Coordinated School Health
Family Newsletter - January 2021
In This Edition:
January 25-29 - Great Kindness Challenge Family Checklist
PBS News Segment on Covid -19 and Childhood Trauma
Covid-19 Vaccine Questions & Answers
V-safe After Vaccination Health Checker
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Awareness Month
Lock Your Meds
Empathy and Critical Thinking - Lessons and Activities at Home
4 B's for Energized Eating
Kid Fit Go! (8-Minute Workout)
Covid-19 Vaccine Questions & Answers
COVID-19 Vaccine Link to CDC HERE
Get a COVID-19 vaccine, wear a mask, stay at least 6 feet apart, avoid crowds, and wash your hands to protect against COVID-19.
V-safe After Vaccination Health Checker
Get vaccinated.
Get your smartphone.
Get started with v-safe.
Use your smartphone to tell CDC about any side effects after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. You’ll also get reminders if you need a second vaccine dose.
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Awareness
THE PROBLEM IS REAL.
The problem is:
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, also known as Child Sex Trafficking, is the commercial sexual exploitation of children in the United States through prostitution, pornography, or sexual performance in exchange for something of value, like money, food, shelter, or drugs.
How does trafficking happen?
Vulnerable youth are targeted by traffickers and then exploited (sold for sex). Instability creates opportunities for traffickers and predators to reach out and bond with vulnerable children. These predators could be strangers, friends, teachers, or even family members who lure children with false promises of protection, adventure, love, a home, opportunity, gifts, etc. They offer to provide whatever is missing in a child’s life, build trust and false love, then exploit them using force, fraud, or coercion.
Why don't they leave?
Victims often are or have become dependent on the trafficker to physically, financially, or even emotionally provide for them. Traffickers methodically strip away a victim’s self-esteem and assert total control – dictating how they walk and talk when they sleep and eat, what they wear – and instill fear, shame, and self-blame keep them from leaving. Ultimately, victims are left feeling hopeless, without worth or value.
Let's End It Together.
HOW CAN WE STOP IT? We fight to prevent exploitation and trafficking from ever happening.
For more information and the source of this segment, visit StreetHopeTN.org
HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINES
National Hotline
1.888.373.7888
Tennessee Hotline
1.855.558.6484
BeFree Textline
Text HELP to BEFREE (233733)
Lock Your Meds
The Lock Your Meds® campaign, created by the National Family Partnership, is a universal prevention campaign intended to save lives by preventing prescription drug misuse, which is the fastest-growing substance misuse problem in America. Did you know that 53% of misused medications come from family and friends, not a stranger/drug dealer or the internet? Lock Your Meds® encourages people to secure and take regular inventory of their medication, so it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. Many adults may be unintentional suppliers, and awareness is the key to ending this preventable epidemic.
Empathy and Critical Thinking -Lessons and Activities at Home
Module: Teaching Students Empathy by Sanford Harmony
Lessons and Activities at Home Empathy and Critical Thinking
4 B's for Energized Eating
BREAKFAST Eat within 1-2 hours of walking to jump-start your metabolism and restore blood sugar to levels needed for optimal brain function. • If you’re not hungry – did you eat too much last night? • If you don’t have time – prep breakfast the night before • You don’t have to eat “breakfast” food – any foods work as long as you follow the “balance your macros” rule
BREAK every 3 to 5 Aim to eat a meal/snack every 3-5 hours from breakfast through your waking hours to keep your blood sugar steady and your body fueled. If you’re hungry before or not hungry after that amount of time, look at the meal you had prior and make adjustments.
BEVERAGES matter Hydrate, don’t over-caffeinate. Mild dehydration can affect energy, concentration, memory, and mood. Large amounts of caffeine can cause anxiety, irritability, headaches and affect your ability to get quality sleep. Sugary drinks can spike blood sugar and add extra calories. Try plain or flavored but unsweetened water, sparkling water, and tea.
Source: NutritionFromTheHart.com
Lenoir City Schools Coordinated School Health
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Website: www.lenoircityschools.com
Location: 203 Kelly Lane, Lenoir City, TN, USA
Phone: (865)988-7257
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