LICENER: Head lice outbreaks in schools, the dreaded notification.
Controlling head lice in schools
Primary responsibility for the control of head lice sits with families. However, schools can assist with the prevention and control of head lice.
Schools can conduct visual checks (no physical contact) if they suspect headlice may be present, and with written parental permission, physical checks can be conducted. Although in larger classes this can be a time-consuming exercise, it can help to prevent outbreaks.
Offering practical advice and recommending treatments will aid prevention and control of outbreaks, supporting families through the process.
Schools can support the community through a best practice policy that involves the whole school. This can include learning activities that minimise head-to head contact and encouraging parents to tie back their child’s hair if it is long. Incorporating learning activities focused on the prevention and awareness of head lice with the students can remove any stigma around the subject.
Working together with local health care professionals and services can help schools to increase their capacity to deliver and promote head lice prevention initiatives.
How can school staff help families?
Recommending the use Licener® Complete Solution can prevent the exclusion period and further disruption to school.
Licener® kills both live lice and eggs in one single 10-minute treatment, providing the directions for use have been followed. This means no follow up treatment after 7 days to get rid of any lice that may have been in eggs when the original treatment was applied. It is always best practice to conduct a follow up check of the hair after 7 days.
Four easy steps:
Why recommend Licener®?
One single treatment, get back to school tomorrow.
Licener® kills lice and eggs in one complete single treatment with no combing necessary and no need to shampoo with regular shampoo post treatment. If desired, the hair can be combed post treatment to remove any residual dead lice or eggs. The clinically proven and dermatologically tested1 shampoo has a neutral odour and leaves no residue on the hair once rinsed.
Licener® is suitable for adults and children from 2 years old. Do not use if pregnant or likely to become pregnant or breastfeeding.
ALWAYS READ THE LABEL AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS FOR USE
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1.Abdel-Ghaffar et al. (2012). Efficacy of a single treatment of head lice with a neem seed extract: an in vivo and in vitro study on nits and motile stages. Parasitology research, 110, 277-280. 2.Al-Quraishy et al. (2015). Head louse control by suffocation due to blocking their oxygen uptake. Parasitology research, 114, 3105-3110.
