School Nurse

February is Heart Health Month! GET HEALTHY as a family!
Kids who develop healthy habits in childhood and adolescence will be more likely to sustain a healthy lifestyle throughout their lives and will suffer less incidence and severity of chronic disease.
 
Substance use prevention:

• Keep your home safe: Lock Your Meds
• Have family dinner
• Know where your kids are
• Spend regular time together

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Dvora Citron, RN, MS
dcitron@auhsdschools.org
925-280-2970 x7128
IG: acalanesschoolnurse

Feeding your family yummy nutritious meals helps support EVERYTHING about their health–mental, physical, emotional. So it will ALSO support their academic success! Some good recipes:

• Lemon herb tofu: Tofu is nutritious, versatile, cheap and easy to cook. This will also combine well with ginger orange broccoli noodles.
• Red lentil soup is great during these colder winter months!

Substance use prevention:

• Keep your home safe: Lock Your Meds
• Have family dinner
• Know where your kids are
• Spend regular time together

What else would you like to see on my website?

Dvora Citron, RN, MS
dcitron@auhsdschools.org
925-280-2970 x7128
IG: acalanesschoolnurse

Make 2023 an AWEsome year!
 
Book I am reading:  AWE: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life. I follow Dacher Keltner of The Greater Good and went this week to hear Michael Pollan interview Dacher about the book and the emotion (yes!) of Awe.
 
Why do I share recipes?  Because feeding your family yummy nutritious meals helps support EVERYTHING about their health–mental, physical, emotional. So it will ALSO support their academic success!
Recipes of the week:  Lemon herb tofu Tofu is nutritious, versatile, cheap and easy to cook. Will combine well with ginger orange broccoli noodles.
I tried another red lentil soup last week which I loved (even though I forgot to add the broth!).
 
Substance use prevention:

• Keep your home safe: Lock Your Meds
• Have family dinner
• Know where your kids are
• Spend regular time together

What else would you like to see on my website?

Dvora Citron, RN, MS
dcitron@auhsdschools.org
925-280-2970 x7128
IG: acalanesschoolnurse

Getting Off to a Good Start in 2023
January is a great reason to use our energy towards setting intentions (vs resolutions). Goal-setting follows setting intentions. Focusing on intentions keeps us grounded and allows us to experiment and even fail (great value can be found in failing), and then return back to our intentions. 
 
Use January as a motivation, excuse, whatever reason to focus on BALANCE in your family and with/for your student. Balance and resilience go hand-in–hand. Students will manage stress better with balance in their lives. Prioritize sleep, healthy eating, regular physical movement, and connection, in addition to school and studying. Please consider that each of us only has a 24 hour day. For our teens, 8-10 of those hours should be devoted to sleep. You can do the rest of the math, but the point is to factor in time for taking care of ourselves and also making sure to buffer in time for the unexpected. It’s especially important not to over-schedule – this in and of itself sets up a baseline of unmanageable stress. Please let me know what works well to support balance and resilience for your students.
 
Not sure how to prevent drug or alcohol use? Or what to do if you suspect or havediscovered substance use?

• Keep your home safe: Lock Your Meds
• Have Family Dinner
• Know where your kids are
• Spend regular time together

What else would you like to see on my website?

Dvora Citron, RN, MS
dcitron@auhsdschools.org
925-280-2970 x7128
IG: acalanesschoolnurse

Getting Off to a Good Start in 2023
January is a great reason to use our energy towards setting intentions (vs resolutions). Goal-setting follows setting intentions. Focusing on intentions keeps us grounded and allows us to experiment and even fail (great value can be found in failing), and then return back to our intentions. 
 
Use January as a motivation, excuse, whatever reason to focus on BALANCE in your family and with/for your student. Balance and resilience go hand-in–hand. Students will manage stress better with balance in their lives. Prioritize sleep, healthy eating, regular physical movement, and connection, in addition to school and studying. Please consider that each of us only has a 24 hour day. For our teens, 8-10 of those hours should be devoted to sleep. You can do the rest of the math, but the point is to factor in time for taking care of ourselves and also making sure to buffer in time for the unexpected. It’s especially important not to over-schedule – this in and of itself sets up a baseline of unmanageable stress. Please let me know what works well to support balance and resilience for your students.
 
What else would you like to see on my website?

Dvora Citron, RN, MS
dcitron@auhsdschools.org
925-280-2970 x7128
IG: acalanesschoolnurse

Happy 2023 and Welcome Back!
 
More FREE Covid Tests
 
Did you get your Bivalent Covid Vaccine?
Update your digital record here. It’s easy to schedule at your local pharmacy if you still need yours.
 
