{"id":6580,"date":"2015-09-04T13:48:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T17:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/?p=6580"},"modified":"2015-08-18T13:52:33","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T17:52:33","slug":"bcbsnc-keeps-kids-healthy-back-to-school-tips-for-staying-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2015\/09\/bcbsnc-keeps-kids-healthy-back-to-school-tips-for-staying-well\/","title":{"rendered":"BCBSNC Keeps Kids Healthy! – Back to School Tips for Staying Well"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Six<\/a>It’s that time of year again- back to school and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina<\/a> encourages preventive care for your school-aged children!\u00a0 Every year when school starts, exposure to all kinds of viruses and bacteria increases.\u00a0 It’s simply\u00a0unavoidable.\u00a0 Our kids are\u00a0back together in one place sharing space, air, restrooms and possibly even pencils and all it takes is one sick child in the group to create a ripple effect.\u00a0 In a recent KidsHealth in the Classroom survey of school nurses,\u00a0the majority\u00a0agree that the most important thing parents can do to help keep their children stay healthy during the school year is to make sure students wash their hands<\/strong>.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

In fact, school nurses encourage parents not only to emphasize the importance of hand washing, but also to teach<\/em> your children how and when to wash their hands.<\/a>\u00a0 It is also important to stress the importance of keeping their fingers away from their eyes, nose and mouth and how to cover any coughs and sneezes using elbows instead of hands.<\/p>\n

Other things parents can do to help give their kids a great chance at staying healthy this school year include providing a nutritious diet, making sure kids get enough sleep and staying up to date on immunizations<\/a>.\u00a0 Also, make sure you keep your kids home from school when they do fall sick so that they have an opportunity to rest and recover and other children are not affected.\u00a0 This will minimize the spread of illnesses.\u00a0 Most schools require that students stay home for at least 24 hours after a fever subsides, but some children may require more time to ensure a full recovery.<\/p>\n

Teachers can also help keep kids healthy in the classroom by keeping desks and classrooms clean.\u00a0 Providing your child with a pack of disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer to keep in their desk is\u00a0always a good idea and sure to be appreciated by their teacher.<\/p>\n

There’s an old proverb that says, “it takes a village to raise a child,” and nothing is more true when it comes to maintaining health during a long school year.\u00a0 Parents, teachers, administrators and children alike must all work together to make sure the school and home environments\u00a0are clean, safe, and\u00a0conducive to\u00a0the health and well-being of our students.\u00a0 Blue Cross Blue Shield of\u00a0North Carolina supports\u00a0healthy living, which is why preventive services are covered at 100%<\/a>.\u00a0 Before they start school, make sure your child has a preventive care checkup.\u00a0 If your child is not currently insured, consider obtaining a health insurance policy <\/a>that allows you to keep them up to date on wellness visits and vaccinations.\u00a0 This school year, let’s work together to keep our kids healthy both in the classroom and out.<\/p>\n

For more information on Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina health insurance coverage, the Marketplace and healthcare gov<\/a>\u00a0 to apply for your subsidy, please visit our website at www.nchealthplans.com<\/a> or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our experienced and professional agents.\u00a0 Let us help you navigate through the Health Care Reform changes in accordance with the new regulations of The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obama care.<\/a><\/p>\n

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It’s that time of year again- back to school and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina encourages preventive care for your school-aged children!\u00a0 Every year when school starts, exposure to all kinds of viruses and bacteria increases.\u00a0 It’s simply\u00a0unavoidable.\u00a0 Our kids are\u00a0back together in one place sharing space, air, restrooms and possibly even pencils […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,635],"tags":[480,23,98,788],"class_list":["post-6580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bcbsnc-insurance","category-preventive-care-2","tag-back-to-school","tag-bcbsnc","tag-preventive-care","tag-school-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6580"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6685,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6580\/revisions\/6685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}