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 Wellness Information
Zumba
Zumba @ 4:00 P.M. at Lumberport Elementary Gymnasium on Mondays. Cost is $5.00 per hourly session. Instructor is Rochelle Vilar from Monongah. She's great!!! Come join in the fun! Call Kathy DeMarco for more information or to find out the dates she will be intstructing through the rest of the year. Home Phone:592-3634 Cell Phone:669-7804
Lice Facts
Pediculosis; commonly known as head lice are parasitic insects on humans. Generally head lice infestation is most frequent in children ages 3-10 and their families. Head lice are spread with direct head-to-head contact with an infected person or by sharing personal items such as a hat, hairbrush, comb, wig or towel. The most common symptom of head lice is itching. Head lice infestations are usually treated with medicated shampoos or cream rinses. Nit combs can be used to remove lice and nits from the hair. Laundering clothes using high heat can eliminate lice.
- Head lice attach eggs next to scalp on hair follicles.
- Head lice eggs will usually hatch in 8-11 days. Eggs more than 1/4" from scalp have already hatched and are of no concern.
- Lice cannot survive long away from their host. Head lice may survive for ten days but three days away from the host will normally kill them.
- Heat kills eggs and adults. Clothing washed in 140 degree water for 20 minutes will kill both.
- Storage of items for 30 days will ensure that no eggs or lice survive.
Handwashing Facts
Wash your hands with soap and rinse with clean warm water:
- after using the bathroom
- after changing a diaper
- before and after cooking a meal
- before eating a snack or meal
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