Part II: Additional Defenses for Fighting Infections That Keep Kids Out of School

01/11/13 • 10 min

NASN Radio- National Association of School Nurses

In part two of this series, we look at some of the additional ways infections spread in schools and discuss ways to prevent or contain the risk to children and staff. Tia Campbell, MSN, RN, NCSN provides technical assistance and training to 132 school divisions as School Health Specialist at the Virginia Department of Education. Tia serves as Vice President of NASN. Chuck Gerba is a professor in the Departments of Soil, Water and Environmental Science (College of Agriculture), and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (College of Public Health) at the University of Arizona.

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Extra Protection: Additional Defenses for the Five Common Infections That Keep Kids Out of School

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