Health Annotations by sophia talone

sophiatalone44 — 2024-04-23 20:35:07 UTC

This article talks about how we may be eating foods with too much sodium. This can cause health problems. There are other substitutions we can use to make our meals healthier. This is helpful to learn about because schools should take into account that students should be eating healthier foods. Schools should think about the food they serve children and if there is too much sodium being consumed.

sophiatalone44 — 2024-04-23 20:43:24 UTC

This article talks about ways we can prevent tobacco use in not only adults but for young children. There have been many premature deaths in adults and children that relate to illness from smoking or even second-hand smoking. Experts think increasing taxation on these products or creating stricter laws will help with this issue. This is important to think about as a future educator because you want to teach students to take care of themselves and staying away from habits like smoking is very important.

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/mental-health-action-guide/

sophiatalone44 — 2024-04-23 20:50:52 UTC

This article gives many different strategies on how to increase mental health in schools and how to implement them in your classes. They talk about why we should promote mental health and how schools should create safe and welcoming environments. Teachers should find this article interesting because it gives different tools and way you can help your students.

sophiatalone44 — 2024-04-30 17:17:13 UTC

In this article, Dr. Novak talks about personal wellness and how it affects families. He says that is one person in your family is dealing with an illness or going through a rough patch, it will affect the whole family and it is important that the family works with that person to help them. This can relate to the classroom. If a student is having a difficult time it's up to the teacher to help that student and for the classroom to be uplifting and welcoming.

sophiatalone44 — 2024-04-30 17:18:36 UTC

This article talks about how you can identify risk factors and how to predict potential dangers. For sports injuries they mention how stretching and warming up beforehand can reduce injury. Work related injuries are mentioned with facts and examples. This relates to physical education because students should always stretch and warm up before doing extreme fitness activities.

sophiatalone44 — 2024-04-30 17:20:39 UTC

This CNN article gives examples of how you can be more physically active this year. They mention going for walks, making to-do lists, going to the gym, and coming up with a daily active routine. It is important for teachers to relay this message onto students so they get in the habit of being active. Now that students have access to electronics they are more inclined to sit inside, we have to be extra persuasive to get kids outside and active.

sophiatalone44 — 2024-04-30 17:28:29 UTC

This article shares many facts about trauma. They list how people may respond to a traumatic event, how someone may feel both internally and physically. The list ways children may react to trauma. They also list ways you can find help coping with trauma. This article is very informational and helpful if you want to learn more about what trauma looks like for different people and how you can help those going through a difficult time. This is important information to know as a teacher, because your students may be going through difficult times and knowing how to support them in crucial.

sophiatalone44 — 2024-04-30 17:29:09 UTC

This article gives the definition of grief and different examples of grief and loss that someone may come across. The article also talks about the myths and facts relating to grief. There is also a section that talks about how you can properly deal with grief. Knowing how to support someone dealing with loss or grief is important knowledge to have for any profession. As a teacher we will have students that lose a family member or a pet, students could have to sell their family home or their parents get a divorce, etc. Knowing how to spot someone having a difficult time and having ways to support them is important.