Health and Wellness
May - Baldwin-Kekaulike-Maui Complex News letter
Aloha Students and Family
Welcome to our Complex health room newsletter! We are so excited to be slowly welcoming students back to campus! Be sure to scroll through the entire newsletter for some of the latest information, including videos and instructions for receiving the Covid-19 vaccination!
We want to make sure you know that we are doing all that we can to ensure the health and safety of everyone in our Complex. We are here to support you and your family as we navigate through the school year, so please reach out to us if needed. Our contact information is below, and we are available through phone, text, and email.
We are hoping this newsletter will be a good tool for you, with some valuable information and resources.
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.
Here are some Way to get your body moving
Here are some ways to get your body moving:
Be a Sport
Join a community sports league—softball, soccer, basketball, flag football or even Ultimate Frisbee. You will have a blast and get your exercise in at the same time.
Join a Group
Working out with others keeps you on target. Your classmates will hold you accountable for attending each day and you'll enjoy working up a sweat together.
Exercise with Mom
For Mother's Day, take some time to help Mom feel great. Depending upon her fitness level, take her for a scenic drive followed by a healthy lunch and brief stroll, or if she's able, show her some gentle yoga stretches or tai chi motions. If mom is really fit, she might take you for a walk.
Have a Ball with Your Children
Engage your kids in fitness and fun. Toss a football across the yard, kick a soccer ball through a park, or take turns swatting a baseball with a bat and running to get the ball. Return home for a healthy snack accompanied by water or unsweetened juice.
Hip Hoopla
Remember Hula Hoops? Swirling a hoop around your swiveling hips is fabulous exercise for your abdominal muscles and your entire torso from the action and from all the laughing you'll do.
Jack of All Trades
Jumping jacks can be done anywhere. All you need is your body and the desire to feel vital. Try variations such as half-jacks (raise your arms to shoulder height only), power jacks (finish each one with a squat) or scissors jacks (scissors your legs on each jump).
Whatever your fitness level, get moving in May and beyond. Your body will thank you.
When to keep your Child home from school
Parents, please help to keep our school and community safe from the spread of COVID19. We ask for your kokua in screening your child(ren) every morning before school.
If your child has any of the following symptoms or displays ANY type of illness, please keep them home.
IF your child presents with symptoms of illness in school, you will be contacted and arrangements must be made for your child to be picked up within ONE HOUR.
**Be sure the school has updated contact information (current and working telephone numbers) and have multiple emergency contacts on file in the health room to help facilitate release from campus**
Mahalo for partnering with us
Return to Campus safe after Covid like symptoms
Did your child get sent home from school for Covid-like symptoms? Are you a teacher or staff who left work for Covid-like symptoms? View the video below to see the steps you need to take to be able to return to campus safely.
Hawaii Keiki Advance Nurse Practitioners like myself work in the health room with the School Health Assistant (SHA) in supporting your child's health and education. When your child is sick at school I can treat your child and decide if your child needs to go home or can stay at school. I can: care for your child's allergies, asthma, and other medical conditions, give your child medication when needed, and offer advice about health topics.
The care your child receives doesn't replace the care your child gets from the doctor or clinic. Also, even though you've signed the consent form, we won't treat or give medications to your child without talking to a parent or guardian first.
There is no cost to you, and before a Hawaii Keiki RN can care for your child, we need your permission. You may review the consent form through the link below, fill it out and return it to your child's school.
Emergency Action Plan (EAP): If your child needs and EAP, or you would like to renew your current plan for the 21-22 SY, Please contact me. Or if you would like to find out more about EAPs or if you have any question.
Friendly reminder to have all Emergency cards updated as well as immunization and Physicals on file for this next school year.
Maui Community Clinics
∙ Hana Health, (808) 248-7515, 4590 Hana Hwy, Hana, HI 96713
∙ Malama I Ke Ola Health Center, (808) 872-4007
- Lahaina Clinic, 15 Ipu Aumakua Lane, Lahaina, HI 96761
- Wailuku Clinic, 1881 Nani Street, Wailuku, HI 96793
HIDOE and Hawaii Keiki’s Health Hotline and Telehealth Services:
No-cost services for HIDOE parents/guardians, students, teachers/staff. Available Monday - Friday from 8 am to 3 pm, excluding holidays and breaks.
Food and Meal Assistance
- HIDOE’s Free and Reduced Lunch Program: Apply at EZMealApp.com
- Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program (SNAP): Apply at https://pais- benefits.dhs.hawaii.gov/
- Maui Food Bank Distribution Site Locator: https://mauifoodbank.org/food-distribution-sites/
Mental Health Support
If your child needs mental health support, please reach out to your child’s primary doctor. If your child is in need of immediate help, call 9-1-1. Or contact one of the following.
∙ Hawaii Cares phone line: 1-800-753-6879
∙ Hawaii Cares Text Line: Text ALOHA to 741-741
∙ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273- 8255
Contact
Please if you have questoins contact
Janel Branson BS, RN, MSN, APRN-Rx, FNP-C
APRN Nurse Lead
Adjunct Clinical Faculty - UH Manoa School of Nursing
Hawai'i Keiki: Healthy & Ready to Learn
Baldwin-Kekaulike-Maui Complex Area APRN
Email: jbranson@ucera.org
Location: 120 Makani Rd, Makawao, HI 96768, USA
Phone: 808-282-2097