School Programs
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The Porcupine Health Unit delivers programs and services to all schools within its catchment area. The Porcupine Health Unit works with schools to promote the health and well-being of the school community.
The roles of Porcupine Health Unit staff in schools include; providing consultation on a variety of health-related topics, providing and recommending resources, assisting with policy development, providing teacher education opportunities, providing programs and events, as well as providing some clinical services. Each school team is comprised of Public Health Nurses, Registered Dietitians, Dental Hygienists and Dental Educators, as well as Inspectors. For more information on our school program, please contact your local Porcupine Health Unit office.
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- School Services Guide
- Your School's Health Unit Team
- Foundations for a Healthy School
- Healthy Schools Recognition Program
Health Notes
The Proof is in their Picture
Lecturing students about smoking and sun exposure effects will no longer fall on deaf ears, the effects will now be in their face – literally and figuratively. The Porcupine Health Unit’s latest health promotion tool, APRIL age progression software, provide students with an opportunity to see what they will look like in 20, 40, and 60 years from now with or without smoking or sun exposure. The nurse will take a picture of the student and the software program will reveal an age–progressed image. Pictures will be used strictly for educational purposes and not used for promotion. This will certainly pique the interest of students and staff alike.
Resources
- Resources Organized by Curriculum
- Resources Organized by Grade Level
- Health Notes
- Discover Healthy Eating
- Paint Your Plate!
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) Lesson Plans
- Dental Lesson Plans (under review summer 2010)
- Communicable Diseases & Immunization Manual for Schools
- Genetic Services Referral Form
- Preschool Speech and Language Program Referral Form
last reviewed: June 4, 2010