Managing asthma, allergies, diabetes, and seizures at school
- Course 1 • 14 hours • 4.8 (677 reviews)
Course Details
What you’ll learn
Welcome to School Health Expertise: Managing Asthma, Anaphylaxis, Food Allergies, Diabetes, and Seizures in School. In this course, you will learn about common medical problems that students face and how to best support students who have them.
- We will also examine how to support the overall health of students.
- We will look at how the school nurse provides support to students and staff in any scenario and how to plan ahead in the event of an emergency.
- We will understand why it is important for schools to promote student health and how students dealing with these medical problems can be supported.
As part of the course, we will introduce two students who will help bring all of this information to life. Get ready to learn about these common medical problems. Let’s get started!
Managing ADHD, autism, learning disabilities and brain noise at school
- Course 2 • 9 hours • 4.8 (1,556 reviews)
Course Details
What you’ll learn
Welcome to the next course in School Health Expertise: Managing ADHD, Autism, Learning Disabilities, and Brain Noise in School. In this course, you will learn about the common developmental and behavioral disorders that affect children, such as ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, and brain noise.
- We will focus on how children can be supported in schools by identifying common symptoms and understanding the diagnostic process.
- You will be introduced to scenarios that provide practical experience with children with ADHD.
- We will examine management options for the most common developmental and behavioral disorders.
- Next, we will go through two interview modules that will discuss autism and learning disabilities.
- Finally, we will discuss what brain noises are, symptoms, and management.
Prepare yourself to learn about the common developmental and behavioral disorders that affect children.
Providing social, emotional, behavioral and special education services in school
- Course 3 • 11 hours • 4.8 (835 reviews)
Course Details
What you’ll learn
Welcome to the third course in School Health Specialization: Providing Social, Emotional, Behavioral, and Special Education Services in the School. In this course, you will learn about the connection between social-emotional skills, mental health, and learning.
- We will focus on how schools can support social-emotional learning and promote mental health for all students.
- We will examine why it is important for schools to promote mental health.
- Next, we will review school activities to support skill development and prevent social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.
- We will identify strategies for students at risk of developing problems.
- Finally, we will note interventions that can be used for students who have significant mental health needs.
We will emphasize the ways in which schools deal with mental health issues and provide services to students with disabilities, which is different from the various definitions and treatments in the medical or mental health field.
As part of the course, we will introduce two students who will help bring all of this information to life. Get ready to learn about a vital part of student health—social-emotional health.
Health practices: nutrition, physical activity, and community and family participation
- Course 4 • 9 hours • 4.7 (825 reviews)
Course Details
What you’ll learn
In this course, you will find a comprehensive overview of health practices in public schools in the United States, including: physical activity and nutrition in the school environment.
- We will examine the basics of some of the regulatory programs in the United States that support healthy students through nutrition education and nutrition programs.
- You can explain some nutritional components such as, alternatives to using sugary drinks.
- These principles can be adapted for students in schools around the world.
- Understand how schools can support physical activity throughout the day and how they can offer physical education effectively.
- Learners will be able to explain what MVPA is, moderate to vigorous physical activity.
- They will recognize this as the most innovative methodology for measuring and assessing what counts as physical activity in terms of METs.
- Course participants will be able to explain the research behind the “60 minutes of recommended physical activity” and what is considered MVPA both during and outside of the school day.
- Learners will be able to evaluate and explain how what students eat and how they exercise affects their success.
- We will provide information to help you promote the collaboration necessary to implement successful nutrition and exercise programs.
- Our discussion will focus on where to find and how to develop community support and encourage family participation.
Later in the course, you will understand how participation impacts student success. Together, we will examine real-life examples of programs in the school setting, which will help you understand the impact you have on improving the health and success of students in your community.
