WORLD ASTHMA
DAY is May 5th, 2009. This year's theme will be, "You Can Control
Your Asthma". It is organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma
(GINA), affiliated health care groups and asthma educators. Activities
are organized in each country. The
United
States has activities planned.
04.01.2009
Handwashing Lessons! First grade students at Newcastle and Apollo
Elementary Schools are learning how to wash their hands properly. Mrs.
Sheffer is using 'GloGerm' simulated germs and the story, "Germs Make Me
Sick" to teach students how illness is spread, and how to protect both
themselves and others from communicable disease. Ask your first grader
for a handwashing lesson!
05.07.2009 Swine Flu information is
constantly changing. Individuals with flu symptoms
such as a fever, headache, chills, body aches, malaise and cough should
stay home and rest. Call your health care provider with questions. Here are some
links to more information.
Even
with the continuing below-normal temperatures, trees are beginning to
bloom and pollen counts are climbing.
Pollen.com provides
pollen forecasts for any area in the United States by city or ZIP code.
Temperature inversions can affect
air quality.
The
American Lung Association provides updates on conditions for our area.
Mrs. Sheffer's School Health Page
01.01.2009 New asthma inhaler guidelines-the switch from
CFC to HFA propellant requires re-learning the correct way to use an
inhaler. Here are some helpful resources:
04.01.2009
Handwashing Lessons! First grade students at Newcastle and Apollo
Elementary Schools are learning how to wash their hands properly. Mrs.
Sheffer is using 'GloGerm' simulated germs and the story, "Germs Make Me
Sick" to teach students how illness is spread, and how to protect both
themselves and others from communicable disease. Ask your first grader
for a handwashing lesson!
Even
with the continuing below-normal temperatures, trees are beginning to
bloom and pollen counts are climbing.
