The Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) has invited the Town of Lyme to share a health update with local families that provides useful information and guidance on helping school students prevent, treat and recover from colds, the flu and strep throat during the final weeks of winter. The update is based on a letter which Regional School District 18 recently distributed to families within the Lyme-Old Lyme school system. LLHD is sharing this update with the Town of Lyme and other area towns with the school district’s permission and with special thanks to Region 18 School Nurse Coordinator Ellen Maus. To read the update, click here.
Upcoming Events
Feb
6
Mon
The Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) will hold a free vaccine clinic on Monday, Feb. 6, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the Lymes’ Senior Center. The clinic will offer residents a choice of a regular flu shot (not a high dose) or a Covid vaccine shot or both. The vaccines are available to anyone over the age of 18, with no cost requirement. The vaccines will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis until supplies run out. The clinic is offering walk-up service only; no reservations will be taken. Residents who want to receive the Covid vaccine should bring their Covid vaccination card with them.
Feb
27
Mon
On Monday, Feb. 27, at 1:00 p.m., at the Lymes’ Senior Center, the center will offer a free training session in the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), which will be led by two local emergency medical technicians (EMTs), Colleen Atkinson and Doug LoPresti. The training session will explain how to recognize when someone is experiencing cardiac arrest and how to use this type of defibrillator. The EMTs will also demonstrate how to use hands-only CPR integrated with the use of an AED while waiting for an ambulance to arrive. The program is free and open to the public. To register for the free event, please call the senior center at 860-434-4127.