Wednesday, August 19, 2009/PRNewswire/ -- Head Lice Hero
has joined forces with your local YMCA to screen
children for lice when they return to school this
September. On Thursday, September 03, 2009, 2PM–5PM, at
The Greenwich Family YMCA Childcare Center, 2 St. Roch's
Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830, tel. (203) 869-3381 and
Thursday, September 10, 2009, 2:PM–5:PM, at The White
Plains Family YMCA Childcare Center, 250 Mamaroneck Ave,
White Plains, N.Y. 10605-1398,
tel. (914) 949-8030. Join us and have your
children or yourself screened for these pests. Although
head lice have not been known to transmit disease, the
scratching can create open sores which can be come
susceptible to infection. “We recommend every parent and
child be aware of available screenings within your local
community. While parents play a crucial role in keeping
vigilance, we must not succumb to urban stigmas that
prevent clear communication and mitigate the spread and
chance of re-infection of the lice. We are committed to
the neighborhoods, by helping, hands on,” said Michele
Errico from HLH.
For more information about head lice detection and
treatment options, contact Head
Lice Hero on (888) 9NO-LICE/ (888) 966-5423 or visit
www.headlicehero.com.
HLH are state licensed hair experts, offering the only
service that can terminate a lice outbreak in about 1
hour per person.
We bring you the latest in products and methods
that are safe to use on newborns and nursing mothers.
Pediculus Humanus Capitis, or head lice, as they are
more commonly known, are tiny parasitic insects that
feed on human blood and develop on the scalp. Having
head lice is very common. In fact, 6–12 million people
get head lice every year. No one is immune to head lice;
anyone who is exposed to someone who already has the
parasite is at greatest risk. Preschool and elementary
school children, ages 3–11 years, and their families are
typically most at risk. Girls get head lice more often
than boys, and women more than men. Head lice can be
transferred in clothing, such as hats, scarves, and
coats, and personal items, like hairbrushes and towels.
For more information or follow-up interview, contact Joe
Munoz at Head Lice Hero,
