School Nurse Day
Featured Stories May 10, 2020
On May 6, 2020, we will recognize our school nurses by celebrating National School Nurse Day
to foster a better understanding of the role of school nurses have in the educational setting.
The theme this year is School Nurses: Supporting Students in Times of Crisis.
This year has been more challenging for everyone in the world with the COVID-19 global
pandemic. Pickens County School District (PCSD) has a licensed school nurse in every building
and whether they are working in the school clinic or working virtually, they take on a variety of
roles, duties, and responsibilities with the intent to promote academic and lifelong achievement.
For many children, the school nurse may be the only health professional they have access to
regularly. This becomes even more important as the prevalence of chronic social, emotional,
and other health problems keep increasing. Their role is essential for all students — in public
health, in care coordination, in organizing access to resources to help address the social
determinants of health, and in policy development, particularly to support the health and
education of our students during this pandemic.
Thank you, Pickens County School District nurses, for leading health promotion and disease
prevention in our school community. You have helped decrease fears and promote the
prevention of COVID-19, the flu, and other illnesses. You continue to educate and support
students, parents, and school staff virtually. You are volunteering with food distribution,
providing facial coverings, assisting the Department of Public Health with contact tracing, and
modifying end-of-year processes considering the pandemic.
Our elected officials and school leaders have invested in programs and services that improve
the health and well-being outcomes of all children. The school nurses could not do the job they
do without the support and investment of community stakeholders including PCSD Board of
Education members, district and school leaders, and many others. “Thank You” to everyone
who supports school nurses ensuring our children have a successful, productive, and healthy
future.
Ask the Doc! Airspace particles and the virus
Lifestyle May 10, 2020
Dr. William Whaley and Dr. Ray Tidmon are back at Circuit World with BKP! They talk about air space particles and testing. There are only three types of people that need to be tested per Dr. Tidman. Those people being “sick, healthcare providers, and those people who are taking care of the at-risk”.
Sponsored by North Georgia Cancer Research Specialists, affiliated with Northside Hospital, you can follow more on Ask the Doc! through the dedicated playlist on FYNTV’s Youtube channel and check out a wider variety of shows there as well.
Ask the Doc! Time to pivot and protect
Lifestyle May 3, 2020
Returning to in person, today’s Ask the Doc focuses on the numbers in Georgia, what’s different in different regions, and Dr. Tidman says it is time to pivot in our response to the virus and start looking at the protection of the few.
Sponsored by North Georgia Cancer Research Specialists, affiliated with Northside Hospital, you can follow more on Ask the Doc! through the dedicated playlist on FYNTV’s Youtube channel and check out a wider variety of shows there as well.
Ask the Doc! Surface Time
Lifestyle April 26, 2020
Is there such a thing as surface time for COVID-19? If so, is there a cure for it other than chemicals? BKP asks Dr. Whaley and Dr. Tidman. Their answer is sunlight. Does this mean that the summer months could be the cure-all?
Sponsored by North Georgia Cancer Research Specialists, affiliated with Northside Hospital, you can follow more on Ask the Doc! through the dedicated playlist on FYNTV’s Youtube channel and check out a wider variety of shows there as well.
Ask the Doc! What are the odds?
Lifestyle April 19, 2020
On Ask the Doc this week, Dr. Ray Tidman and Dr. William Whaley discuss the odds for non-high-risk people’s chance of receiving the virus. Also is there a possibility of going to back to our normal lives as we knew them? or will there be a new normal?
Sponsored by North Georgia Cancer Research Specialists, affiliated with Northside Hospital, you can follow more on Ask the Doc! through the dedicated playlist on FYNTV’s Youtube channel and check out a wider variety of shows there as well.
Ask the Doc! Flattening The Curve
Lifestyle April 12, 2020
BKP asks Dr. William Whaley and Dr. Steven Marlow their prediction on this virus. They mentioned how you can slightly see with the prosecutions put out how the curve is flattening. It is very important, they state, that we continue doing those thing, such as sanitizing our hands, wearing masks and social distancing to continue with this curve flattening.
Sponsored by North Georgia Cancer Research Specialists, affiliated with Northside Hospital, you can follow more on Ask the Doc! through the dedicated playlist on FYNTV’s Youtube channel and check out a wider variety of shows there as well.
Ask The Doc! COVID Infections and Testing with Special Guest
Lifestyle March 29, 2020
Special guests Dr. Steven Marlowe, infectious disease specialist, returns to FYNTV’s, Ask the Doc! segment with Dr. William Whaley and talks about testing, infections, the curve, and new details on the virus status.
Sponsored by North Georgia Cancer Research Specialists, affiliated with Northside Hospital, you can follow more on Ask the Doc! through the dedicated playlist on FYNTV’s Youtube channel and check out a wider variety of shows there as well.
Piedmont Mountainside to install a trailer to assist ER
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Piedmont Mountainside Hospital plans to install a trailer to provide services for those who don’t have respiratory symptoms.
Piedmont Mountainside plans to install a trailer at the hospital, expanding their emergency department. According to Sheriff Donnie Craig, who released the information, this move is precautionary “if the need arises.”
“This trailer will not be a testing center,” said Craig in the press release.
The trailer will be reserved for people who aren’t displaying respiratory symptoms and provide a way for people who don’t have those symptoms to be isolated from those who do.
Craig also reminded residents to call ahead and provide symptoms when scheduling a time to be tested. He states that testing centers will expand and must follow guidelines. Information on where those new centers are located will be released when they become available.
“The most important thing people can do to slow the spread is to stay home and away from gathering of people as much as possible,” Craig said.
He posted a video on the department’s Facebook. To view the video, watch here.
“The video is several minutes long and may appear to be directed toward younger people, but it is extremely helpful in understanding the measures that are being taken,” said Craig.
The Georgia Department of Public Health has updated numbers of cases throughout the State of Georgia and show 287 statewide positive confirmations with 10 deaths reported. Currently there are zero reported cases in Pickens County.
Craig added they will continue to monitor the situation.
Georgia’s law makers are in self-isolation after one of their own tested positive. Read how they are taking it one step at a time.
Ask the Doc! Knee Replacements and the Corona Virus
Lifestyle March 8, 2020
Today on #AsktheDoc we discuss how to know when you need a knee replacement. We also touch on how to protect yourself from illnesses such as the corona virus.