school health environments

By the Healthy Learning Environments Guide Team The Question Behind This Guide A student has been diagnosed with a chronic health condition — asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, a severe allergy, or …

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By the Healthy Learning Environments Guide Team A Familiar Back-to-School Scramble It's the night before school starts, and a parent is digging through a drawer for last year's allergy action plan. …

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By the Healthy Learning Environments Guide Team Quick Answer Preparing for a field trip when a child has a health need comes down to three things: sharing the right information with the school ahead …

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By the Healthy Learning Environments Guide Team The short answer A useful family-to-school note does three things in the first few lines: names the health concern, says exactly what the school needs …

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By the Healthy Learning Environments Guide Team Picture an example: on a hot afternoon, a ninth grader at soccer practice sits down, dizzy and sweaty, with a headache. She rests, feels better, and the …

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By the Healthy Learning Environments Guide Team There is no single national rule for who sets or reviews a student's recess limits after an injury. The CDC describes the school, the family, and the …

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