Sentences with phrase «visit the school nurse»

After two years on medication, however, Phelps said he felt stigmatized (each day at lunchtime he had to visit the school nurse to get his medicine) and asked to be taken off the drug.

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President Donald Trump visited Friday night doctors and nurses who treated victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

Eating breakfast at school results in fewer visits to the school nurse, improves children's diets, and helps build healthy habits.

When students eat school breakfast it can help decrease visits to the school nurse, tardiness, and absences, while improving behavior, attendance, concentration, standardized test scores and more.

It was my five - year - old's final visit; they will soon transfer his file to the elementary school and he will get any further immunizations and checkups there (at least I hope so — the budget for school nurses was recently cut drastically).

You also want to make time to visit your child's school to talk to the principal, nurse and his teachers because many of your child's classmates will be bringing food allergens to school.

About nine years ago, the school nurse suggested the change, and the school conducted a pilot study, tracking food waste and visits to the nurse along with anecdotal reports on student behavior.

Alex Ashbrook, director of D.C. Hunger Solutions, called in - classroom breakfast a possible «magic bullet of school reform» because some studies link a good breakfast to increased test scores and fewer visits to the school nurse.

It was my five - year - old's final visit; they will soon transfer his file to the elementary school and he will get any further immunizations and checkups there (at least I hope so — the budget for school nurses... [Read more...]

This is the 4th year that Visiting Nurses has done an employee school supply drive.

Moreover, hunger has been implicated in impaired cognitive function and lower test scores, student absenteeism, tardiness, visits to the school nurse and discipline problems.

Last year, school nurse Sarah Smith noticed an increase in the number of students visiting her clinic complaining of hunger; Smith brought the issue to her administrators, and grab - n - go breakfast was proposed as a solution.

Additional participants in the Jamaica Now Planning Initiative include: 165th Street Business Improvement District, 180th Street Business Improvement District, Jamaica Center Business Improvement District and Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, A Better Jamaica, A Better Way Family & Community Center, Addisleigh Park Civic Association, Alliance of South Asian American Laborers, America Works, Antioch Baptist Church, Brinkerhoff Action Associates, Inc., Center for Integration & Advancement for New Americans, Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Chhaya Community Development Corporation, Citizens Housing & Planning Council, Community Healthcare Network of New York City, Cultural Collaborative Jamaica, Damian Family Care Center, Edge School of the Art, Exploring the Metropolis, Farmers Boulevard Community Development Corporation, First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Fortune Society, Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & New Northern New Jersey, Greater Allen Development Corporation, Greater Triangular Civic Association, Indo Caribbean Alliance, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Jamaica Hospital, Jamaica Muslim Center; Jamaica Performing Arts Center, Jamaica YMCA, King Manor, LaGuardia Community College Adult & Continuing Education, Mutual Housing Association of New York, Neighborhood Housing Services Jamaica, New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare, Queens College, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Economic Development Corporation, Queens Hospital, Queens Legal Services, Queens Library; Queens Workforce1 Center, SelfHelp, Sikh Cultural Society, Sunnyside Community Services, Inc., The Jamaica Young Professionals, The Jamaica Youth Leaders, The Tate Group, Upwardly Global, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and Y - Roads.

Legislator Dixon visited Mercy Nursing Facility to meet with intern Donovan Wallace, a Lackawanna resident and student at Global Concepts Charter School, to learn more about how the Youth CAN program has helped him in his pursuit to becoming a physical therapist.

The NPP flagbearer made this known when he visited the Pantang Nursing Training School, on Tuesday, as part of his tour of the Madina constituency, on day - 1 of his 4 - day tour of the Greater Accra Region.

For schools that issue BMI report cards to parents, the researchers recommend providing parents with opportunities to visit with healthcare professionals, such as school nurses or physical educators, at various times throughout the school year.

Medicare supports home health services including visiting nurses and therapy, but according to Steven Landers, MD, MPH, clinical associate professor at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the current policy should be strengthened to limit fraud, provide consistent services nationally to reduce health disparities and allow for better care coordination.

In 2005, Browns Mill School became the first sugar - free school in the country, and the results speak for themselves with a 30 percent decrease in nurse visits, a 28 percent drop in teacher referrals for bad behavior, and improved test scores.20 Dr. Sanders - Butler continues to see the difference in the children's health through weight loss and fewer absences, as well as more frequent everyday positive interactions with happier chiSchool became the first sugar - free school in the country, and the results speak for themselves with a 30 percent decrease in nurse visits, a 28 percent drop in teacher referrals for bad behavior, and improved test scores.20 Dr. Sanders - Butler continues to see the difference in the children's health through weight loss and fewer absences, as well as more frequent everyday positive interactions with happier chischool in the country, and the results speak for themselves with a 30 percent decrease in nurse visits, a 28 percent drop in teacher referrals for bad behavior, and improved test scores.20 Dr. Sanders - Butler continues to see the difference in the children's health through weight loss and fewer absences, as well as more frequent everyday positive interactions with happier children.

Working as a veterinary nurse, she steals away with the titular doggie and, after a chance encounter with old school adversary Brandon (the punky brat in Welcome to the Dollhouse who threatens to rape her, now played by a witheringly deadpan Kieran Culkin) embarks on a road trip through middle America, visiting Brandon's Down's Syndrome - affected brother and his wife along the way.

