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"These kids have no time for themselves,"
Abraham said. A growing number of the teenagers
she sees complain of similar symptoms:
exhaustion, headaches, stomach problems,
depression and irritability, a consequence of so
little free time. "Our teenagers are becoming
more over-scheduled and over-stressed."
Click here to
find out what you can do about it.
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Labor Day Message |
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The intent of this Impaired Driving Awareness
Planning Tool is to
provide materials, tools and ideas you can
distribute to fit your local needs and
objectives while at the same time partnering
with other prevention advocates, agencies and
organizations all across South Dakota.
Please select, tailor, and distribute this
planner in a way that best fits your local
situation.
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South Dakota Schools Walk |
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Coordinated School Health in the South Dakota
Departments of Education and Health promotes the
South Dakota Schools Walk program as a means of
fighting childhood obesity by motivating young
people to increase their level of physical
activity.
While South Dakota Schools Walk is designed for
students in grades K-6, this does not exclude
students of all ages and all programs from
participating. After School Programs and other
youth organizations are now being encouraged to
participate.
By taking part in the South Dakota Schools Walk
program, schools, along with others, will work
to create healthier and more physically active
communities. Besides promoting fitness, the
South Dakota Schools Walk program makes it
easy for teachers and program coordinators to
enhance learning readiness and self esteem - two
key elements in children's academic achievement
Teachers, After School Program Coordinators and
youth organization leaders can register for the
South Dakota Schools Walk program and the
accompanying “Mileage Club Incentive Packet”
by clicking on the following link:
http://doe.sd.gov/oess/schoolhealth/sdwalks/.
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School Height and Weight Data for 2008-2009
School Year |
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Letters will be sent at the end of August to
school nurses and physical education and health
education teachers regarding the instructions
for height and weight data collection 2008-2009
school year. If you don’t receive a letter,
please go to
http://doh.sd.gov/SchoolWeight/ for
more information and needed forms. A limited
number of scales and/or wall-mounted measuring
boards will be available to schools who wish to
participate. Equipment applications will be due
September 26, 2008. Height and weight data will
be due to the Department of Health by June 15,
2009.
Why participate in the school height and
weight data collection?
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Schools will receive local data which can be
used to determine need and secure grant
funding
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Schools can use local data to evaluate
improvements due to policy and to activities
that have been implemented.
This school year marks the 11th year for
collecting height and weight of children 5-18
years of age. The voluntary program has been
underway since 1998 as an effort to track
childhood obesity in South Dakota. It serves as
a basis to develop state and local strategies
and is a way for participating schools to
quantify the problem of childhood obesity.
Heights and weights can be entered on the
Infinite Campus system. This convenient method
saves both school and state agency staff time.
If you do not have access to this data
collection system, please contact your
Infinite Campus administrator or principal to
receive permissions to enter data and extract
reports. Easy to follow instructions for
using the Infinite Campus system can be found
at:
http://doh.sd.gov/SchoolWeight/. This web
site also has instructions for taking accurate
measurements and for maintaining confidentiality
as well as a list of considerations for schools
that choose to send data to parents.
If your school does not use Infinite Campus for
other school records, please submit the height
and weight data in an Excel spreadsheet
following the instructions on the web site
listed above. The above website also has a Word
file if other options do not work. |
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