COVID-19 Information
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Quarantine and Isolation Guidance: K-12 Schools >> CDC updated guidance for K-12 schools to align with the updated quarantine and isolation guidance. All students, teachers, and staff who have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 should wear a well-fitting mask around others for 10 days from the date of the last close contact with someone with COVID-19 and watch for symptoms of COVID-19. They should also get tested at least 5 days after having close contact with someone with COVID-19. If they test positive or develop COVID-19 symptoms, they should follow recommendations for isolation. CDC also recommends that students, teachers, and staff who are asked to quarantine should not go to school or school events in-person during their quarantine period unless they are participating in a school sponsored “test-to-stay” program. Updated web content:
----- Mental Health and Wellness Amidst COVID Pandemic by Lauren Schwarz, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
>> Dr. Schwarz's presentation at MOASSP discusses the unique challenges of the Pandemic, the dimensions of wellness and the wellness strategies for helping employees and ourselves. >> See full presentation here Provided 12.18.21 ----- MO schools consider alternatives to 2-week quarantine
Many Missouri schoolchildren are required to quarantine for two weeks following a COVID-19 exposure, even if they are asymptomatic, but some parents are hoping that other less-disruptive methods can be put in place. One option is a test-to-stay rule, which could keep students in class if they test negative and don't have symptoms. >> Read full story Provided 11.19.21 ----- Letter from Departments of Education and HHS on schools and COVID-19 vaccination for children 5-11 years old
The Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services sent a joint letter to school officials yesterday. The Departments urged school officials to (1) host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at their school(s), (2) distribute information about the COVID-19 vaccine to all families with children ages 5–11 years, and (3) hold conversations with their school communities on the COVID-19 vaccine. The following links provide additional information about pediatric COVID-19 vaccination and school-located vaccination clinics.
----- COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Toolkit
As experts in Family-School Partnerships, Action for Healthy Kids has a number of resources to guide families and schools as they encourage COVID-19 vaccination in their communities. Below you can find highlighted resources from the toolkit:
----- National School COVID-19 Prevention Study (NSCPS)
The National School COVID-19 Prevention Study is a study conducted by CDC, through a contract with ICF, to better understand COVID-19 prevention strategies in schools. A nationally representative sample of K-12 schools has been invited to complete a series of surveys at multiple timepoints starting in Summer 2021. This ongoing series of surveys will document COVID-19 prevention strategies schools implemented during the 2020-2021 school year, as well as the strategies used in the 2021-2022 school year.
Provided 10.18.21 ----- How some schools are using weekly testing to keep kids in class - and COVID out by NPR
On a recent Monday morning, a group of preschoolers filed into the gymnasium at Hillside School in the west Chicago suburbs. These 4- and 5-year-olds were the first of more than 200 students to get tested for the coronavirus that day — and every Monday — for the foreseeable future. >> Read more here Provided 9.29.21 ----- |
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COVID-19 and Kids ECHO created in partnership between Missouri Telehealth Network and the MO Chapter of the AAP. Provides up-to-date info and support for healthcare, school, and public health professionals >> Visit ECHO to register >> Case form Every Monday 12:00 PM - COVID-19 ECHO hosted by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams (Live on Project ECHO Zoom platform) >> Register here Daily - St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force Briefing on Facebook Live >> Click here Read success stories and case studies.
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