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Varicella Vaccine |
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This
year the Department of Health has added a
requirement for two doses of Varicella vaccine
for kindergarten entry. This requirement also
applies to repeat kindergarten students.
Students that are in progress to receive the
required doses of vaccine can still attend
school. If you have any questions please
contact Tim Heath at 605-773-5323 or by email at
Tim.Heath@state.sd.us. The web address for
the school entry vaccination requirements is
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Fruit & Veggie
Healthy Challenge
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Ready for another Healthy Challenge? The Fruits
& Veggies—More Matters Healthy Challenge will be
held during the month of September, National
Fruit and Vegetable Month. Diets high in fruits
and vegetables can help reduce the risk of South
Dakota’s three leading causes of death—heart
disease, cancer, and stroke. This is a
particularly good time of year to increase your
fruit and vegetable intake as so many items are
locally produced this time of year. The Dietary
Guidelines for Americans recommend most adults
eat 2 – 2.5 cups of fruit and 2.5 – 4 cups of
vegetables per day. Participants who sign up
will receive a free vegetable peeler. Ten
randomly selected participants will receive a
basket of fruit and veggie items at the end of
the challenge. The friendly competition starts
September 1 and sign-up begins now. For more
information and to sign-up, go to
www.healthysd.gov and click on the link in
the Healthy Challenge story.
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SD Schools Walk
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 Incentives
are available for students K-6 who participate
in the Schools Walk program. Teachers can
register their class on-line and receive a free
gift. Also check out the Healthy Habit School
Calendars for student activities to do at school
or at home. You can register at
http://doe.sd.gov/oess/schoolhealth. |
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More Matters at Breakfast |
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With
students starting school, getting them back into
their routine might be a challenge. School
Wellness Committees and Team Nutrition
Committees could encourage children to include
breakfast in their back to school mornings
because of the benefits to health and learning.
That breakfast could be at home, on the way to
school, or at school, if a school breakfast
program is available.
According to the Mayo Clinic Website, “Breakfast
not only starts your day off right, but also
lays the foundation for lifelong health
benefits. People who eat a healthy breakfast are
more likely to:
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Consume more vitamins and minerals and less
fat and cholesterol
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Have better concentration and productivity
throughout the morning
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Control their weight
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Have lower cholesterol, which reduces the
risk of heart disease.”
In a survey by KidsHealth.org, 81% of kids said
they had breakfast, but 19% of kids said they
usually don't eat it at all. Here's what the
other kids said:
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65% eat breakfast at home
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9% eat it at school
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7% eat it elsewhere.
The same survey reported that 33% of kids have
no vegetables and 20% had no fruit or fruit
juice in a day. Breakfast is a good way to get
the recommended amounts of fruits and veggies.
It is simple to add sliced bananas, blueberries,
or raisins to morning cereal or pancakes, add
chopped onions or peppers to scrambled eggs,
take along a small box or can of real
no-sugar-added fruit or vegetable juice on your
way to school, or add a single serving fruit cup
to a late riser’s backpack.
Also think nontraditionally:
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leftover vegetable pizza
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fresh fruit topped with low-fat yogurt and
crispy whole-grain cereal
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vegetables and salsa with low-fat shredded
cheeses wrapped in a tortilla
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smoothie blended from exotic fruits, low-fat
yogurt, and low-fat milk
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some low-fat yogurt and a spoonful of wheat
germ
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banana-raisin, pumpkin, or zucchini
mini-muffins
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applesauce raisin pancakes
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tortilla wrap with low-fat yogurt and fruit
Check out these websites for more breakfast
fruit and veggie recipes:
Schools that want to implement a breakfast
program or enhance an existing one can find
resources at the
USDA Healthy Meals Resource System. Among
the extensive list of materials is “School
Breakfasts for First Class Learning” and
“Discover Breakfast Toolkit”. Many resources
here include recipes and alternative ways to
serve breakfast such as “grab and go” and
breakfast in the classroom.
Contact:
Karlys
Wells
TEAM Nutrition / Nutrition Network
Cooperative Extension Service SDSU
SNF 212 Box 2275A
Brookings, SD 57007-0295
605-688-4039
FAX: 605-688-5603
karlys.wells@ces.sdstate.edu
http://extfcs.sdstate.edu/fnp/
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Oral
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The
Oral Health Program coordinates programming to
increase awareness of the importance of oral
health and preventive care. Dental information,
additional resources, and ordering information
are available at
http://doh.sd.gov/oralhealth
including the Care Mobile schedule, a list of
books for young children, a list of available
videos, a brushing chart and activity/coloring
sheets. Other sites for additional oral health
information include:
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www.pgschoolprograms.com order
their free curriculum-based materials and
samples for teaching students about personal
oral health care.
