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School Nurses: Our Modern Day Action Heroes
Posted by skhc on May 1st, 2008. Published in Health Room. 1 Comment »
Has it been a year already? Spring has sprung and National School Nurse Day is right around the corner. But, when you’re an action hero time flies. This year’s theme is “School Nurses in Action: Transforming School Communities” and School Kids Healthcare wants to personally thank all of you School Nurses, the action heroes in […]
Attacking Asthma
Posted by skhc on April 9th, 2008. Published in Health Room. No Comments »
Can you guess the top ten cities hardest on Asthma sufferers? According to AsthmaCapital.com they are:
1. Knoxville, TN2. Tulsa, OK3. Milwaukee, WI4. Atlanta, GA5. Memphis, TN6. Allentown, PA7. Charlotte, NC8. Greenville, SC9. St. Louis, MO 10. Greensboro, NC
Did you know that according to the EPA 90% of Americans spend their time indoors? Whether or not […]
Childhood Obesity
Posted by Twyla Lato on March 4th, 2008. Published in Health Room. No Comments »
The winter, 2008, issue of the American Heart Association’s “Heart and Stroke News” tells us that from 1998 to 2004, “The number of children hospitalized for obesity-related complications tripled.” The newsletter further states, “The most common problems were sleep apnea, high blood pressure and gallstones.” In children under age 18, the number of gastric bypass […]
School Kids Healthcare Acquires National Health Supply
Posted by skhc on November 30th, 2007. Published in Health Room. No Comments »
With great excitement we are pleased to announce the acquisition of National Health Supply by School Kids Healthcare.
Kim Alexander, Director of Customer Service for School Kids Healthcare, commented “it’s an exciting opportunity for us to continue to have an increased presence and an impact in the school health market. We look forward to providing our […]
Preventing MRSA Infections
Posted by Twyla Lato on November 14th, 2007. Published in Health Room. No Comments »
The superbugs are here and the phone has been ringing off the hook! Parents, staff and even grandparents are calling to find out what we are doing to prevent community-associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (CA MRSA) in the schools.
The media have been replete with articles about it and have reported some of the details of […]
Our Children’s Health
Posted by Twyla Lato on August 10th, 2007. Published in Health Room. No Comments »
If you are a veteran of school nursing and serving in the trenches, long ago you knew it to be true. Even if you can’t call yourself a veteran, you couldn’t help but notice it screaming at you from the headlines and other forms of media. “It” is the news that comes to us from […]
SKHC Recognizes Nurses at NASN Conference
Posted by skhc on July 2nd, 2007. Published in Health Room. 1 Comment »
School Kids Healthcare in partnership with the NASN sponsored a refreshment break in the exhibit hall on Friday, June 29. Many of the nurse attendees enjoyed a cool root beer float while perusing through the exhibit hall and visiting the SKHC booth. Pictured below are several attendees enjoying the festivities.
After the refreshment break, SKHC acknowledged the […]