Sharing Germs

Now that we have been back to school for a few weeks the germs that we accumulated during our summer breaks are mixing with everyone else's germs. Sometimes our immune system can handle all these new germs and sometimes we get stomach issues while our bodies figure it out.

I've been seeing some students with stomach aches and nausea, occasionally combined with vomiting and/or diarrhea. If you have a temperature of 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit or higher or have uncontrolled vomiting or diarrhea, please stay home!

How can you protect yourself from these germs? As with all many other conditions, keep the three things in mind to keep your body in great shape to fight new germs:

• good nutrition (try to eat foods that are not processed  or processed very little- like fruit, vegetables, yogurt, cheese, lean meats, rice)
• exercise
• sleep
• wash your hands after using the bathroom (oops, that makes 4!)

If you do get sick, make sure you take care of  yourself: more sleep than usual, sip fluids all day if you're losing fluids via vomiting or diarrhea. See a doctor if you're not improving after a few days.

Free Immunization Clinic!

Do any of your children need their vaccines updated?

Free clinic on Tuesday, August 11!

Mar Vista Academy

Community Resource Center, Room 904

 

In collaboration with Nestor Community Health Center

 

1267 Thermal Avenue

San Diego, CA 92154

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

9:00am - 5:00pm

 

Please bring your yellow immunization card.

 

For more information contact Milkeisha Hernandez 619-628-5990

Sports Physicals

Is your student interested in playing sports at school? Research shows that participation in school sports increases academic performance and enhances self esteem. Here is one of many articles that highlights the benefits of high school sports:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2330445/Why-team-sports-really-improve-grades-Link-self-esteem-better-performance-classroom.html

To participate, your student must have clearance from a California licensed doctor in the last calendar year. Each sports physical is valid for one year. For example, if  your student gets a sports physical on July 31, 2015 it is valid until July 30, 2016.

Our school based community clinic, San Ysidro Health Center, offers sports physicals on a first come, first served basis. If you have private medical insurance, please use it to get your student's sports physical completed. The school based sports physicals are really meant for families who don't have medical insurance and who can't afford the $25-$40 that some places charge for a sports physical.

In order to be seen by one of the doctors here, your permission is needed. Consent forms are available in the Health Office, room 201, and online:

Be well,
Nurse Margaret