FOR STAFF: Montgomery County Health Department is offering flu clinics for buildings that have at least 10 people sign up. Cost is $20.00 at time of clinic and is reimbursable through our insurance. Please contact your school nurse or health tech ASAP to sign up! _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ GOOD NEWS!!! We recently received good news from the Missouri Foundation for Health. Our officail letter reads-- "Congratulations! I am pleased to announce the Board of Directors of the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) recently approved your 36-month grant request of $337,490 to support Improving Community Activity and Nutrition (ICAN) in Montgomery County. You should receive your Grant Award Agreement in the next few weeks." With this new award, the focus will be on students in grades K-5 with the continuance of doubled elementary PE time, a budget for elementary PE equipment, and beyond-the-school day programs. Staff and community exercise programs will continue in all school communities. A full report on what this grant award means to Montgomery County R-II will be shared at the next School Health Advisory Council meeting on Monday, Nov 17, 2008 at 4 pm.