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Author: Phyllis Agran, MD, MPH, FAAP

School Nurses: Critical to School Reopening

The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly advocates reopening America’s schools with in-person, traditional classroom learning…if it can be done safely.

But, can it be done safely? Pediatricians, school nurses, teachers, parents and community members have been struggling with the practical difficulties ensuring a safe return to school for everyone. One thing is clear: No matter what reopening plans emerge, we must have our essential school health workers — School Nurses — in the lead.

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Irvine’s Lack of Comprehensive Testing is Literally a Matter of Life & Death

Irvine is home to UCI, one of the most prestigious medical and scientific research universities in the world. It’s also a hub for major, cutting-edge medical and scientific organizations.

After 3 long months, every Irvine resident should be asking the same questions I am:  Why didn’t the City partner with UCI? Why does Irvine still have no plan in place for COVID-19 testing, tracing, isolating, and treating? 

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School Nurses are Critical to the Safety of Our Children

School nurses are specially trained and certified.  They understand and educate others about childhood development; they promote health and safety; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case-management services; and actively collaborate with physicians.

As students head back to the classroom, school nurses will be key in keeping our kids safe.

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Irvine’s COVID-19 Response: Ready-Fire-Aim!

As a longtime Irvine resident, a mother, a grandmother, a physician, and a professor at the UCI School of Medicine, I have been struck by the lack of planning by Mayor Shea and the City Council in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the vast number of medical and scientific resources here in Irvine, why didn’t the City protect its citizens by setting up a testing program in February, March, April, or May?

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Keeping Our Families Healthy During the COVID-19 PANDEMIC

What is essential right now is for each of us to do our very best to comply with the “Stay-at-Home” guidelines that have been put in place throughout California to protect our families and our communities. 

As a physician, there are a few things I want you to know.  Your doctors are receiving daily communications from federal and state health agencies on how best to manage the pandemic to protect our patients and their families. 

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