Eleanor the Elephant Goes Back to School Healthy (During Covid 19)

2020 will always live in infamy. The Covid-19 has kept us and our children from seeing friends and even loved ones. Eleanor the Elephant follows the story of an enthusiastic elementary schooler who is ready to get back in class and see her friends. But she wants to do so safely! Follow along in this family-friendly fable as Eleanor and her fellow classmates learn how to have proper hygiene to keep everyone safe.

Being a lola (Filipino grandmother) and a school nurse, Charlene Fields felt called to write Eleanor the Elephant so that her own grandchildren, and all of their friends, could feel cool and confident as schools started to reopen. This book is a way to teach important health protocol while maintaining the fun aspect of children’s literature. From our family to you, we hope you enjoy the book and learn from it!

Be well,

Charlene.

Charlene Fields is currently a lead school nurse with a master’s in public health. She has provided school nurse services to Los Angeles County area for the past eight years. Charlene has 25 years of educational experiences working in medical/surgical, labour and delivery, triage OB/GYN, and various clinical and educations settings that include Department of Defense Dependent Schools, Head Start, and Public and Charter preschool to high school in Colorado and California. Charlene is a passionate, dedicated and compassionate healthcare and teaching professional.

Her experience as a graduate from a master’s in public health, Military Dependent Schools in Okinawa, Japan, to working as a school nurse for Department of Defense Dependent Schools in Ramstein, Germany, and working in various low to high social-economic school districts in the US. Charlene is also currently an adjunct professor teaching health professions at a local Los Angeles community college.

Charlene has the capacity to understand, communicate and work well with people of all cultural, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds. This experience and training has developed an increased understanding of local, state, national health and educational issues and more currently related to the Covid-19 pandemic.