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Employee Health and Wellness

SPS District AED Plan

Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan

Bloodborne Pathogens Addendum - 2014

PPE Letter

Field Trip Medication and Health Concerns

Epinephrine Auto-injector Safety

We are seeing an increase in generic epinephrine auto-injectors prescribed for our students. Most of the generic auto-injectors do NOT have the safety feature of a built-in needle protection device (Such as the orange needle cover in an EpiPen®. This device automatically extends when the dose is administered and the EpiPen® Auto-Injector is removed from the injection site).

Be careful not to prick yourself after administration of a generic epinephrine auto-injector since the needle will be protruding from the end of the injector. Discuss with your School Nurse the exact type of epinephrine auto-injector that your student has and the safe disposal measures needed if used.

EpiPen Training Video

Impax epinephrine auto-injector instructions

 

Auvi-Q Training Video

American Heart Association

"Learn and Live"®

Go Red for Women

Go Red For Women is a national movement founded by the American Heart Association to help women to fight back against the No. 1 killer of American women, heart disease. Go Red For Women celebrates the energy, passion and power women have to band together to wipe out heart disease and stroke. http://www.goredforwomen.org/index.aspx

Visit our Interactive Cardiovascular Library for animations that help explain high blood pressure and many other cardiovascular diseases.

American Heart Association Healthy Lifestyles (Healthy Lifestyle Habits and links to health tools)

FARE - Food Allergy Research and Education

"The job of the body’s immune system is to identify and destroy germs (such as bacteria or viruses) that make you sick. A food allergy results when the immune system mistakenly targets a harmless food protein – an allergen – as a threat and attacks it. Studies indicate that 16-18% of school-age children who have food allergies have had a reaction in school. In addition, in approximately 25% of the reactions that occur at school, the student had not yet been diagnosed with food allergy" FARE

September - Head Lice Prevention Month

The CDC has an interactive website filled with information, tips and interactive tools about head lice at https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/head/

High Blood Pressure Awareness

AHA Recommendation

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is defined in an adult as a systolic pressure of 140 mm Hg or higher and/or a diastolic pressure of 90 mm Hg or higher. Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg).

Blood pressure
(mm Hg)

Normal

Prehypertension

Hypertension

Systolic (top number)

less than 120

120–139

140 or higher

Diastolic (bottom number)

less than 80

80–89

90 or higher

mm Hg = millimeters of mercury

More Matters®

  • Healthy Meal Planning
  • Meal Planning and Shopping
  • Shopping for Fruits and Vegetables
  • Grow Your Own: A Vegetable Garden How-To Guide
  • What Fruits and Vegetables are in Season?
  • Insider's Viewpoint:Expert Supermarket Advice
  • Fruits and Vegetables on a Budget
  • Top 10 Meal Planning and Shopping Tips
  • Quick Guide to Getting More Fruits & Vegetables and more...

Southington Health Department

Look to this site for links to interesting Public Health information and reports regarding the town and residents of Southington. The telephone number for the Southington Health Department is 860-276-6275.

Connecticut Department of Public Health

To protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by:

  • Assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy;
  • Promoting physical and mental health, and
  • Preventing disease, injury, and disability.

http://www.ct.gov/dph/site/default.asp

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

"Protecting and Promoting Your Health"

The Food and Drug Administration is the government agency responsible for regulating food, dietary supplements, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, biologics and blood products in the United States.

To go to the FDA Home Page FDA Homepage.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

"Your online source for credible health information."

One of the goals of the CDC is to help all people achieve their optimal lifespan with the best possible quality of health in every stage of life.

The CDC Healthy Living site provides information on a wide variety of health topics. 

American Lung Association®

"Improving Life, One Breath at a Time"

The ALA 's mission is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. This site includes information on asthma, allergies, smoking cessation and air quality.

American Cancer Society®

The ACS is a national organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer and saving lives.

https://www.cancer.org

Any information found here is not meant to take the place of your doctor’s recommendations and treatments. If you have any concerns about your health, please contact your physician immediately for further advice.

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