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Health center nurses, student discuss difficulties with large group illnesses

Avery Carlisle • March 21, 2023

According to Registered Nurse Amy Fletchall, large group events including show choir, sports tournaments, and other activities can cause a rapid outburst of common illness. “Big group events can definitely...

Health center nurses begin seeing common winter illnesses, discuss involvement in student health

Avery Carlisle • November 17, 2022

Registered nurse Amy Fletchall said common winter illnesses are increasing here. “The flu is going around, along with Covid and other viral illnesses,” she said. “Our main focus at this point...

Health center prepares for new school year, Senior Class immunizations

Avery Carlisle • September 15, 2022

Registered Nurse Amy Fletchall said the health center’s main focus throughout the beginning of the year is to deal with the many illnesses and viruses going around. She said, “It’s a pretty...

Carmel Fire Department equips schools, city with Stop The Bleed kits

Kate Loper, Siri Surapaneni, Mahmoud Homsi • December 6, 2021

The Carmel Fire Department (CFD) began distributing bleeding control kits to the CCS district. According to Andrew Young, the EMS training Captain for the CFD, The idea started due to the increase...

Health Department Urges Caution on New Variants

Ashwin Prasad • February 16, 2021

As new COVID-19 variants crop up throughout Indiana, RN Caroline Pasko warned that Carmel as a whole has not yet turned the corner, despite gradual decreases in both positivity rate and hospitalization...

Nurses Receive First COVID-19 Vaccine Dose

Ashwin Prasad • January 25, 2021

As the global vaccine roll-out wends its way through the population, millions of health care workers have been first in line. CHS RNs Caroline Pasko and Amy Fletchall were among them. “I received my...

Health center adopts a new policy

Marissa Ryan • September 9, 2019

Through these first few months, the health center continues to work towards gathering student immunization information. According to RN Amy Fletchall, the health center Is arranging a “Little Clinic”...