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Head Lice Facts
Head Lice Facts The American Academy of Pediatrics estimates that 6-12 million people get head lice in the US each year. Contrary to some myths, lice are just as likely to infest a clean head as they are a dirty one. While the thought of bugs in a child’s hair may be upsetting – there’s…
Read MoreLos Alamitos Unified School District: Notes from Nurse Erin’s Letter-Head Lice Checks After Breaks
As we prepare to return to school following a long break, it is a good opportunity to educate families on the benefit of making periodic head checks in the home, a part of your school aged child’s healthy routines. Ideally, students should be screened for head lice at home prior to returning to school following a…
Read MoreSeal Beach Sun Article: Time for the new school year and, yikes lice! The answer is in Los Alamitos
Owner-Marlene Weiss, Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) and a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) with over 20 years of healthcare experience Yikes Lice! The Centers for Disease Controls and Prevention (CDC) estimates that nearly 12 million children between the ages of 3 and 11 contract will contract head lice each year. That is one in 5…
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