The R.A.M.S. Clinic, located at Riverview Gardens High School, is now accepting walk-in appointments every Monday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Cold and flu season is upon us! Make sure that you are taking care of your health and wellness.
There are three ways you can get an appointment at the R.A.M.S. Clinic:
Walk-In on Mondays from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Call (314) 882-1284
Email schoolbased@carestlhealth.org
For more information, visit https://aptg.co/D0zVnX
Communicable Disease Prevention Handwashing Recommendations (From St. Louis County Public Health)
One of the easiest ways to help prevent the spread of communicable diseases, such as COVID-19, RSV and Influenza, is with proper hand hygiene, especially in in the K-12 and ECE settings. CDP wants to provide clear handwashing recommendations for our community. All listed information is in line with CDC recommendations for handwashing along with tips to keep in mind.
Lathering with soap and scrubbing your hands for 20 seconds is important to this process because these actions physically destroy germs and remove germs and chemicals from your
skin. When you rinse your hands, you wash the germs and chemicals down the drain.
Use a paper towel, your elbow, or another hands-free way to turn off the faucet and handle any
door handles when using a public restroom after cleaning your hands as a buffer against germs
you’ve just washed off your hands.
Hand sanitizer should not be used in lieu of washing your hands. If unable to wash your hands
use a hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol and then wash your hands whenever you are able.
If neither soap nor hand sanitizer are available, rinse your hands with water while using the
normal hand washing technique. This will help rinse some germs from your hands. Remember to
wash your hands with soap and water as soon as you have access to both.
In line with CDC, we recommend ALWAYS washing your hands after you use the restroom,
whether it is in your home or somewhere else.
To date, studies have shown that there is no added health benefit for consumers (this does not
include professionals in the healthcare setting) using soaps containing antibacterial ingredients
compared with using plain soap.
Germs can be transferred more easily to and from wet hands; therefore, hands should be dried
after washing.
• After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing, you should immediately clean your hands by
either washing them with soap and water or using hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol, IF
soap and water are not readily available.
For a comprehensive list of handwashing recommendations visit: