Nurse Notes

Nurse Stillwater

Backpacks

Welcome back to school! Learn to carry your backpacks safely. Wear both backstraps to avoid pain. For more tips visit:

http://http//kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/school/backpack.html


National Obesity Awareness Month

Earlier this year Congress passed a bill proclaiming September, 2010 as National Obesity Awareness Month. To learn more about it, and how you can get involved, visit:

http://www.healthierkidsbrighterfutures.org/


Breakfast

Experts (and your fellow human beings) have found that eating a healthy breakfast kick starts your metabolism, decreases binge eating later, and helps you get better grades. Include whole grain carbohydrates and protein in your breakfast for maximum energy throughout the day.

For more breakfast ideas go to:

http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/dieting/breakfast_sheet.html?tracking=T_RelatedArticle

Then test your nutrition knowledge and perhaps win a prize by going to:

http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/kids_game.html

Play the MyPyramid Blast Off game and print out your Junior Astronaut Certificate of Commendation. The first five MS students to bring this to me will get a prize and bragging rights at morning meeting when your name is read off as a winner.

US students can do the Blast Off game or they can take the portion distortion quiz (called slides on the site) and print out the "thank you for taking the quiz" page at:

http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/index.htm

The first five US students to bring me either page will also win bragging rights and a prize.


Have a healthy new school year!