Brookfield Elementary Health Office

03/05/2025

Thank you to the Brookfield Community Club for awarding the Health Office an Apple Country Fair Grant! This grant provided the school with a new Health Office Emergency Go Bag, two field trip first aid backpacks, and five new first aid bags. Each of the five first aid bags will be strategically placed in the school for use during medical emergencies, lockdowns or evacuations.

The Brookfield Community Club (BCC) is a nonprofit, volunteer organization established to promote the purposed as set forth in Article 2 of its by-laws: “The objective shall be to benefit the school and community and to foster community spirit through service and fellowship.”

The Brookfield Community Club has been organizing the Apple Country Fair since 1979, held every October. The money raised at the Apple Country Fair has generated grants for a number of community service projects, including (but not limited to):
🍎Supplies for the Town's annual luminary display on Christmas Eve
🍎Printing of the Brookfield Citizen, the town's monthly newsletter
🍎Programs and speakers for Brookfield Council on Aging
🍎Sweatshirts for Brookfield Elementary 6th grade students
🍎Equipment for Brookfield Fire Department and EMS
🍎Improvements to Brookfield Recreation's Lewis Field
🍎Equipment for Brookfield Scout Troops
🍎Programs at the Merrick Public Library
🍎Diane Martell Community Service Award for a graduating Brookfield Senior

The Brookfield Community Club relies on the generous time and effort given by many volunteers and welcomes any assistance which may be offered. Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in volunteering, donating or have questions about the Apple Country Fair!

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With Gratitude, Nurse Julie

09/22/2023

Here’s an update to the YLE fall 2023 vaccine chart and two random but relevant notes regarding Covid-19 tools.

The chart updates include…
- Covid-19 vaccine: Eligibility determined. Ideal timing after infection added.
- Flu vaccine: Updated effectiveness to match this year’s strain. (We got great news that the vaccine matches circulating strains well— The Southern Hemisphere reported a 52% effectiveness against hospitalization.)

Two random, but relevant notes:
1. Insurance coverage for Covid-19 vaccines. There are many reports that people are being asked to pay for their Covid-19 vaccines. To be clear: no one should be paying for a vaccine.
   --- Private insurance companies are mandated to cover this vaccine with no copay. What has changed since last year? Insurers are no longer required to pay for “out-of-network”. You may need to get your vaccine at your doctor’s office if your pharmacy is not in-network with your insurance plan.
  --- Uninsured or underinsured adults: CVS/Walgreens are required by federal law to cover your vaccine at no cost to you, thanks to the new Bridge Program. This is just for Covid-19, not for RSV, unfortunately.
   --- Uninsured or underinsured kids: Vaccines for Children cover all kid’s vaccines, not just Covid-19, for those that cannot pay.

2. Free Covid-19 tests are coming back! Starting Monday (Sept 25), households can receive 4 free rapid tests through USPS again. Order here: COVIDtests.gov. Shipments will start Oct. 2.

Subscribe to my Substack (link in bio!) for a PDF file of the updated chart (English and Spanish). Feel free to download, print, distribute, or doodle on.

Love, YLE

06/08/2023