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5 Simple Ways Principals Can Prioritize Health and Wellness This School Year

SHAPE America

As a principal, I certainly do as well. And, despite clear research demonstrating the positive impacts of health and wellness on academic achievement , schools may be tempted to put critically important physical activity programs on the back burner. Wellness Walk — Teachers lead their classes through a route along our school perimeter.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Courageous Well-Being for Nurses – Strategies for Renewal

Relentless School Nurse

This book, Courageous Well-Being for Nurses , sits on my bedside table and came just in time for the start of the new school year! I am enjoying reading the many stories shared by nurses who generously reveal their challenges and triumphs to reclaim their emotional well-being.

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The Relentless School Nurse: 5 Steps to Claim the Title of Chief Wellness Officer (CWO) in Your Schools

Relentless School Nurse

What I have not seen is Chief Wellness Officer (CWO). With COVID as a catalyst, our contributions to school health and wellness have been on overdrive. Try on the title of Chief Wellness Officer and notice how that feels. This is a mindset, one that will serve you and your school community well.

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The Relentless School Nurse: “Taking Action: 10 Top Priorities to Promote Health Equity and Well-Being in Nursing”

Relentless School Nurse

Contributing to the newly released book, Taking Action: 10 Top Priorities to Promote Health Equity and Well-Being in Nursing, has been an honor and professional highlight for me. My deepest appreciation goes to Dr. Susan Hassmiller for being a champion of school nursing and extending her generous hand to me in so many ways.

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Get Your Child Ready for School With a Yearly Well Visit

Stanford Childrens

As you gear up for another school year, scheduling a back-to-school well visit with your family pediatrician should be on your to-do list. Well visits are a proactive way to catch any potential health issues before they become actual problems. Another benefit of yearly wellness visits is that they cover potential gaps in care.

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[On-Demand Webinar] Wellness in Our School Community

Magnus Health

Watch this on-demand webinar to learn how social media is impacting students' wellness at school and at home.

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The Relentless School Nurse: A Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being from the U.S. Surgeon General

Relentless School Nurse

Murthy, The Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being. You can listen to Dr. Murthy introduce this important framework in the video below: I plan on sharing this important publication with my school district and I hope you do as well. Let’s keep the conversation moving forward.

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