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Getting more sleep will likely help middle and high school students in Nevada and across the country do better in school, be healthier and make healthier choices, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Epidemiologist Anne Wheaton with the CDC says only one in eight students in Nevada gets the recommended amount of sleep, between eight-and-a-half and nine-and-a-half hours per night. She says sleep deprivation is linked to drinking alcohol, smoking tobacco and using drugs as well as poor academic performance.
�If you haven�t had enough sleep and you�re sitting in the first period of school, you have a harder time paying attention and your memory doesn�t work quite as well,� she says. �If you don�t get enough sleep.�
Wheaton says a major cause of the sleep problem is 87 percent of middle and high schools in Nevada start school before 8:30 a.m., which does not give students enough time to get the recommended amount of sleep. She says puberty delays sleep, which means teenagers need more time to get going in the morning because their bodies are keeping them up later at night.
Wheaton points out the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement last year urging middle and high schools to modify start times to no earlier than 8:30 a.m. to aid students in getting sufficient sleep to improve their overall health.
�Not getting enough sleep tends to affect your appetite so you eat more, you�re more fatigued, so you�re less likely to exercise,� says Wheaton. �It can impact your blood sugar, so further down the road after years of not getting enough sleep, you�re more likely to develop diabetes for instance.�
There are other factors involved, but Wheaton says some school districts are resistant to later start times because they say it would increase costs for busing students. She says parents can also help their children practice good sleep habits by maintaining a consistent bedtime and rise time, including on weekends.
Author: Troy Wilde, Public News Service (NV)
El Paso, TX – Sierra Providence Health Network is offering free seminars on various topics including: Maternity Tours, Chair Aerobics, Infant Care, and Weight Loss. Please call 577-SPHN (7746) to register for classes. All classes are FREE.
* Maternity Tours: Please join us for tours of patient rooms, the neonatal intensive care unit, family waiting area, and our security system.
Place: Sierra Medical Center at 1625 Medical Center and Providence Memorial Hospital at 2001 N. Oregon
* Chair Aerobics: This aerobic exercise class held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, is targeted at those with mobility problems by giving a
complete workout while limiting the stress and strain on joint. Please call the YWCA at (915) 533-7475 to register.
* Infant Care Class: This class teaches parents how to bathe, diaper, and care for a newborn. You will also learn about safety and recommended immunizations, as well as how to take a temperature and choose a day care.
Class Date: Monday, August 24, 2015
Time: 6:30 pm
Place: Sierra Providence East Classroom 1, 3280 Joe Battle Blvd., 1st Floor
* Sibling Class: This class prepares young children 3-8 years of age for a new brother or sister in the family. Your child will receive a coloring book, certification of completion and a tour of the newborn nursery.
Class Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Time: 6:30 pm
Place: Hilton Towers Auditorium B & C, 2001 N. Oregon
* Weight Loss Seminar: Please join us as we discuss our lap banding, gastric bypass, and gastric sleeve procedures. Please bring your insurance information so we may be able to answer any specific questions about your coverage.
Seminar Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Time: 6:00 pm
Place: Sierra Providence East Medical, 3280 Joe Battle Blvd.
* Cardiac Catherization Lab Open House: Join us for a clearer picture of some of the latest advancements in cardiac care and the chance to meet our cath lab staff.
Open House Date: Friday, August 28, 2015
Time: 7:00 am
Place: Sierra Providence East, 3280 Joe Battle Blvd.
Sixty nurses from the Socorro Independent School District participated in a daylong training on diabetes at the District Service Center.
The Diabetes Academy, sponsored by Novo Nordisk, showed the medical staff the recent changes in treating the disease.
“We deal with a lot of kids with diabetes,” said Rebecca Madrid, the district’s nurse manager of health services. “We want the nurses to be familiar with the new treatments out there.”
The staff learned everything from the basics of Type I-II diabetes to meal planning.
“The 70 nursing staff members found value in the information. It increased their knowledge about diabetes,” said Cecilia Sheeren, Novo Nordisk representative.
One of the class highlights was watching Chef Doreen Colondres, a well-known chef on Univision and Fox, create healthy meals without sacrificing taste and how to make quick meals in 20 minutes.
The chef, who says cooking is relaxing, healthy and fun, demonstrated a quick meal. It included Peruvian chicken with pearl quinoa and a strawberry spinach salad. The dish also was recreated by Super Chef, a local catering company, and served during lunch.
