Category Archives: Health

Institute offers ‘kaleidoscope’ into school nurse practice

Posted on May 16, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Maine’s school nurses are invited to a three-day summer institute in July that will offer them training to help them address topics from concussions to healthy relationships to celiac disease.

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Posted in Androscoggin County, Conferences, Featured, Health

160 attend sexuality education conference

Posted on April 11, 2012 by | Leave a comment

The seventh annual Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference on April 5 attracted more than 160 participants from across Maine.

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Posted in Conferences, Dispatches, Health, Kennebec County

Conference focuses on bullying prevention plans

Posted on April 4, 2012 by | Leave a comment

A May conference in Bangor will bring together middle-school students, their teachers and administrators to plan how they can prevent bullying against students with disabilities in their schools.

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Posted in Administrators, Conferences, Featured, Health, Middle School, Penobscot County, Teachers

Sexuality education conference takes place April 5

Posted on March 14, 2012 by | Leave a comment

The lead health education specialist from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will speak in Augusta on April 5 at the seventh annual Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference.

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Posted in Administrators, Conferences, Dispatches, Families, Health, Health & Physical Ed, Kennebec County, Teachers

Wellness conference fosters healthy schools

Posted on March 14, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Note, added April 12, 2012: The application due date has been extended to Friday, May 4, 2012. The late registration fee has been reduced to $205 per participant.

The 27th annual Maine Schoolsite Health Promotion Program “Wellness” Conference will take place Monday, June 25 through Wednesday, June 27 at Sugarloaf USA.

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Posted in Academics, Administrators, Conferences, Continuous Learning, Featured, Franklin County, Health, Health & Physical Ed, Teachers

Youth Health Survey data now available

Posted on February 29, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Data from the 2011 Local Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey are now available upon request.

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Posted in Administrators, Dispatches, Health

School breakfast week challenges students to ‘go for gold’

Posted on February 29, 2012 by | Leave a comment

School cafeterias across the country next week (March 5-9) will celebrate National School Breakfast Week by hosting “School Breakfast – Go for Gold,” a fun campaign designed to highlight how eating a balanced breakfast at school helps students shine.

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Posted in Featured, Health, Nutrition, Students

DOE, CDC request participation in school health profile survey

Posted on December 21, 2011 by | Leave a comment

The Maine Department of Education, in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, conducts the School Health Profile Survey for principals and lead health education teachers every two years.

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Preparing for Alcohol Awareness Day

Posted on November 2, 2011 by | Leave a comment

ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 67
POLICY CODE:  IHAMA

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Posted in Administrative Letters, Events, Health, Health & Physical Ed

Concussion initiative to expand to more schools

Posted on October 26, 2011 by | Leave a comment

The Maine Concussion Management Initiative based at Colby College is expanding to serve the student-athletes at 20 more Maine high schools with the help of a $20,000 gift.

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Posted in Featured, Health, High School, Kennebec County