With around 50 % of mental
health difficulties occurring before the age of 14, North Woodvale realised that we have the opportunity to make a difference by building positive mental health at a primary school level.
In the
health domain, for students in all year levels
difficulty sleeping was the most frequent
health complaint - reported as
occurring «every day» or «almost every day» by 16 per cent of participants in Year 4, 14 per cent of participants in Year 6 and 12 per cent of participants in Year 8.
Some of the common
health concerns that
occur in these dogs include hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, epilepsy, corneal inflammation, digestive
difficulty, blood disorders, bloating, eczema, flea allergies, dwarfism, endocrine pancreatic insufficiency, degenerative myelitis, Von Willebrand's disease and perianal fistulas.