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http://www.sdjobs.org/sdhott/PDF%20lesson%20plans/6-8%20Dental%20Jeopardy.pdf
and play “Dental Jeopardy” with your
students. This informational game will teach
preventive dental habits but will also help
students become interested in occupational
opportunities in the field of dentistry.
“Dental Jeopardy is set up in lesson plan
format, already aligned to SD educational
standards. The ‘Purpose’ statement on the
face sheet of the lesson plan will give you
a brief description of the goal of the
activity.
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http://www.ada.org/public/education/teachers/smilesmarts/index.asp
a new oral health curriculum released by the
American Dental Association for preschool
through eighth-grade children. The
curriculum known as “Smile Smarts!” offers
modular lesson plans for four separate age
ranges and includes support materials,
hands-on classroom demonstrations, student
activity sheets, and suggestions for further
oral health activities. “Shining Smiles!”
for children ages 4-7 will help children
develop good oral health habits to build
into their life-long routine. “A Lifetime of
Healthy Smiles!” the module for 2nd and 3rd
grade students, expands into engaging
classroom lessons to encourage students to
think about and discuss the importance of
their teeth. “Teeth to Treasure!” for 4th
through 6th graders, helps to instill in
students a sense of competence and
responsibility for keeping their teeth clean
and health. And “Watch your Mouth!” the
classroom lesson for 7th and 8th grade
students, informs teens how to make smart
choices for protecting their teeth and
health.
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www.MouthPower.org
website for the Dr. Samuel Harris National
Museum of Dentistry, has materials for
teachers and activities for children to
educate about the importance of oral health
in a healthy life.
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www.deltadentalsd.com
to date the Care Mobile has provided $2
million in dental care to South Dakota’s
underserved children since the program’s
inception in September 2004. That goal was
reached after visiting 34 communities in
just 110 weeks of service statewide.
Additional information or their upcoming
schedules can be accessed at the website
above or via
connie.halverson@deltadentalsd.com.
The department exercises no control over the
content of these sites and provides the links
for informational purposes only. This
information is not a substitute for dental care.
Contact:
Julie
Ellingson
Oral Health Coordinator
South Dakota Department of Health
Julie.Ellingson@state.sd.us
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2006 School Health
Profiles |
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The School Health
Profiles is a biennial study conducted by the
South Dakota Department of Education to assess
the status of elementary and secondary school
health education curriculum and instruction as
well as school policies and practices related to
student health and wellness, physical education
, nutrition, tobacco prevention, and health
services within their schools. Data from the
Profiles can be very useful for improving a
school’s health program.
Questionnaires
were mailed to 1200 randomly selected elementary
and secondary public school principals and
teachers during the fall of 2005 with subsequent
follow-up mailings during the spring and summer
of 2006. Because the response rate for the
secondary principals and teachers were > 70%,
the results are weighted and are representative
of all regular public secondary schools in South
Dakota having at least one of grades 6 through
12.
To
review or request a copy of the Executive
Summary of the 2006 School Health Profiles go
to:
http://doe.sd.gov/oess/schoolhealth/resources.asp
Contact:
Karen Keyser
Karen.keyser@state.sd.us
605-773-6808
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Upcoming Events |
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Fruit and Veggies More Matters Classroom
Challenge
The Healthy South Dakota Program in the
Department of Health is offering an opportunity
for schools to participate in a fruit and
vegetable challenge. In collaboration with
Department of Education 's Team Nutrition
Program, all schools public, private and BIE can
sign up to receive an activity packet for their
classroom to use including a dry erase Fruit and
Veggie Challenge poster to track their progress.
Go to
www.healthysd.gov and request the
packet by clicking on contact us to request the
Fruit and Veggies More Matters materials and
provide us your mailing address and a packet
will be sent to you.
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Physical
Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (PECAT)
Workshop
The
Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (PECAT)
is designed to help school districts conduct a
clear, complete, and consistent analysis of
written physical education curricula, based upon
national physical education standards. The
results from the analysis can help school
districts enhance existing curricula, develop
their own curricula, or select a published
curriculum, for the delivery of quality physical
education in schools. Coordinated School Health
in partnership with SD Association of Health,
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (SDAHPERD)
will be holding a pre-conference workshop in
conjunction with the SDAHPERD convention on
October 31st, 1:00-5:00pm. It is limited to 40
participants.
For more information about the PECAT go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/PECAT/.
For
more information about the SDAHPERD convention
registration:
http://sdahperd.sdstate.org/voodoo/confer.htm
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Children with Chronic Health Needs
Do you have
children at your school with chronic health care
needs? Do their families need assistance with
coordinating care or finding resources in the
community? Children’s Special Health Services (CSHS)
is available to help connect the dots of
care...... The contact information for CSHS is
Barb Hemmelman at 773-3737 or 1-800-305-3064.
