Back-to-school and COVID-19: what parents should know

August 23, 2022.Reading time 11 minutes.

Back-to-school means kids spending more time indoors where it’s easier to spread germs like the common cold, flu, and COVID-19. Find out what there is to know about this year’s school COVID-19 safety guidance.

Ask Miss Rona: Kids COVID-19 Vaccine

November 16, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Miss Rona is a Q&A series started on Public Health’s Instagram to respond to community questions related to different topic areas of COVID-19. For this edition of Miss Rona, we answered your questions about Kids COVID-19 vaccines.

Public Health supports decisions by schools to begin school year with online learning

July 22, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

In this challenging time, schools are making tough decisions for the health of our community.

Vaccinations keep your child safe during and after COVID-19

May 27, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

For parents and caregivers, it is important to continue to bring children in for their wellness check-ups with their doctor. Wellness check-ups allow your child’s doctor to assess your child’s growth, nutrition, and development. Another important part of wellness check-ups are vaccines. Vaccinations help keep children safe.

A parenting guide during COVID-19: Be kind to yourself

March 20, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

By Erin Murphy and Megan McJennett COVID-19 is causing stress for a lot of people and that stress can manifest very differently. So parents, this blog post is for you. Because parenting during COVID-19 is HARD. Parents already worry about their kids and COVID-19 only increases those worries. Thoughts may crowd your mind like, “what […]

Showing up for our kids during the outbreak

March 14, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

We know that new measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community are particularly stressful for parents, and for anyone who cares for kids. As we continue to work together to protect our friends and neighbors and slow the spread, we face new challenges, including showing up for our kids in a scary, […]