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Lyme Disease (FEBRUARY,
EPISODE 63)
Lyme disease is endemic to our state, and residents are at high
risk. Exactly what
is Lyme disease? How is it transmitted? How can we protect ourselves
from this infectious disease? And what treatments are available for
those who do get the disease?
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Health in the Schools (JANUARY,
EPISODE 62)
The incidence of such conditions as asthma, bullying and
violence, and sexually transmitted diseases among school children is
high and increasing. Seasonal and swine flu add to the burdens of
medical directors and school nurses who provide front-line care for
students. Yet budgets are strained and school nurses are in short
supply across the state and the nation. Nationally, only 45 percent
of public schools have their own full-time nurse, another 30 percent
have a part-time nurse, and a quarter don't have any nurses at all.
What challenges face those responsible for student health? What does
the shortage of nurses mean for students? And what can be done to
improve health care in the schools?
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