Here’s a great website on SLEEP.
 
Start the new year off right by starting the day strong – make time for breakfast!
Ask your student what kind of food they want in the morning before school. If they sleep until the last minute, talk about what portable healthy food you can make available for them to grab on their way to school:

• Cereal, instant oatmeal
• Green smoothie
• Breakfast burrito
• Fruit (fresh and dried)
• Nuts
• PB&J
• Healthy muffins

Dvora Citron, RN, MS
dcitron@auhsdschools.org
925-280-2970 x7128
IG: acalanesschoolnurse

Happy 2023 and Welcome Back to School!
I hope everyone had a nourishing and restful winter break. Please test for Covid before returning to school on Wednesday. If your student is Covid+ or has another illness, please keep them home and inform the attendance office on the absence recorder (x7973).
 
Did you get your Bivalent Covid Vaccine?
Update your digital record here. It’s easy to schedule at your local pharmacy if you still need yours.
 
Here’s a great website on SLEEP.
 
Start the new year off right by starting the day strong – make time for breakfast!
Ask your student what kind of food they want in the morning before school.  If they sleep until the last minute, talk about what portable healthy food you can make available for them to grab on their way to school:

• Cereal, instant oatmeal
• Green smoothie
• Breakfast burrito
• Fruit (fresh and dried)
• Nuts
• PB&J
• Healthy muffins

Dvora Citron, RN, MS
dcitron@auhsdschools.org
925-280-2970 x7128
IG: acalanesschoolnurse

Getting Through Finals and Beyond
We’re heading into finals week. You can help your students by providing a supportive environment at home. Provide them with lots of healthy snacks, good sleep patterns (8-10 hours/night) and refreshing recreation in between study sessions and final exams. Help them plan healthy celebrations!
 
Managing Family Stress During Holiday Season
 
Healthy Feet
Support your student’s growth and development by encouraging healthy foot care – that includes choosing supportive shoes.
 
Thinking about holiday gifts? How about things that make being healthy fun!

• Fun water bottles to stay hydrated through the school day
• Beanies to stay warm through cold weather
• Workout clothes and equipment to encourage physical activity
• Journals to encourage mindful time and thought
• Board games to encourage fun and connection
• Fun shoes for walking/hiking (and socks to match!)
• Milk frother and mug (for Healthy Hot Chocolate)

No time for breakfast?
Ask your student what kind of portable healthy food you can make available for them to grab on their way to school:

• Green smoothie
• Fruit (fresh and dried)
• Nuts
• PB&J
• Healthy muffins

Dvora Citron, RN, MS
dcitron@auhsdschools.org
925-280-2970 x7128
IG: acalanesschoolnurse

Start Getting Ready for Finals
One week to go before finals. Support your student by encouraging them to get organized and schedule study time starting NOW. Provide them with lots of healthy snacks, good sleep patterns (8-10 hours/night) and refreshing recreation in between study sessions. 
 
Healthy Feet
Support your student’s growth and development by encouraging healthy foot care – that includes choosing supportive shoes.
 
Starting to think about holiday gifts? How about things that make being healthy fun!

• Fun water bottles to stay hydrated through the school day
• Beanies to stay warm through cold weather
• Workout clothes and equipment to encourage physical activity
• Journals to encourage mindful time and thought
• Board games to encourage fun and connection
• Fun shoes for walking/hiking (and socks to match!)

No time for breakfast?
Ask your student what kind of portable healthy food you can make available for them to grab on their way to school:

• Green smoothie
• Fruit (fresh and dried)
• Nuts
• PB&J
• Healthy muffins

Dvora Citron, RN, MS
dcitron@auhsdschools.org
925-280-2970 x7128
IG: acalanesschoolnurse

Welcome Back to School!
I hope everyone had a nourishing and restful Thanksgiving week. Please test for Covid before returning to school tomorrow. If your student is Covid+ or has another illness, please keep them home and inform the attendance office on the absence recorder (x7973).
 
Starting to think about holiday gifts? How about things that make being healthy fun!

• Fun water bottles to stay hydrated through the school day
• Beanies to stay warm through cold weather
• Workout clothes and equipment to encourage physical activity
• Journals to encourage mindful time and thought
• Board games to encourage fun and connection

No time for breakfast?
Ask your student what kind of portable healthy food you can make available for them to grab on their way to school:

• Green smoothie
• Fruit (fresh and dried)
• Nuts
• PB&J
• Healthy muffins

Dvora Citron, RN, MS
dcitron@auhsdschools.org
925-280-2970 x7128
IG: acalanesschoolnurse