The website is
www.children.sd.gov.
View CSHS Poster
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Free, standardized health career lesson plans!
Teachers – are you looking for FREE,
standardized lesson plans, games and activities
for a variety of subject areas and for grade
levels kindergarten through 12th grade? Do you
want to ensure a rewarding and guaranteed career
for your students? South Dakota’s health care
industry is projected to need nearly 13,000 jobs
by 2014 – an increase of nearly 30% from 2004 to
2014. The South Dakota Departments of Education,
Health, Labor and the Board of Regents have been
working collaboratively to address the critical
need for healthcare workers in the state. Health
Occupations for Today and Tomorrow (HOTT) was
created to increase students’ awareness of the
wide variety of health careers available to
them. Visit
www.sdjobs.org/sdhott
for valuable information as well as a wide
variety of prepared, standardized lesson plans
and activities. For more information, contact
Halley Lee at 773-6320 or
halley.lee@state.sd.us.
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Funding
Opportunities |
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Positively
Negative HIV/AIDS Story Writing Contest
The Hear Me Project invites youth between
the ages of 14 and 22 to submit an original
fiction or non-fiction story about personal
vulnerability to HIV/AIDS for a chance to win
$2500. The contest begins on September 1,
2007. Entries must be submitted online at
www.hearmeproject.org or by mail. To be
eligible, entries must be postmarked by December
1, 2007.
For more information about how to enter,
official rules and regulations, and winning
stories from previous years, visit:
www.hearmeproject.org.
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Love Your Veggies Nationwide School Lunch
Campaign
This
initiative will award more than a half million
dollars to schools by providing $10,000 grants
to 51 elementary schools in the United States—or
one grant per state and one for Hidden Valley’s
hometown of Oakland, California. Each grant must
be used to support increased access to, and
consumption of, fresh vegetables—including using
creative and innovative ways to get kids excited
about eating healthfully. The grant also must
help fund equipment toward a vegetable station
as well as nutrition training for school faculty
and staff.
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Organization: Hidden Valley and the School
Nutrition Association
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Eligibility: Elementary schools
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Value: 51 awards of up to $10,000 each
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Deadline: November 30, 2007
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Contact:
http://www.loveyourveggiesgrants.com
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Grants Available to Promote Healthy Eating and
Physical Activity
Grants of $3,500.00-$5000.00 dollars each will
be awarded to K-12 school districts, community
organizations, out of school programs and /or
post secondary institutions. Monies are
available from the Maternal and Child Health
Block fund and a recent one-year grant from the
National Governors Association.
More
information will be posted soon on the following
websites:
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Professional
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For
a complete list of professional development
opportunities, visit
www.southdakotapd.com.
Health
Education Standards and Assessment Online
Training
Coordinated School Health will be offering an
on-line training of the South Dakota Health
Education Standards and Assessment. The training
will be held over a four week period beginning
November 1, 2007 and ending on November 30,
2007. For more information about the course
objectives and to register go to:
http://doe.sd.gov/oess/schoolhealth/training/index.asp
The South Dakota Health Education Standards and
Assessment Training is designed to provide
participants with information and skill-building
opportunities related to South Dakota’s health
education standards and assessment.
Participants will explore the health education
standards, including the core concepts and skill
categories. They will learn to align standards,
assessment and instructional activities, as well
as, obtain practice in scoring student’s work.
Participants will learn to differentiate between
assessment for the purpose of accountability and
assessment for the purpose of instructional
improvement.
This training is appropriate for elementary
teachers, curriculum directors, health education
teachers, administrators, school counselors,
school nurses, parents, and other interested
individuals.
Approval has been granted for one hour of
graduate or undergraduate credit or for one
Department of Education Certificate Renewal
Credit. The course may also be taken for no
credit.
Questions regarding the training design and
content can be directed to Karen Keyser,
Coordinated School Health Program, at (605)
773-6808 or
karen.keyser@state.sd.us.
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LifeSkills Training
Lifeskills Training is a proven, highly
effective, substance abuse prevention program.
The training is recommended for Teachers,
Counselors, Prevention Advocates, Safe & Drug
Free School Coordinators and School Nurses and
is designed to:
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provide students with the necessary skills
to resist social pressures to smoke, drink,
and use drugs;
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help students develop greater self-esteem,
self-mastery, and self-confidence;
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enable students to effectively cope with
social anxiety;
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increase students knowledge of the immediate
consequences of substance abuse.
Approval has been granted for one hour of
graduate or undergraduate credit or for one
Department of Education Certificate Renewal
Credit. The course may also be taken for no
credit.
Information regarding the training design and
content can be found at
http://doe.sd.gov/oess/schoolhealth/training/index.asp
or by contacting the Coordinated School Health
staff at (605) 773-3261.
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