SCS-SHAC News

An advisory group composed of primarily school and community representatives who act collectively in advising the school district on a coordinated school health program.

This is our first SHAC Newsletter. We want to keep you updated on our latest news, provide you with vital wellness tips and health resources. Our goal is to send the newsletter out on a quarterly basis. The purpose of this quarterly news is to provide you the most current health and wellness information to students, parents, staff, and members of our community.

Our hope is to keep our community strong by bringing helpful information, ideas, and updates. Throughout the year we will send you information from our staff, community, and resource partners.

Do you have an idea or success story to share? Maybe you've heard of upcoming events that we should all support. Send us your ideas so we can support each other and grow together. The SHAC Team is here to support you, so stay tuned in (and logged on). We are strengthening our community and working for you.

If you are interested in attending a SHAC meeting please contact your school nurse.

November:

• Get your Flu Vaccine- Flu season runs from October until May with the Peak in February. Handwashing is the most effective way to prevent the spread of germs!!!!

December:

• Winterize your home and make sure smoke detectors are are working. Most home fires occur during the winter months. A good way to remember to change your smoke detector battery is when Daylight Savings Time Ends.

• National Hand washing month. www.henrythehand.com

January:

• Winter weather and asthma: How to know if your asthma is under control. For more info follow this link https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/childhood-asthma/index.html.

• Be Active in the Winter months. Limit use of electronic devices. For more info follow this link https://blog.cincinnatichildrens.org/healthy-living/fitness-and-nutrition/winter-exercise-ideas

Schools, health agencies, parents, and communities share a common goal of supporting the health and academic achievement of adolescents. Research shows that the health of students is linked to their academic achievement. By working together, the various sectors can ensure that every young person in every school in every community is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

• The child in the center is at the focal point of the model; the child is encircled by the “whole child” tenets in green: being “healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.”

• The white band emphasizes the alignment, integration, and collaboration needed among the school, health, and community sectors to improve each child’s learning and health.

• Represented in the blue, the multiple school components surround the child, acting as the hub that provides the full range of learning and health support systems to each child, in each school, in each community.

• The community, represented in yellow, demonstrates that while the school may be a hub, it remains a focal reflection of its community and requires community input, resources, and collaboration in order to support its students.

Reference: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/wscc/pdf/wscc_fact_sheet_508c.pdf

01/28/2020: Next Scotland County Schools SHAC Meeting

03/25/2020: Employee Health Fair

06/06/2020: Scotland County Schools Sports Physicals

Darlene MacDonald: Lead School Nurse (Shaw/SEARCH)

dmacdonald@scotland.k12.nc.us

910-276-1138 ext. 384

Debbie Mears: School Nurse (Spring Hill Middle)

dmears@scotland.k12.nc.us

910-369-0590

Nicole Monroe: School Nurse (Scotland High School)

nmonroe@scotland.k12.nc.us

910-276-7370