Back to School Head Check for Lice

Thursday, September 03rd, 2009
Time 2PM- 5PM
The Greenwich Family YMCA Childcare Center.
2 St. Roch's Avenue • Greenwich, CT 06830.
(203) 869-3381


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 age school children, ages 3-11, and their families are typically the people who are 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 hairbrushes and towels.
Head Lice Heroes will be performing the service at NO COST to the community. For more information about head lice detection and treatment options contact Head Lice Hero (888)9NO-LICE / (888)966-5423 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. Committed to bring the latest in products and methods that are safe to use on newborns and nursing mothers.