“Healthy doesn’t mean boring,” Colondres said. “It’s about using fresh ingredients as part of a meal. Anyone can do this.”
Priscilla Hernandez, nurse at James P. Butler Elementary School, said the training was helpful. It gave her perspective on the disease.
“The more educated I can get, the better resource I can be for the teachers, students and staff,” Hernandez said. “I see students with diabetes on a daily basis. This was great training.”
Author: Socorro ISD
People across the nation who wear contact lenses are encouraged to practice the best possible hygiene habits in order to avoid bacteria that can blind a person. That’s the message from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during this “Contact Lens Health Week.”
Dr. Jennifer Cope, a medical epidemiologist at the CDC, authored a report in which 99 percent of wearers reported at least one contact lens hygiene risk behavior, such as exposing the lens to water.
“That allows bacteria, all kinds of microorganisms, to come into contact with your contact lens,” she said, “and then that lens goes on your eye, and that’s how the microorganisms can find their way into your eye and cause an infection.”
Cope said a common risk behavior is storing or rinsing lenses in tap water and showering or swimming while wearing lenses. She said water exposes the lenses to dangerous bacteria. Other risk behaviors include sleeping with lenses and wearing them past the expiration date.
An estimated 40 million adults in the United States wear contact lenses, but Cope said educating young people is a central focus this week.
“We do think that these are behaviors that younger people might be doing more often,” she said, “so yeah, we have targeted some of our health-promotion materials to younger age groups.”
Cope added that each year in the United States, there are nearly 1 million health-care visits for contact lens complications and keratitis, which is the inflammation of the cornea – at a cost of $175 million.
Details of the study are online at nbcnews.com.
The program “Vaccinations for Health” that teams up the El Paso Fire Department with the El Paso Health Department to provide free influenza and pneumonia vaccines, blood pressure and glucose screenings and colorectal screening kits for seniors will start again in October at the following dates and locations.
The new influenza vaccine for the new flu season will be available.
Thursday Oct. 8: EPFD Community Center, 5415 Trowbridge Dr., 1-4 p.m.
Saturday Oct. 10: Station 29, 11977 Pellicano Dr., 8-11 a.m.
Wednesday Oct. 14: Station 11, 314 Leon St., 1-4 p.m.
Thursday Oct. 22: EPFD Community Center, 5415 Trowbridge Dr., 1-4 p.m.
Saturday Oct. 24: Station 15, 115 Shorty Ln., 8-11 a.m.
Tuesday Oct. 27: Station 28, 10820 McCombs St., 1-4 p.m.
Remember that the service is FREE to residents 50 and over who do not have medical insurance or are on Medicaid. We are encouraging seniors who meet these guidelines to take advantage of the program. The goal of the program is to increase the wellness of our senior citizens in our community who do not have access to these services.
“From September 2014 to September 2015, we were able to see 1,133 seniors,” Deputy Chief Robert Arvizu said. “We want to continue the great success of last year into the coming calendar year.”
For more information, citizens are encouraged to call 311 or visit www.ephealth.com.
Author: El Paso Fire Department
The month of September is designated as National Childhood Obesity Prevention Month and the City of El Paso Department of Public Health’s Eat Well! El Paso program is helping to make it easier for families to take steps to improve their health.
These and existing Eat Well! El Paso restaurants commit to improving their menu options specifically for children by improving entrée and side offerings, using healthier cooking methods, and offering healthier beverage options. Owners receive assistance from nutrition professionals, at no cost, to create a new children’s menu with healthier selections.
By becoming an Eat Well! El Paso restaurant, these businesses are not only responding to current industry and customer trends toward healthier and fresher foods, they also help create a healthier food environment for our community.
“We are so pleased to have these new restaurants on board and to see the enthusiasm they have for improving our community’s well-being,” said Joy Leos, Health Project Coordinator. “In addition to adding restaurants our program continues to evolve with the addition of new adult menus that include more fruits and vegetables and healthier ingredients.”
