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

Summary: In this segment we review the basic prevention techniques for the five most common infections that keep students out of school. We then cover a few added measures school nurses can take to provide the best conditions for students to be healthy and ready to learn. Carolyn Duff, MS, RN, NCSN is President-elect of the National Association of School Nurses. A school nurse for fifteen years, she is a Nationally Certified School Nurse employed as an elementary school nurse in Columbia, South Carolina. 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.