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How to Teach Students About Death in the Health Education Classroom (or Any Classroom)

SHAPE America

The session — titled “Death: Let’s Talk About It” — was based on our personal experiences navigating through the loss of loved ones. The reality of death is that it is a natural and inevitable part of life — so why are we so uncomfortable (or afraid) to talk about it?

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The Relentless School Nurse: A Grieving Father’s Plea About Suicide in Nursing

Relentless School Nurse

Some reports even talk about nurses whose deaths during the pandemic were investigated as suicides. The issue here is time – it takes about two years to get national estimates of suicides, and we can’t wait that long to address this crisis. Inside hospitals, leaders need to get real about what nurses are facing.

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What I’ve Learned About Spreading Kindness in My School — on World Kindness Day and Throughout the Year

SHAPE America

Here are some of the things I’ve learned over the years about spreading kindness throughout your school — on World Kindness Day and year-round. Students began thinking about what they could do to support each other. As a health and physical education teacher, I teach kindness as part of my curriculum.

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New FDA Resource Helps Teachers Educate Students About the Dangers of Vaping

SHAPE America

Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products takes this issue seriously and prioritizes efforts to educate teachers, parents, health care providers, and youth about the dangers of youth vaping. Talking with students about vaping and tobacco use requires credible, effective resources you can rely on.

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How Physical Education Plays a Core Role in Student Development

Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker

It's when teachers are educationally purposeful and strengths-based in their planning, teaching, and assessment that physical education achieves the three dimensions of education in, through, and about movement.

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You Can Empower Youth to Make Informed Choices About Drugs and Health

SHAPE America

Whether you’re responsible for delivering health education or not, you can support youth in making informed choices about drug use and health. Helping youth learn science-based information about drugs and addiction is a good place to start. To learn more about NDAFW and how you and your community can participate, visit here.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Nurses Spread the Word About Gun Safety

Relentless School Nurse

There are more than four million nurses across the country, imagine our collective power if we focused on educating families, patients, students and communities about the urgency for safe storage. But when we talk about gun safety measures — not controlling guns, but keeping our kids safe — that’s a shared value we can all agree on. “But

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