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YOU AT 6:00, KELLY ECKERMAN --
NEW AT 6:00, KELLY ECKERMAN
CHOSE AS ITS GETTING
INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION.
KELLY: THEY LAUNCHED THIS
PROGRAM THAT EVERYONE OF US
CAN UTILIZE, AND YOU ARE ABOUT
TO SEE HOW IT WORKS.
5000 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS IN THE ONLY THE
DISTRICT CAME THROUGH THE DOORS
OF THE NURSES OFFICE WITH A
HEADACHE.
THAT IS ONE IN THREE.
SOME STUDENTS HAVE CHRONIC
HEADACHES HAVE LED TO THEM
NOT BEING ABLE TO GO TO
SCHOOL.
KELLY: CINDY GILMORE OVERSEES
ALL THE NURSES.
SHE JUMPED AT THE CHANCE TO
PARTNER WITH CHILDREN'S MERCY TO
HELP STUDENTS MANAGE HEADACHES.
THIS IS THE NEWLY LAUNCHED,
INTERACTIVE WEBSITE DEVELOPED BY
RESEARCHERS AT CHILDREN'S MERCY
TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP A
HEADACHE ACTION PLAN, TO ASSESS
AND MANAGE HEADACHES AT A YOUNG
AGE.
AS A HEADACHE SPECIALIST, I
USUALLY DON'T SEE PEOPLE UNTIL
IT HAD IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
WHAT IT CAN DO IS EDUCATE THEM,
EMPOWER THEMSELVES.
IN ADDITION, THEY CAN ALSO
ENABLE THEM TO GET READY FOR
DOCTORS VISIT BY GOING THROUGH
SOME QUIZZES TO SEE IF THEY
ARE PREPARED TO TAKE THEIR CASE
TO THE DOCTOR.
KELLY: DEVELOPERS SAY HAVING
SCHOOL NURSES LAUNCH THIS TOOL
MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
THEY
SPEND A SIGNIFICANT
PORTION OF THEIR WAKING HOURS AT
SCHOOL.
A SCHOOL NURSE MAY BE THE ONE
RECOGNIZING THE PATTERN BEFORE
PARENTS.
KRIS: THEY QUICKLY LEARNED --
KELLY: THEY QUICKLY LEARNED THAT
GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP CAN PLAY A
ROLE IN HEADACHES, AND HERE IN
OLATHE, THE HEADACHE ACTION PLAN
NOW INVOLVES A LOT MORE THAN
POPPING PAIN PILLS.
I GUARANTEE THAT HIGH
SCHOOLERS ARE GOING TO FIND THIS
BENEFICIAL.
THERE ARE MANY OF THEM THAT WILL
FIND ANSWERS.
KELLY: WHILE THE HEADACHE RELIEF
WEBSITE IS BEING INTRODUCED
THROUGH OLATHE, IT IS AVAILABLE
TO EVERYONE OF US.
WE HAVE A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE
AND TAKE THE QUIZ, WATCH THE
VIDEO.