How to Calculate Isolation and Quarantine
Are you unsure as to how long to isolate yourself for? With this Indiana Department of Health tool, you can calculate how long exactly to isolate and quarantine for yourselves…
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Developing COVID-19 Vaccines
Overview Bringing a new vaccine to the public involves many steps including vaccine development, clinical trials, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization or approval, manufacturing, and distribution. Many different…
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Open-hearted Dialogue; Tackling Difficult Topics While Making Meaning Together
The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger –…
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New ‘City Connects’ Program to Launch in Muncie Community Schools
COVID-19 Vaccine Update Are Covid-19 Booster Shots Recommended Yet? No approval has been granted for booster doses. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will meet Sept. 17 to discuss…
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COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Information
Source: Indiana Department of Health ADDITIONAL DOSE RECOMMENDED If you are moderately to severely immunocompromised. Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended people with specific conditions get…
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Indiana Department of Health’s Back to School Guidance for Fall of 2021
Source: Indiana Department of Health The Indiana Department of Health has issued these recommendations following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools on…
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NASN Statement on Schools Providing In-person Learning
Source: NASN July 21, 2021 Contact: Carol Walsh National Association of School Nurses cwalsh@nasn.org National Association of School Nurses Statement on Schools Providing In-person Learning (Silver Spring, MD, July 21,…
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‘A lost generation’: Surge of research reveals students sliding backward, most vulnerable worst affected
Source: The Washington Post By: Laura Meckler and Hannah Natanson After the U.S. education system fractured into Zoom screens last spring, experts feared millions of children would fall behind. Hard evidence…
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The C.D.C. Issues New School Guidance, With Emphasis on Full Reopening
The C.D.C. Issues New School Guidance, With Emphasis on Full Reopening The guidance acknowledges that many students have suffered from months of virtual learning. A classroom in Raleigh, N.C., last…
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On My Way Pre-K
Welcome to On My Way Pre-K On My Way Pre-K awards grants to 4-year-olds from low-income families so that they may have access to a high-quality pre-K program the year…
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