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September is Sepsis Awareness Month
9/14/18 In recognition of Sepsis Awareness Month, the Department has partnered with the Staunton family to create resources for schools to teach students about this severe infection.
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School Breakfast Day in New York State
9/13/18 NYSED Announces School Breakfast After the Bell Equipment Grants and September 26, 2018
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National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.
9/12/18 September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.
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New York State Guide for Asthma Management in Schools Now Available
9/7/18 This Guide was jointly developed by the NYS Department of Health and State Education Department to help all school personnel, parents/guardians, health care providers and school boards support students with asthma. It provides information about asthma, how to manage it at school, and how to create an asthma-friendly school building.
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The New York State Department of Health, Office of Children and Family Services and the State Education Department Issue Back-to-School Epinephrine Recommendations
9/6/18 The NYS Department of Health, the Office of Children and Family Services and the NYS Education Department are reminding New Yorkers who have children who rely on epinephrine to take steps to ensure they are prepared for the back-to-school season. Guidance was issued to health care, school health and child day care providers outlining steps that families can take to ensure they have access to epinephrine products.
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CDC Releases New Guideline on Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (Concussion)
9/5/18 CDC’s new Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) Guideline is based on the most comprehensive review of the science on pediatric mTBI (commonly referred to as concussion) diagnosis and management to date—covering 25 years of research.
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Back to School with Asthma: From Backpacks to Quick-Relief Inhalers
9/1/18 Parents of a child with asthma may worry about their child’s health along with their grades. As millions of kids get ready to head back to school. This Back-to-School Checklist from the ALA can help them prepare for a successful, healthy school year.
