 Sweet Home Central School District is please to provide our community with the following health sites that may prove to be beneficial to our students and familes and to the Sweet Home community at large.
Questions, comments and suggestions about this page may be directed to Mrs. Beverly Ann Shipe, District Nurse Practitioner/Teacher, at bshipe@shs.k12.ny.us or 250-1269.
 Upstate New York Transplant Services [UNYTS]NYS serves the eight counties throughout WNY. Since beginning collections in June 2007, UNYTS has already become the primary supplier of blood products for the six hospitals in Niagara and Wyoming Counties, ECMC and the entire Kaleida Health System. With the addition of ECMC, UNYTS provides the Western New York region with over 60% of its blood supply and 8-9,000 more additional units of blood and 500 more platelet products. In April 2011, UNYTS’ debuted their brand new 40-foot “Donate Life” Express Bus which has the ability to collect whole blood, double-red cells and platelets and can accommodate up to 50 donors per blood drive. With this Bus, UNYTS collects an estimated 4,000 additional units of blood per year for Western New York residents.
When you donate through UNYTS, you’re ensuring that your friends, family and neighbors have blood available when they need it. Just one pint can help save up to three local lives right here in Western New York. To make an appointment call 716-512-7940. Walk-ins always welcome! To view upcoming blood drives throughout the area go to www.unyts.org
Nutrition Education Update
Teachers will be using updated information in their class instruction consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate, which recently replaced the Food Pyramid.
A few references for materials are listed below.
Check it out-
MyPlate
A tool to help consumers evaluate their daily food choices and physical activity level
MyPyramid Tracker is a web-based interactive tool that helps consumers compare their diet
and physical activity to current health recommendations. Individuals can enter the foods they
eat and their physical activities for a day and obtain the energy balance between them.
MyPyramid Tracker provides each user with detailed, personalized results.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010
Policy Document [112 pages]
National Dairy Council
Sign up for the National Dairy Council 'The Dairy Download E-Newsletter'
Children's Issues: Tips From the School Nurse: Healthy Bodies for Kids
For Jennifer's advocacy project- a site to help make others more aware of children's health issues. This site helps to raise awareness among parents on common children's health issues. It gives some wonderful health resources for parents and children to explore together, and makes families more aware of how to keep healthy.
Amherst Youth Board and Town Programs
Asthma Coalition of Western New York
Jaime Snyder
Asthma Coordinator
28 Parkside Drive
Ellicottville, NY 14731
Asthma Resource Line: 1.800.749.4042
Phone: 716.699.4042
Cell: 716.307.2685
Fax: 716.699.4512
Allergy & Asthma Network: Mothers of Asthmatics
Erie County Department of Health Offices and Services
Erie County Department of Health Offices and Services Health Information
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New York State Department of Health
American Academy of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School Health Publications
The New England Journal of Medicine
DrugWatch - Drugwatch.com is a comprehensive drug database that features up to date information on the side effects of prescription and over-the-counter medications. Accutane and Avandia are the most recent drug alerts.
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