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Blacklick Valley Health and Wellness Club The club was founded in the 2018-2019 school year by a sophomore student.

The Health and Wellness Club is a club at Blacklick Valley Jr Sr High School aiming to raise awareness and funds for illnesses, diseases, disorders, and mental health.

27/02/2021

If you or someone you love is struggling to access insulin in the United States, go to GetInsulin.org

It’s Body Positivity Month! Posters were placed around the high school today. Can you spot them all?
26/02/2021

It’s Body Positivity Month!

Posters were placed around the high school today. Can you spot them all?

FEBRUARY IS BODY POSITIVITY MONTH⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: Eating Disorders and Body Image“Body image" is the way that someone...
15/02/2021

FEBRUARY IS BODY POSITIVITY MONTH

⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: Eating Disorders and Body Image

“Body image" is the way that someone perceives their body and assumes that others perceive them. This image is often affected by family, friends, social pressure and the media

People who are unhappy with their bodies and don't seek healthy nutrition information may develop eating disorders. "Eating disorders" are unhealthy relationships with food that may include fasting, constant dieting, or binging and purging.

Approximately 91% of women are unhappy with their bodies and resort to dieting to achieve their ideal body shape. Unfortunately, only 5% of women naturally possess the body type often portrayed by Americans in the media.

95% of people with eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and 25.

Only 10% of people suffering from an eating disorder will seek professional help.

*INFORMATION FROM DoSomething.org

THE BV BOUTIQUE IS NOW REOPENHOURS:MONDAY: 1:50-2:05PM 7th GRADE2:05-2:20PM 8th GRADEWEDNESDAY:7:00-7:15AM 11th GRADE7:1...
10/02/2021

THE BV BOUTIQUE IS NOW REOPEN

HOURS:

MONDAY:
1:50-2:05PM 7th GRADE
2:05-2:20PM 8th GRADE

WEDNESDAY:
7:00-7:15AM 11th GRADE
7:15-7:30AM 12th GRADE

THURSDAY:
1:50-2:05PM 9th GRADE
2:05-2:20PM 10th GRADE

All we ask is one student enters the boutique at a time, and use the hand sanitizer located outside the boutique.

CLOTHES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT LUNCH

Select clothing and accessories are displayed at all lunch periods. One item per student

09/02/2021

It's Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) Awareness Week. The Heart Institute at UPMC Children's helps children, teens, and adults with congenital heart disease live their lives to the fullest. Hear from one of our CHD families below.



“When our son Jake was only 6 days old, he was diagnosed with a critical congenital heart defect called tetralogy of Fallot. I remember Dr. Weinberg delivering this news to us, but when the words ‘open heart surgery’ came out of her mouth, we were all in complete shock. How could this beautiful baby have been born with a life-altering condition?

Determined to send our child to the best heart surgeon in the country, my husband, Nick, Jake’s grandparents, and I went to work researching the nation’s best pediatric cardiothoracic surgery programs. It took less than one day before we realized that the best care in the world is right here in Pittsburgh at UPMC Children’s. After speaking with Surgeon-in-Chief Victor Morell, MD, who co-directs the Heart Institute, our decision was made: Jake would have open heart surgery at UPMC Children’s on June 19, 2019. He would be just shy of 3 months old.

On that Wednesday morning in June, we brought our infant son to the Heart Institute for his repair, and by noon, baby Jake was wheeled off to the OR. Five hours later, the surgery was complete; Dr. Morell informed us of Jake’s successful repair and that he was able to spare the pulmonary valve.

Jake’s operation was only the beginning of his journey, as it was followed by a longer than anticipated stay in the Cardiac ICU. What made Jake’s recovery bearable, though, was his care. The unit is staffed with one-to-one nurses who monitor your child 24 hours a day and hold mom’s hand, too.

I can’t begin to explain how hard it is to see your once-happy baby hooked up to all of those machines. I wasn’t my best self then, seeing him like that. I cried many times. But from there, things got better. We were discharged nine days later and were able to take our son home. Not everyone is so fortunate.

It has been a year and a half since Jake’s open heart surgery. Despite ongoing follow-up visits and the extra precautions taken amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Jake is a healthy, happy child, who enjoys a relatively normal toddlerhood. Now almost 2, Jake loves to sing songs and read books, loves his toy farm animals, and can’t get enough pool time.

He is so strong, my Jake. It’s amazing to think of all he’s been through.” – Mia, Jake’s mom

04/02/2021

4th February is World Cancer Day.
Please stay informed of the signs

11/11/2020

HELLO BV FAMILY!

This Saturday (November 14) is World Diabetes Day!

The Health and Wellness Club is hosting a WEAR BLUE DAY on FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13.

If you wear blue and decide to show off your outfit, TAG US and use the hashtag so we can see them 😁

06/11/2020

DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH DAY 5
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“Drinking juice and eating candy does not cause type 1 diabetes. The parent and child did nothing to cause it.”
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Please feel free to share this on your own timeline to help educate and advocate for those with type 1 diabetes.
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http://www.d-mom.com/diabetes-awareness-month-5/
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November is DIABETES AWARENESS MONTHSIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Frequent UrinationBed WettingVision ChangesRapid Weight LossLoss ...
03/11/2020

November is DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

Frequent Urination
Bed Wetting
Vision Changes
Rapid Weight Loss
Loss of Appetite
Irritability
Fatigue
Stomach Pain and/or Nausea
Fruity Breath
Rapid Breathing

COMMONLY MISTAKEN FOR

Stomach Flu/Virus
Strep Throat
Growth Spurt
Urinary Tract Infection

WHERE TO DONATE

Insulin for Life: https://ifl-usa.org/what-we-need/

Helping Little Hands Programs: https://www.childrensdiabetesfoundation.org/pregnancy/

Diabetes Research Institute Foundation: https://www.diabetesresearch.org/give

01/11/2020

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