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Important Update from the Health Office

Dear Ranney Parents:
 
The New Jersey Health Department has been in communication with hospitals, local health departments, healthcare providers, child care centers and schools over the last week to monitor the situation and provide testing guidance. 
 
The preventive steps people can take to avoid becoming ill and the treatment are similar to those of most illnesses like the flu.  Good hand hygiene is your best defense against getting infected with enterovirus.  If you or your child are experiencing cold-like symptoms and are having difficulty breathing, contact your health care provide right away.
 
Here at Ranney School, the Health Center is working very closely with our Operations Department in sanitizing all areas according to the Health Standards. Our office will continue to be in contact with the Monmouth County Health Department for daily updates.  The Nurses are available to speak with any parent, or child to ease their concerns. Please feel free to call our office directly at 732-720-6825, or via email at pciufo@ranneyschool.org or jklein@ranneyschool.org.
 
Enteroviruses are transmitted through close contact with an infected person, or by touching objects or surfaces that are contaminated with the virus and then touching the mouth, nose, or eyes.
 
Typically, EV-D68 causes upper respiratory symptoms such as cough, runny nose, sneezing and body/muscle aches and possibly low-grade fever.  Infected individuals generally recover on their own without incident.  However, some individuals, especially those with weakened immune systems or underlying medical conditions, such as asthma, may experience severe complications and require hospitalization with supportive therapy. 
 
What You Need To Know
 
To help protect yourself and others from enterovirus infections:
 
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water
  • Avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
  • Avoid close contact (kissing, touching, sharing eating utensils and shaking hands) with people who are sick
  • Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces, such as door knobs and toys
  • Stay home when sick and call your healthcare provider
  • Use good respiratory hygienge; coughing and sneezing into a tissue or elbow and properly disposing of tissues
 
To learn more about the enterovirus, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/non-polio-enterovirus/about/EV-D68.html
 
Yours in good health,
 
Peg Ciufo, RN
Jane Klein, RN
(October 8, 2014)
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Ranney School

235 Hope Road
Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
Tel. 732.542.4777
Our mission is to know and value every child, nurturing intellectual curiosity and confidence, and inspiring students to lead honorably, think creatively, and contribute meaningfully to society. 

We envision Ranney School as a nurturing learning community, in which families, faculty, alumni, and all of Ranney’s constituents collaborate to know and value every child, foster individual talents, sustain powerful connections between children and adults, and graduate resilient, globally-minded citizens.