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Healthy hydration habits Keeping your body at the right temperature: Keeping your body healthy & pain free
▪ Learn what difference good hydration has Learn about thermoregulation – how our body SELF-ADVOCACY
on the brain and body: keeps us at the correct temperature for survival: If you are in any physical discomfort or have
If you are under 11 years old: If you are under 11 years old: medical concerns, talk to an adult you trust and
ask for help in getting the right care.
➢ https://youtu.be/xlsvpZk1L2U?si=hu Why do we sweat GENERAL HEALTH
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If you are over 12 years old: ▪ Check through the healthy exercise and screen
➢ https://youtu.be/31F0laJjyy8?si=P9M habits on the next page.
Z5kfynoig8-7Y Thermoregulation ▪ Check with your GP that you are up to date
Take responsibility for helping your body stay with health checks for your age (ask an adult
If you are over 12 years old: at the right temperature: you trust to help).
▪ Check with your GP that you are up to date
What would happen if you didn’t drink ▪ Keep extra layers in your rucksack / bag with immunisations for your age (ask an adult
water? - Mia Nacamulli so they are always with you. you trust to help).
DENTAL HYGIENE
▪ Build good hydration routines: ▪ Ask at home if you can have a mini fan
for hot days. ▪ Clean your teeth twice a day
➢ At home, have water on the table at ▪ Dental floss every day ((ask an adult you trust
every meal ▪ During the hotter months, take cold to help)
➢ Take a glass of water to bed water in a flask. ▪ Go to the dentist every 6 months.
➢ Take a water bottle to school / college HOT WEATHER HEALTH
every day & fill it up at lunch ▪ Wear a warm hat in winter (our head
loses LOTS of heat). Wear sunscreen through the hotter months.
▪ Wear a light-coloured cap or sun hat in summer. Wear a sunhat / cap through the hotter months.
Always carry a water flask.
