School Health Promotion

ARF Movement

clewis — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:31:06 -0500

SNEAKS is calling on YOU to get your school involved in the ARF Movement!

MEDICATION AIDE TRAINING--NHC-LC TRAINING PROGRAM

pangwl — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:49:11 -0500

A 40-Hour Training Program (4.0 Credits)
Offered Through the Nebraska Health Care Learning Center (NHC-LC)
Training Dates:
March 26th and 27th 5pm to 9pm
April 2,3, 9th, 10th, 14th, 15th, 22nd and 24th 5pm to 9pm
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The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS)

clewis — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:26:46 -0600
Strengthening the well being of children and youth through health programs in schools

Nebraska Cardiovascular Health program

clewis — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:07:02 -0500
See the new report on overweight Nebraska youth - from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

Special Report for School Nurses

clewis — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:04:58 -0500
from the Health Care Transition for Youth Digest - About 13 million children in kindergarten through 12th grade take medication in any two-week time period -- and the number of children who take medication at school continues to grow. At the same time, the number of school nurses is falling.

Attack on Asthma Nebraska

clewis — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:03:18 -0500
this nonprofit organization is assisting school districts in their implementation of the Emergency Response to Life-Threatening Asthma or Systemic Allergic Reactions (Anaphylaxis) protocol.

Helping your Overweight Child

clewis — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:01:54 -0500
from the Weight-control Information Network (WIN)

Information from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

clewis — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:13:53 -0500
This page includes web pages of interest to Nebraska School Nurses at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) web site. These links will take you off the Answers4Families site.
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School Nurses in a New Age

clewis — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:15:09 -0500
Published by Connect for Kids, a multimedia project covering children's and family issues.
By Robert Capriccioso
He's a brown-haired boy with big brown eyes. He's wearing a bright blue oversized sweatshirt. And he's got one giant problem: in gym class his legs bent a little too far in the opposite directions.

No sprained ankles or broken bones resulted. But a pair of pants split down the middle did. "How embarrassing," he mutters.

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Schools Instill Healthier Habits in Youth

clewis — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:41:11 -0500
Schools Instill Healthier Habits in Youth Courtesy of the Weight-control Information Network (WIN)
The prevalence of overweight children and adolescents in the United States has doubled over the past 30 years. Today, one in four children and adolescents is overweight or at increased risk for becoming overweight.* Some of our nation's schools have responded to this problem by implementing programs to help youths develop healthier habits and reduce obesity. Two successful approaches are demonstrated by "CATCH" and "Planet Health."
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