Healthy Living

Families and Educators

Spotlight on Health and Safety

CDPH Health Guidance for Schools on Sports and Strenuous Activities During Extreme Heat

CalHeatScore Tool

National Weather Service Heat Risk

Learn more about our air quality/smoky conditions protocols.

link to student collapses at school video

Back to School: A Scoliosis Guide

California is seeing the highest levels of West Nile Virus in 5 years. Take steps to protect against mosquito bites.

west nile cycle from CDPH

Did you know? West Nile virus is the most common and serious vector-borne disease in California. There have been more than 8,000 human cases and over 400 deaths reported in California since 2003. The mosquitoes that spread WNV are found throughout the state.

WestNile.ca.gov has a dashboard where cases are tracked, as well as prevention information.

Nutrition and Physical Activity

Drink Tracking Sheet

Fight BAC! website for kids

Digital PE page

Growth and Development

Activities:

Have a conversation about sleep - Sleep Conversation Questions
Keep a sleep diary - Sleep Diary Elementary Sleep Diary Secondary
Have kids make a nighttime checklist to follow every night - Bedtime Checklist for Elementary Kids Nighttime Checklist for Secondary Students

Helping your Child Sleep Video

Apps:

Relax Melodies - Sleep Sounds
- iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/relax-melodies-sleep-sounds/id31449871
- Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ipnossoft.rma.free&hl=en
Relax and Sleep Well
- iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/relax-sleep-well-by-glenn/id412690467
- Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imobilize.relaxsleepwell&hl=en

Injury Prevention and Safety

Being prepared is one of the best ways you can keep your family safe and healthy, but it’s impossible to prevent all accidents and injuries. Check out these resources to make sure you know the best way to support your family if an accident does occur.
Hands-Only CPR is easy to learn and as effective as conventional CPR for cardiac arrest at home and in public.
- Adult Hands-Only CPR | American Heart Association
- Hands-Only CPR fact sheet | American Heart Association (English)
- Hands-Only CPR fact sheet | American Heart Association (Spanish)
- ‘Don’t Drop the Beat’ Playlist Check out this Spotify playlist of songs between 100-120 beats per minute, the same rate for Hands-Only CPR, that the American Heart Association has put together!
American Red Cross First Aid App
Have the number for Poison Control (800-222-1222) available near every phone and listed as a contact on your cell phone. If your child has ingested poison and is experiencing spasms, having trouble breathing, is unconscious, or is unresponsive, call 911 immediately.
- Poison Control App on Apple App Store Poison Control App on Google Play
- Web Poison Control Tool
Basic Information on Brain Injuries

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

Kid's Healthy Living Place

Health Resources

California Department of Public Health

Sutter Health

Kaiser Permanente

Dignity Health

Davis Community Clinic