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From the Health Clinic

Jenny Shurville —

Kaiapoi High School has a fully functioning Health Clinic within the school for the use of all students.

The hours the Health Clinic is open are as follows:

Every second Monday lunchtime a Doctor is on site.

Tuesdays 10-2pm (Nurse Jenny) 

Wednesdays 10-2pm (Nurse Anna)

Fridays 10-2pm (Nurse Jenny)

Students can book an appointment at the health clinic online by visiting the Kaiapoi High School website's home-page and clicking on the Student Wellbeing site.  Drop-in appointments are also accepted. 

We provide first aid, help or advice if your child is unwell, information on medical conditions, menstrual education and advice, exercise and healthy eating information, and much more.

Some Golden Rules for everyone at Alert Level 1

  1. If you’re sick, stay home. Don’t come to school. Don’t socialise.
  2. If you have cold or flu symptoms, call your doctor or Healthline and make sure you get tested.
  3. Wash your hands. Wash your hands. Wash your hands.
  4. Sneeze and cough into your elbow, and regularly disinfect shared surfaces.
  5. If you are told by health authorities to self-isolate, you must do so immediately.
  6. Keep track of where you’ve been and who you’ve seen to help contact tracing if needed. Use the NZ COVID Tracer app as a handy way of doing this.
  7. Stay vigilant. There is still a global pandemic going on. 
  8. People will have had different experiences over the last couple of months. Whatever you’re feeling — it’s okay. Be kind to others. Be kind to yourself.

What you may not know about energy drinks

Energy drinks can be marketed as physical and mental enhancers, when really they can have detrimental health effects on us.They typically contain large amounts of caffeine, sugars, vitamins (such as B vitamins) and legal stimulants such as guarana (a caffeine plant from the Amazon), which is known to be unsafe when taken long-term in large amounts, also taurine (an amino acid). Some of these drinks can contain up to 20 teaspoons of sugar per can. They have 160-400mg of caffeine per can. It is recommended that children under the age of 18 only have 100mg caffeine a day (If any) and adults 400mg per day. One cup of coffee contains 200mg.

Consumed in large amounts these drinks can be potentially dangerous and cause people to get caffeine toxicity. This can cause irregular heart rates, increased blood pressure, seizures, headaches, anxiety and mood swings, to name a few. With the huge amount of sugar that they contain they put people at risk of getting obesity or type 2 diabetes. The scary thing about them, too, is that they do not get tested for their safety in New Zealand.

Jenny Shurville - Health Nurse