Tips for Back-to-School

Download a blank "Backpack" emergency card here: https://www.cdc.gov/parents/backtoschool/Backpack-Card.pdf"}]}],"section_settings":"

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• https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/operation-strategy.html

• https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/readywrigley/documents/15_259306-D_Backpack_Emergency_Card_EN_fillable.pdf

• https://www.cdc.gov/parents/backtoschool

• https://covid19.sanantonio.gov/Home

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• https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/sleep.htm

• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7380860_Poor_School_Performance

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The 2021-2022 school year is quickly approaching and bringing with it unique challenges to parents, students, and school staff. This year, along with sleep and nutrition, new routines, and new teachers, parents should also consider the impact of COVID-19 on their back-to-school planning, including gaps in knowledge and social and emotional development. The physicians at Health by Design want to share the following back-to-school tips to help you prepare for a great 2021-2022 school year.

Quality sleep is necessary to perform well in school. It improves mood, enhances the ability to focus, and is essential for forming and retaining memories – an important component to learning. On the flip side, inadequate sleep puts kids at increased risk for health problems, including obesity, Type 2 diabetes, poor mental health, injuries, and attention and behavior problems that can contribute to poor academic performance.

Good sleep hygiene contributes to overall well-being and can help students perform their best. Try these sleep hygiene tips to set your students up for success.

Helping Kids Get Back on a Sleep Schedule After Summer or Holiday Breaks

COVID-19 Vaccination for Children

If your child qualifies for a COVID-19 vaccine, consider vaccinating now! Do not wait until right before school starts since it takes two weeks after final vaccination dose before they are considered fully vaccinated.

As of June 2021, the following vaccines have received Emergency Use Instructions (EUI) in the United States:

Variants will continue to be an issue contributing to the spread of Covid until transmission is reduced. The best way to reduce transmission and the formation of new variants is for the most people to get vaccinated. The vaccines that are available now are still effective against severe disease."}]},{"component":"hc_space

We are still in a global pandemic. Despite the COVID-19 risk level being low in certain areas in recent weeks, an increase in cases is expected as children too young to be vaccinated return to school and the spread of worldwide variants evolve.

The CDC has an operational strategy to help K-12 schools address COVID-19 prevention and recommend schools use "layered prevention" strategies such as:

Here's What Parents Can Do To Help: