Student Health General Safety Guidelines Alcohol Safety Set Up Good Sleep Habits Choose Healthy Foods & Control Your Weight Stress & Emotional Eating Use ChooseMyPlate.Gov Depression Eating Disorders Mononucleosis (“Mono”) Suicidal Thoughts 4 Warning Signs of Teen Depression Nutrition, Health & Safety Issues © American Institute for Preventive Medicine
Student Health For persons 15 to 24 years old, suicide is the third leading cause of death, behind unintentional injury and homicide. More teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease combined. Young women attempt suicide 4 to 8 times more
Student Health * Plan ahead. Don’t start writing a paper the night before it is due or cram for a test the night before you have it. Doing these things starts a cycle of staying up all night and never catching up on sleep. * Get at least 30 minutes of sunlight exposure daily. *
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Skin Conditions The skin is your body’s largest organ. It protects your internal organs from environmental irritants, infections, and ultraviolet light; all of which can be harmful. Take good care of your skin so it can do its job. Keep your skin clean and protect it from injury. Tattoo and Body Piercing Safety You may
Ear, Nose & Throat Conditions Signs & Symptoms * Dry, irritated throat. * Soreness or pain in the throat, especially when you talk or swallow. Swollen neck glands. * The back of the throat and/or the tonsils look bright red or have pus deposits or white spots. * Enlarged tonsils that feel tender (tonsillitis). Fatigue,
Student Health A common cause of fatigue in students is infectious mononucleosis, an acute viral disease. Signs & Symptoms * Fatigue. * Fever. * Sore throat. * Swollen lymph gland in the neck area. * Pain in the upper left abdominal area. Symptoms usually last several weeks. Causes Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). This is spread from
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Student Health * Learn your school’s safety guidelines and follow them. Read your school’s safety handbook. Memorize the telephone number(s) for emergency help, such as 9-1-1. Carry a cell phone with you at all times. Pre-program emergency telephone numbers in the phone to be able to call them quickly. * If you choose to drink,
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General Health Conditions The average normal temperature is about 98.6°F (37°C). Signs & Symptoms A fever means that body temperature is higher than: * 99°F (37.2°C) under the arm. * 99.5°F (37.5°C) by mouth or ear. * 100.4°F (38°C) by rectum. Rectal temperatures are advised for infants. Don’t use a glass mercury thermometer. If it
Children’s Health Colds and flu are infections of the nose and throat. Both are caused by viruses. It can be hard to tell if your child has a cold or the flu. Why? They both have the same type of symptoms. But symptoms for the flu are worse than ones for a cold. Flu symptoms
Respiratory conditions A cough is a reflex action. It clears the lungs and airways of irritants, mucus, a foreign body, etc. Signs & Symptoms There are 3 kinds of Coughs * Productive. This cough brings up mucus or phlegm. * Nonproductive. This cough is dry. It doesn’t bring up any mucus. * Reflex. This cough
