Mifflinburg Area School District COVID-19 STAFF TRAINING
ARE WE BETTER OFF IN UNION COUNTY ? ALL TIME: Region Cases per 100,000 Deaths per 100,000 PA Statewide 1,023 59 Philadelphia 2,056 111 Allegheny 787 24 Snyder 320 5 Union 717 4 Northumberland 649 22 Juniata 565 24 Data was Realtime from nytimes.com as of 2:00 PM on 8/20/2020.
ARE WE BETTER OFF IN UNION COUNTY ? LAST 7 DAYS: Region Cases per 100,000 Deaths per 100,000 PA Statewide 41 1 Philadelphia 54 2 Allegheny 44 3 Snyder 47 0 Union 107 0 Northumberland 87 8 Juniata 28 0 Data was Realtime from nytimes.com as of 2:00 PM on 8/20/2020.
POWER-POINT OVERVIEW: ▪ BASIC BEHAVIORS OF COVID-19 ▪ RELEVANCE OF SYMPTOMS ▪ LOWERING CLASSROOM RISKS ▪ DOH GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL AND WORK (STAFF AND STUDENTS)
HOW INFECTIOUS IS COVID-19 ▪ Ro is the metric to gauge how contagious a disease may be. ▪ An estimate of the number of new infections one person may cause.
“IT’S NO DIFFERENT THAN THE FLU”
SHEDDING AND INFECTIOUS PROCESSES OF COVID-19 ▪ Viral shedding produces antibodies ▪ + antibody testing ▪ Effective immune response = Resolution!
ROUTES OF TRANSMISSION
DROPLET TRANSMISSION
INFECTION = EXPOSURE + TIME
DROPLET & AIRBORNE TRAVEL Use of mask = Reduction of droplet transmission by 80%
HOW NOT TO WEAR A MASK DO NOT: TOUCH FRONT OF MASK PULL AWAY FROM FACE TO SPEAK UNCOVER YOUR NOSE OR MOUTH SHARE YOUR MASK
HOW TO WEAR A MASK PROPERLY • WASH HANDS BEFORE PUTTING ON • COVER YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH • FIT SNUGLY AGAINST SIDES OF YOUR FACE • MAKE SURE YOU CAN BREATHE EASILY • HANDLE MASK BY THE STRINGS ONLY
CONTACT SURFACES
COVID-19 SURFACE VIABILITY
CONTACT SURFACE TRANSMISSION
CONTACT SURFACE TRANSMISSION
SCHOOL HEALTH/DISTRICT-WIDE INTERVENTIONS
CLASSROOM STRATEGIES TO LOWER RISK
HEALTH ROOM VISITS In order to prevent potential exposure to infectious diseases, promote isolation, and decrease office congestion please note that students do NOT need to present to the Health Office with the following common situations: ➢ Paper cuts, small abrasions, picked scabs → Have them wash hands and apply bandaid (as needed) ➢ Minor headaches and/or fatigue → Allow for snack/water first. Better after 20 mins?? ➢ Mild stomachache and/or nausea → Allow to use the restroom, drink water, have a light snack. Better after 20 mins? ➢ Localized bug bite → If no allergy history and not spread over large area of skin, apply cool paper towel to area to help prevent scratching.
HEALTH OFFICE PROCEDURES ✓ First Aid Kits will be supplied to all teachers ✓ Ensure students are sent to Health Office with a face covering in place. ✓ If a student has temperature of 100 degrees or higher OR checks ‘yes’ to any screening question, send to Health Office with red pass. ✓ Students will have a ‘pre - check’ screening completed outside the nursing office for health visits to determine which entry students will be processed through (i.e. main health office or isolation room). ✓ Encourage parents to send in change of clothes and underwear to keep in backpack and sneakers for gym days- no sneakers will be loaned out and clothing will have to be given to families not loaned. ✓ Chairs will be placed outside of nursing offices (spaced 6’ apart).
WHEN TO STAY HOME/GO HOME (STAFF AND STUDENTS) Group A Group B 1 or more symptoms 2 or more symptoms Fever (100 or higher) Sore throat Cough Runny nose/congestion Shortness of breath Chills Difficulty breathing New lack of smell or taste Muscle pain Nausea or Vomiting Headache Diarrhea Stay home if, you or the student: Have one or more symptoms in Group A OR • Have two or more symptoms in Group B OR • Are taking fever reducing medication OR • Has been exposed to someone known or suspected to have COVID-19. • *May be utilized as a screening tool for both at home and on-site screening practices.
THERMOMETER TRAINING • HOLD THE THERMOMETER WITHIN 1 INCH OF THE FOREHEAD (DO NOT TOUCH THE FOREHEAD) • PRESS BUTTON • YOU WILL FEEL A SLIGHT VIBRATION WHEN THE READING RESULTS • FEEL FREE TO SEE ME IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE
ACCORDING TO THE CDC AND PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GUIDANCE: • YOUR CHILD WILL NEED TO STAY AT HOME UNTIL ALL THREE OF THESE CRITERIA ARE MET: AT LEAST 10 DAYS HAVE PASSED FROM WHEN THE SYMPTOMS FIRST APPEARED. • AND STUDENT HAS BEEN FEVER-FREE FOR 24 HOURS WITHOUT THE USE OF ACETAMINOPHEN (TYLENOL) OR IBUPROFEN (ADVIL, MOTRIN). • AND SYMPTOMS ARE IMPROVING. • STUDENTS MAY RETURN IN FEWER THAN 10 DAYS IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE MET: PARENT/GUARDIAN PROVIDES VERIFIED MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION OF DIAGNOSIS OTHER THAN COVID-19 AS THE REASON FOR SYMPTOMS. • AND STUDENT HAS BEEN FEVER-FREE FOR 24 HOURS WITHOUT THE USE OF ACETAMINOPHEN (TYLENOL) OR IBUPROFEN (ADVIL, MOTRIN).
ANY QUESTIONS??
RESOURCES • CDC.GOV • HEALTH.PA.GOV • EDUCATION.PA.GOV • GEISINGER.ORG • WHO.INT • BUREAU OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
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