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How To Know When Your Child Is Too Sick For School
12/6/22 Here’s how to assess when to keep your child home from school and when to visit the pediatrician, according to experts.
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To Increase Student Engagement, Focus on Motivation
12/2/22 Teachers can motivate middle and high school students by providing structure while also allowing them some control over their learning.
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Webinar: Optimizing Recess for Healthy Child Development
11/29/22 This webinar will cover diverse aspects of the benefits of school recess for child development and energy balance, and approaches to improving recess.
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Workshop: Implementation Science & Childhood Obesity: Sparking Conversations and Actions to Advance Equity
11/29/22 The workshop offers an introduction to implementation science for researchers working in childhood obesity, nutrition, or physical activity.
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Study: One-Fifth of Young Adults Have Tried Prescription Drugs Off-Script
11/28/22 One in five young adults and one in ten teens reported using prescription drugs off-script, according to a study commissioned by nonprofit charity Song for Charlie.
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Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES (Spencerport, NY) Nursing Assistant Program is Hiring
This program currently has two RNs who are certified Career Technical Education (CTE) teachers in Nursing Assisting, but due to a high interest in this field from his school students, there is a need for a third teacher.
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How to Navigate Mental Health and the Holidays
11/23/22 See how to handle the holidays with less stress, start conversations and enjoy family traditions.
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More Teens are Vaping Within 5 Minutes of Waking
11/22/22 A new study has found that although fewer adolescents are using e-cigarettes, the intensity of use and addiction is on the rise.
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New CDC Report on Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High School Students
11/15/22 CDC and FDA recently released a tobacco-related article in the journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
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Insulet Issued Voluntary Medical Device Correction for Omnipod DASH® Personal Diabetes Manager on October 17, 2022
11/9/22 Insulet received reports from Omnipod DASH users regarding PDM battery issues, including battery swelling and leakage, and in rare cases, extreme overheating, which has resulted in reports of fire.
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School Connectedness Helps Students Thrive
11/4/22 According to the CDC Schools play a critical role in promoting students’ health and development and can take action to help students feel connected.
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End the Epidemic Summit and 2022 World AIDS Day
11/1/22 The 7th Annual Ending the Epidemic Summit will take place on November 29-30, 2022 and the 24th Annual World AIDS Day is on December 1, 2022.
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Halloween Health & Safety Tips
10/30/22 Keep these tips in mind to help ensure children have a healthy and safe Halloween.
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NYSDOH Polio Letter to Providers & Polio Publication Request Form
10/28/22 As the most trusted source of medical guidance for your patients and their families, we need your help to make sure that any child who is not vaccinated or up to date with polio immunizations gets all the recommended doses immediately. This is particularly urgent for providers and patients in Rockland, Orange, and Sullivan Counties, where poliovirus has been detected in wastewater repeatedly.
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Guiding Students to Ask Great Questions
10/26/22 By building relationships and centering student participation, teachers can create a community where curiosity and inquiry are valued
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CDC Signs and Symptoms, Monkeypox
10/24/22 Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus is part of the same family of viruses as variola virus, the virus that causes smallpox.
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Upcoming Event Announcement- Mental Health and Wellness 101 for K-12 School Staff - Free Webinar
10/21/22 This webinar will provide school staff with a basic knowledge of mental health, wellness and recovery in an effort to reduce stigma.
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Youth Substance Use Prevention Month
10/20/22 In October, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is observing Youth Substance Use Prevention Month
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National Health Education Week
10/18/22 National Health Education Week (NHEW) promotes awareness of public health issues and a better understanding of the role of health education.
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OTC Covid Test Expiration Dates Have Been Extended
10/17/22 FDA List of Authorized At-Home OTC COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests
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October 15th is Global Handwashing Day
10/14/22 No matter your role, you can celebrate Global Handwashing Day!
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Overcoming Misinformation and Disinformation
10/13/22 Spreading falsehoods is a threat to nursing practice and patient safety.
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DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is October 29th
10/12/22 Remove unneeded medications from your homes as a measure of preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction
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Controlling Head Lice & Reducing Stigma
10/4/22 The clinical report, "Head Lice," published in the October 2022 Pediatrics, describes new medications for treatment and provides an algorithm for the management of affected patients and clarification on diagnosis and treatment.
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New CDC Resource Helps School Districts and Schools Survey Wellness Policies
9/27/22 This tool was developed in collaboration with the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Health.
