Nursing News

• Mental health awareness month
• National allergy & asthma awareness month
• National high blood pressure awareness month
• Skin cancer prevention & awareness month
• National celiac disease awareness month
• Food allergy awareness week: 5/14-5/20
• Air quality awareness week: 5/1-5/6
• Children's mental health awareness week: 5/7-5/13
• National physical Ed. & sport week: 5/1-5/7

Now that the warmer weather is approaching & our days are longer, seasonal depression is letting up. If you feel that you are still stuck in a rut, use these simple steps to boost your mood.

• get outside and enjoy the fresh air
• move your body (preferably outside)
• make small daily goals for yourself (ex: read a chapter, go for a walk, etc.)
• open curtains or blinds to let the sun in
• if you are a MESSA member, please take advantage of what they have to offer

· It does not have to be a hot day or sunny to get burned. You can burn on a cool or cloudy day.

· Each year in the U.S., there are more new cases of skin cancer than new cases of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer COMBINED.

· Melanoma is the second most common form of cancer for young adults ages 15 – 29.

· Melanoma is the most common form of cancer for young adults ages 25 – 29.

· Whether from the sun or an artificial source, ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a proven human carcinogen.

· Up to 90 percent of visible changes to the skin commonly thought to be caused by aging are actually caused by UV exposure.

· Skin cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer.

Your skin is your body’s largest organ, Protect it

Just a friendly reminder that if a parent/guardian contacts you in regard to a student with a medical condition please direct them to me. This way we are working as a whole to care properly for the student. Thank you all!

As always, feel free to contact me any time you have questions or concerns. Let me know if there is something you would like to see more or less of. As a reminder, my schedule is below:

M,W,F @ Torrey Hill

T,TH @ West Shore

Jordan VanRiper, RN BSN

District Nurse

Lake Fenton Community Schools

810-591-3692/810-591-6308

jvanriper@lakefentonschools.org