A total of 25 restaurants are now part of the Eat Well! family. The 11 new participating restaurants are:
| R&B Kitchen
9787 McCombs St El Paso, TX 79924 915-757-1515 |
The Pizza Joint
500 N Stanton El Paso, TX 79901 915-260-5556 |
The Grooovy Smoothie
702 Wyoming Ave El Paso, TX 79902 915-532-0362 |
| Okoli Café
800 N Zaragoza Rd El Paso, TX 79907 915-859-1163 |
Ke’Flauta
5100 Doniphan Dr El Paso, TX 79932 915-581-4028 |
Zino’s Greek and Mediterranean Cuisine
6590 Montana Ave, Ste H El Paso, TX 79912 915-584-8166 |
| Ripe Eatery
910 E Redd Rd, Ste A El Paso, TX 79912 915-584-7473 |
Caffé Fioretti
3429 Montana Ave El Paso, TX 79903 915-562-4600 |
El Jacalito Restaurant
2130 Myrtle Ave El Paso, TX 79901 915-532-4643 |
| Good Luck Café
3813 Alameda Ave El Paso, TX 79905 915-532-9039 |
The Mustard Seed Café
1140 N St Vrain St El Paso, TX 79902 915-440-7333 |
Restaurants with new Eat Well! adult menu options include: Gonzalos G&R Restaurant, Garufa Argentinean Restaurant, T-Coasters, and The Grooovy Smoothie.
The El Paso Restaurant Association, the El Paso Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and the College of Health Science at UTEP endorse Eat Well! El Paso. The program is made possible through a Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) grant from the Paso del Norte Health Foundation.
Background on National Childhood Obesity Prevention Month
About 1 of every 5 (17%) children in the United States is obese and certain groups of children are more affected than others. While there is no single or simple solution, National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month provides an opportunity for learning about ways to prevent and address this serious health concern.
Children who are obese are more likely to be obese as adults. This can lead to lifelong physical and mental health problems, including diabetes and increased risk of certain cancers.
Childhood obesity is influenced by many factors. For some children and families, factors include too much time spent in sedentary activities such as television viewing, a lack of bedtime routine leading to too little sleep, a lack of community places to get adequate physical activity, easy access to inexpensive, high calorie snacks and beverages, and/or a lack of access to affordable, healthier foods.
There are ways parents can help prevent obesity and support healthy growth in children. To help ensure that children have a healthy weight, energy balance is important. To achieve this balance, parents can make sure children get adequate sleep, follow recommendations on daily screen time, take part in regular physical activity, and eat the right amount of calories.
Parents can substitute higher nutrient, lower calorie foods such as fruit and vegetables in place of foods with higher-calorie ingredients, such as added sugars and solid fats. They can serve children fruit and vegetables at meals and as snacks and ensure access to water as a no-calorie alternative to sugar-sweetened beverages. Parents can help children get the recommended amount of physical activity each day by encouraging them to participate in activities that are age-appropriate and enjoyable.
The efforts and services offered by the Department of Public Health support the City of El Paso’s strategic goal to nurture and promote a healthy, sustainable community.
For more information on the programs and services offered by the Department of Public Health, please visit www.EPHealth.com or dial 211.
Author: City of El Paso
For 2016, Americans have three top resolutions in mind – increase savings, increase exercise and lose weight.
According to Nielson, 37% of Americans chose to “stay fit and healthy” as their resolution. To help them get started, El Paso area Sam’s Clubs will be hosting free health screenings, which are open to the public, from 11-4 p.m. this Saturday, Jan. 9.
In fact, two of the free tests being offered, blood pressure and blood glucose, are two key markers that indicate your overall health. Participants will be able to get an idea of where they stand with their health, and what they need to do it improve it for a healthier 2016.
These health screenings are free, confidential and available to the public at all Sam’s Club locations with a pharmacy (617 locations). Additional details on each one will be made available at SamsClub.com.
The first screening will take place on Saturday, Jan. 9 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., while supplies last, with a key health indicator review, valued at $150,[ii] which includes the following tests:
“For the last five years, we have been proud to offer these free screenings as an easy and affordable way for the communities we serve to stay on top of their health,” said Jill Turner-Mitchael, senior vice president, Sam’s Club Consumables & Health and Wellness. “Health and wellness remains a top priority for Sam’s Club and we are constantly striving to find ways to make healthcare more accessible.”
Additional information about Sam’s Club health and wellness offerings can be found at SamsClub.com and in the Sam’s Club exclusive bi-monthly wellness magazine, Healthy Living Made Simple.
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