working with Mrs. Gullory on the Constitution and Bylaws Committee three years ago with Jody Sheets, LSNO President at the time, and Rene Lewis. We revised the majority of LSNO's Constitution and Bylaws and had a successful passage by the LSNO's membership. Associate Professor Guillory, you make us Louisiana proud!! https://www.mcneese.edu/news/mcneese-professor-to-serve-on-national-diversity-tas ...
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From: Sara Franklin, Epilepsy Foundation Executive Director of Community Engagement Gary Seritt, Intern with The Epilepsy Foundation We wanted to reach out and let you know that the Epilepsy Foundation has recently launched our new and updated online learning management system for trainings. The Epilepsy Learning Portal can be found at https://learn.epilepsy.com/ Here, you will be able to sign up for, and complete, our free, online, and on-demand seizure training course for school nurses. You no longer have to wait for someone to bring binders or CDs into your school for the training and you can ...
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DHHEOC@la.gov 10:07 AM (16 minutes ago) to 03/17/2021 10:01:34 AM Message Urgency: HIGH This message is being sent via the Louisiana Department of Health Emergency Operations Center (LDH EOC) for the Louisiana Health Alert Network (LA HAN) recipients. This message is from Dr. Joseph Kanter, State Health Officer, and Theresa Sokol, State Epidemiologist, regarding Updated COVID-19 Quarantine Guidance . Please read the message below. Please share and distribute with relevant stakeholders and partners through your own distribution channels. ...
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03/09/2021 11:45:38 AM Message Urgency: HIGH This message is being sent via the Louisiana Department of Health Emergency Operations Center (LDH EOC) Louisiana Health Alert Network (LA HAN). This message is from the LDH Office of Public Health Immunization Program regarding Expansion of COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility Criteria in Louisiana . Please read the message attached regarding the new eligibility criteria as well as the attachment of the updated vaccine attestation form. Please share and distribute with relevant stakeholders and partners through your own distribution channels. HAN_21-22_Attachment_1_Expansion_of_COVID-19_Vaccination_Eligibility_3-9.pdf ...
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DHHEOC@la.gov 3:10 PM (5 minutes ago) to 02/18/2021 03:00:52 PM Message Urgency: HIGH This message is being sent from the Louisiana Department of Health Emergency Operations Center (LDH EOC) for the Louisiana Health Alert Network (LA HAN) recipients. This message is from the LDH Office of Public Health Immunization Program regarding Expansion of COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility Criteria in Louisiana . Please read the message below and share and distribute with relevant stakeholders and partners through your own distribution channels. ...
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DHHEOC@la.gov 01/19/2021 10:17:07 AM Message Urgency: HIGH This is a message from the Louisiana Department of Health Emergency Operations Center (LDH EOC) for the Louisiana Health Alert Network (LA HAN) recipients. This message is from Dr. Joseph Kanter, State Health Officer, regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Administration and Management . Please share and distribute with relevant stakeholders and partners through your own distribution channels. Vaccine Administration and Management January 19, 2021 SUBJECT: Requirements for Administering Your COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation to ...
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Dear Louisiana School Nurses, DHH has announced the first case of the COVID-19 Variant in Louisiana. Please continue to practice and encourage others to social distance, wear a mask, and wash your hands as often as possible. The vaccination efforts are being rollout with delays due to the decreased number of vaccines from the federal government. However, I encourage all medical professionals to be vaccinated to decrease the spread of COVID-19. Be safe and mask up Louisiana! https://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/2925
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DHHEOC@la.gov 10:18 AM (19 minutes ago) to 12/07/2020 10:02:41 AM Message Urgency: HIGH This is a message from the Louisiana Department of Health Emergency Operations Center (LDH EOC) for the Louisiana Health Alert Network (LA HAN) recipients. This message is from Dr. Joseph Kanter, Interim Assistant Secretary of the Office of Public Health, regarding Quarantine Options After Exposure to COVID-19 . Please share and distribute with relevant stakeholders and partners through your own distribution channels. The Louisiana Department ...
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DHHEOC@la.gov 9:00 AM (2 hours ago) to 10/28/2020 08:56:27 AM Message Urgency: HIGH This is a message from the Louisiana Department of Health Emergency Operation Center (LDH EOC) for the Louisiana Health Alert Network (LA HAN). This message is from Dr. Frank Welch regarding an Update: COVID-19 Viral Testing Guidance. Please read the message below and share and distribute this alert concerning the update of COVID-19 Viral Testing Guidance with relevant stakeholders and partners through your own distribution channels. ...
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Good evening to all Louisiana School Nurses, The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has ordered schools (public, private, and charter) to report all know or suspected positive cases of COVID-19. Please see the attached emergency order and the link to the LDH website for training. Please contact your Office of Public Health (OPH) regional medical director for more information. https://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/p age/4029 Best regards, Sylvia Guidry-Brown, MSN, RN, CSN
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DHHEOC@la.gov 08/11/2020 09:31:41 AM Message Urgency: HIGH This is a message from the Louisiana Department of Health Emergency Operations Center (LDH EOC) for the Louisiana Health Alert Network (LA HAN) recipients. This message is from Dr. Frank Welch regarding: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19. Please share and distribute with relevant stakeholders and partners through your own distribution channels. Background On May 14, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control issued a Health Alert Network Advisory regarding a multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) ...
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From: DHHEOC@la.gov < DHHEOC@la.gov > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 2:31 PM Subject: Louisiana Health Alert Network (LA HAN)--Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions, Disposition of Patients with COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings, & Updated Return to Work Guidance for Healthcare Workers 07/21/2020 02:31:19 PM Message Urgency: HIGH This is a message from the Louisiana Department of Health Emergency Operations Center (LDH EOC) for the Louisiana Health Alert Network (LA HAN) recipients. This message is from Dr. Frank Welch, Medical Director for the Bureau of Community Preparedness, regarding an interim guidance update: Discontinuation ...