THE HEALTHBEAT
Happy Fall, Ya’ll! Here are some fun ways to stay healthy and enjoy this fabulous fall weather. Hit up a local apple orchard or pumpkin patch, get lost in a corn maze, get scared silly in Sparta’s Boy’s & Girl’s Club House of Shadows, or participate in a race. Coming up in the Sparta area are the Zombie 3K October 7th and the Joel Konze Best Day Ever 5K/10K/Half Marathon November 11th. Get out and be active, while enjoying all the beauty and excitement fall in the Coulee Region has to offer.
Sparta High Health classes have been busy talking about our seven dimensions of personal wellness, including ways to enhance our social, physical, emotional, career, intellectual, environmental, and spiritual wellness. Making healthy lifestyle choices and positive decision making skills are key areas we focus on. Units to come include: mental and emotional health, nutrition, family and social health, chronic and communicable diseases, human growth and development, alcohol tobacco and other drugs and emergency procedures and CPR.
Looking forward, we have many exciting things ahead, all students in Health will learn First Aid and CPR through American Heart Association training. Health Careers class will host a variety of guest speakers to share professional expertise and give students a real world perspective of what his or her career is really like. Health Issues will work on public health initiatives to improve wellness in our building, district, and community. They have been working hard to understand factors impacting behavior change.
Healthy Tidbits
Autumn is time to reap the benefits of a bountiful vegetable harvest. Enjoy a variety of nutrient dense foods of the season. Squash, cauliflower, broccoli, and brussel sprouts are all wonderful when roasted with a little oil and seasoning. Eat like an athlete, not a couch potato on game day! Also, remember to get your flu shot, before the peak season hits.
Be healthy, be happy, be you!
Jill Iverson