Welcome to Hands-on Health
a monthly newsletter published by Health Wave, Inc.
Each month throughout the school year Hands-on Health addresses a topic from the Monthly Calendar of National Health Observances. It provides current information and events related to the topic, along with a reproducible page of facts, questions and/or myths. This format makes the newsletter available to teachers, faculty, and administrators, as well as family and loved ones. Our goal is to motivate the entire school community and family members to value and promote personal health and well-being. Previous newsletters are available for your convenience, just click on the appropriate month to download the newsletter in pdf format. If you would like to receive Hands-On Health directly, click on the Sign up bar in the upper right corner.
February's newsletter addresses the importance of getting regular physical activity as part of everyone's heart healthy program. Learn the benefits of being active and the many ways to incorporate exercise in your daily life.
February 2012 newsletter (178 KB)
January's newsletter showcases the major findings of the Monitoring The Future survey. Now in its 37th year, the MTF survey tracks smoking, drinking and illicit drug use among the nation's secondary school students.
January 2012 newsletter (212 KB)
December's newsletter: Learn the proper use for antibiotics and how misuse can lead to 'antibiotic resistance' a growing worldwide public health concern. Read the CDC’s campaign “Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work” and test your knowledge by taking the antibiotic quiz.
December 2011 newsletter (150 KB)
Improper dosing is one of the biggest problems in giving acetaminophen to children. In November's newsletter, learn how to prevent accidental overdose and what the Safe Use Initiative is doing to address this and other drug delivery issues.
November 2011 newsletter (180 KB)
October's newsletter: In 1992 it was rare for most pediatric centers to have patients with type 2 diabetes. By 1999 pediatric type 2 diabetes accounted for 8-45% of new cases depending on geographic location. Learn more about this growing epidemic and how we can help our children avoid this disease.
October 2011 newsletter (1514 KB)
September's newsletter: We hope you had a fun-filled, healthy summer and are well-rested for the new year. This school year's first newsletter is dedicated to sleep and its critical role in learning, focusing, and making good decisions along with many other sleep-related health issues.
September 2011 newsletter (367 KB)
