Head Lice
Head Lice can be extremely annoying for the child with the itchy head and for frustrated parents who may try over and over to get rid of them without success. Here are some useful headlice information webistes.
The Biology of Head Lice
This NSW Department of Health website makes for very interesting reading and describes whole school approaches to the eradication of lice-the "Nitbuster" Program.
Treating and Controlling Head Lice (80kb)
You may find it useful to download and print this PDF Fact sheet about eradicating head Lice.
Prepared for the Victorian Department of Health by staff at James Cook University for use by health care professionals it is both comprehensive and practical.
About Head Lice
The Victorian Government has an informative and practical site which describes the life cycle of the head lice and discusses effective menas of controlling them.