«Like handling things on the fly, discipline problems (on the day Kramer visited, two students were caught stealing), teacher conflicts, listening to maintenance people, observing student teachers, working with the school nurse, budgets, and administration.

Before each school year begins, classroom teachers and the school nurse from McIlvaine Early Childhood Center visit the homes of incoming students to identify potential health risks to students and talk with parents about how they can help their children be successful in their new classes.

One 18 - year - old student she visited, who has taken several college courses in nursing through a dual enrollment program at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), said that in high school «I'm only learning in a few of my classes.»

Examples of promising strategies include making home visits to families of chronically absent students, providing nurse home visits to children with asthma, and providing school buses to transport young students to school.

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Third, because families are the primary source of support for children's learning and development, community schools prioritize reaching out to parents and other family members to see what resources they need — from books to visiting nurse programs to mobile libraries and workforce development opportunities — and encourage them to be involved in the life of the school.

Nurses at green schools have reported fewer clinic visits, fewer complaints of eye - nose - throat irritation, and fewer asthma - related incidents, all of which contribute to improved student health and decreased absenteeism.

Presenters: Alicia Lara, United Way Worldwide; Lysette Lemay, Parent Teacher Home Visits; Donna Mazyck, National Association of School Nurses; Terri Helm - Remund, Seattle Public Schools; Linda Amica - Roberts, Miami - Dade County Public Schools; Hedy Chang and Cecelia Leong, Attendance Works.

When students eat school breakfast it can help decrease visits to the school nurse, tardiness, and absences, while improving behavior, attendance, concentration, standardized test scores and more.

In these schools, 80 % + of children eat breakfast, morning nurse visits go down, and teachers report that learning improves.

Due to school policy the school nurse couldn't administer one of the most widely used, over-the-counter drugs in the world, meaning I needed to table my work and visit the school to help give my daughter a tablespoon of basic medicine.

Social workers and teachers make frequent visits to students» homes, local nurses visit the schools, and the district placed washers and dryers in schools to reduce chronic absenteeism.

Teachers in the CPC program have at least a bachelor's degree along with a certification in early childhood education.18 Staff compensation is relatively high compared to most preschool staff, mirroring the salary schedule of the Chicago Public School system, which reduces teacher turnover.19 In addition to teachers and classroom aides, students also are monitored by parent volunteers, home visit representatives, clerks, nurses, speech therapists, and other administrative staff who are associated with the public school prSchool system, which reduces teacher turnover.19 In addition to teachers and classroom aides, students also are monitored by parent volunteers, home visit representatives, clerks, nurses, speech therapists, and other administrative staff who are associated with the public school prschool program.

Because 13 to 20 % of students suffer from bullying, anxiety, stress, depression, and similar concerns, school nurses are on the front line of addressing mental health problems, too (Bohnenkemp, Stephan, & Bobo, 2015; Perou et al., 2013)-- roughly a third of all visits to school nurses have to do with mental health issues (and related psychosomatic symptoms, such as headaches and stomachaches).

Some therapy pet activities include visiting schools, hospitals, nursing homes, libraries and any facilities where interaction with dogs would benefit people.

An animal undergoing training or an animal that is used for or by a therapy organization or government entity to visit nursing homes, hospitals, schools and other facilities does not meet the definition of a service animal.

Under the Air Carrier Access Act, an animal undergoing training or an animal that is used for or by a therapy organization or government entity to service as a therapy animal, visit nursing homes, hospitals, schools and other facilities do not meet the definition of a service animal.

Animal - handler teams go visiting in schools, hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, libraries, and other public places.

Visits are made to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, special needs schools, hospitals and other similar venues.

These dogs have participated in a special therapy dog training program to assess their disposition, test their ability to respond to a variety of commands, and otherwise prepare them for visiting nursing homes, hospitals, schools, and other public places.

We are a non-profit 501 (c)(3), all - volunteer organization that serves the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex by visiting hospitals, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and schools.

If your therapy animal is registered with National Service Animal Registry, even though you and your therapy animal may have approval to visit schools, hospitals, and nursing homes, an official NSAR Therapy Animal Vest will pave the way for you and your therapy team member.

He can visit people in nursing homes or children in schools to help them read / learn.

Pete and Megan enjoy visiting local nursing homes, schools, and attending community outreach events with their fellow Pit Crew members — changing minds and spreading the love that pit bull type dogs have to give!

We're working on manners with other dogs with the goal of being a therapy dog, he's so great with kids and I think visiting schools or nursing homes and hospitals would be right up his alley.

Therapy animals are volunteers that visit in the community at a variety of venues such as hospitals, nursing homes, libraries, and schools.

Then, the two of you can visit nursing homes, hospitals and schools to encourage and lift the spirits of others.

TDI is an organization that regulates, tests and registers therapy dogs and their volunteer owners for the purpose of visiting nursing homes, hospitals, schools and wherever therapy dogs are needed.

The Human Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI) Foundation today announced it has awarded a $ 6,000 grant to The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Nursing for a pilot research study, Biobehavioral Effects of Therapy Dog Visitation in Elderly Intensive Care Unit Patients, to investigate how brief visits from therapy dogs can reduce stress in older intensive care unit (ICU) patients.

Therapy animals, which are pets that have been trained and registered by a therapy organization in order to visit nursing homes, hospitals, schools and other facilities, are not considered to be service animals.