Stanford Childrens

MAY 12, 2025

At Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital Stanford , the art therapy program plays a pivotal role in promoting mental health and well-being for young patients. By offering a creative outlet for young patients emotions and experiences, art therapy helps individuals find meaning, purpose, and joy, even amid their health challenges.

Health

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

. >>> Free Download: Lifetime Fitness Playbook with 12 Free Lessons Importance Of Physical Education Electives The goal of physical education is to equip students with skills, knowledge, and interest to pursue a lifetime of fitness, health, and wellness.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Resiliency is forged through rigorous training, moral grounding, and a steadfast support system from mental health resources, peers, and strong leadership. Be sure to take things one step at a time and focus on small, achievable goals rather than trying to tackle everything at once. RESILIENT ADVICE Setbacks and challenges are natural.

Strength

Designs for Health

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The role of hormones in skin and hair health When thinking about radiant skin and hair, often the first associations that come to mind have to do with topical applications, such as moisturizers, sunscreens, shampoos, and conditioners. Hormonal balance may also impact hair physiology and health.

Health

Learning Through Sport

MARCH 23, 2025

Research consistently shows a link between low physical activity in adulthood and low movement competence (World Health Organization, 2024). Wretman (2017) found participation in school sport had a significant standardised effect on academic achievement. School sport and academic achievement. 1999; Westerbeek et al.,

Sports

Gopher Sport

APRIL 16, 2025

By thoughtfully integrating a variety of skills and activities, we ensure that every studentespecially those who identify as non-PE or non-athletehas the opportunity to achieve success, develop confidence, and ultimately discover their unique movement niche.

Physical Education

Rennie Center

JULY 23, 2025

2549) July 23, 2025 A growing body of research indicates that social media and cell phone use are major contributors to the increasing mental health challenges that young people face. 2549 , An Act to promote student learning and mental health. See below for an overview of S.2549, See below for an overview of S.2549, Section 1 of S.2549

Health

Relentless School Nurse

JULY 25, 2025

Photo credit: Diane Copas What’s at Stake: The Great Society, Then and Now The scope of LBJ’s achievements is almost impossible to overstate. Medicare and Medicaid (1965) Transformed health care access for the elderly, low-income families, children, and people with disabilities. They continue to shape the lives of millions.

Government

Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

More, Younger Youth sports occupy a special place in American culture, shaping childrens character, health, and social lives. This approach, which Ive labeled More, Younger, insists that increased time on the field, in the gym, or on the court is the surest path to success, scholarships, and lifelong athletic achievement.

Sports

PE for Parents

JUNE 6, 2025

ConnectEd Our ConnectEd program is a comprehensive approach to social-emotional health and youth risk behavior prevention. Every Kid Healthy Week Celebrate your efforts to improve kids’ health and well-being with an event that gets families and communities involved in the fun. The connection between health and learning is undeniable.1,2,3

Wellness

PLT4M

JUNE 19, 2025

The high school physical education curriculum plays a critical role in shaping students’ long-term relationship with health and fitness. The Bigger Picture Low activity isn’t just a health concern—it impacts academic achievement, mental health, and overall student well-being. PE teachers can’t do it alone.

High School

Stanford Childrens

MAY 14, 2025

Then, after he saw blood in his stool, his family took him to the emergency room, and he ended up staying at Stanford Medicine Childrens Health for two and a half weeks. Doctors in Stanford Medicine Childrens Healths Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Celiac Disease ran tests to find the cause of Mos symptoms.

Immune system

Magnus Health

DECEMBER 11, 2024

As we prepare for 2025, were anticipating a heightened emphasis on student well-being and mental health along with continued exploration of technological advancements in the health office. This blog will explore a few student health trends were predicting for 2025 and how they will shape the future of K-12 student health.

Health

Stanford Childrens

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Then a coworker of Lorena’s recommended Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. Dr. Spelbrink points to a recent medical study hot off the press that found that cenobamate achieves 90% to 100% seizure reduction in a quarter to a third of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. She asked her local doctor for a referral. “I

Conditioning

Rennie Center

JUNE 30, 2025

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Middle School

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

No program can achieve all that is possible or ambitioned for physical education as physical education programs have limited time (see for more discussion the last blog). Gallahue, 1996) is designed around individual student's developmental needs rather than achievement of content-specific goals. Developmental physical education (DPE).

Physical Education

Rennie Center

JULY 17, 2025

We’re proud to share these achievements with you. This is just a small glimpse of what our team has accomplished over the past year. Our first end-of-year report provides more detail on the initiatives and efforts we led during Fiscal Year 2025 (July 2024 – June 2025).

Conditioning

Relentless School Nurse

MAY 19, 2025

Now more than ever, we are bearing witness to a dangerous unraveling of public health and education infrastructure, driven by policy decisions at the highest levels of government. Its elimination is not just an administrative reshuffleits a direct attack on educational equity and school-based health services. This isnt theoretical.

Schooling

PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

The Importance of High-Quality Elementary PE Lesson Plans Elementary physical education is about so much more than just games or physical activity; its about laying the foundation for lifelong health, wellness, and physical literacy. The post Elementary PE Lesson Plans appeared first on PLT4M.

Elementary

Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 25, 2025

School nurses play a vital role in student health and well-being and are at the forefront of this new, unwelcome challenge. We will see a rise in stress-related health issues among migrant students and children born in the U.S. This hesitancy to seek care could lead to untreated health issues and potential public health concerns.

Schooling

A Positive Approach To Teen Health

JUNE 30, 2025

No level of achievement will compel every person to love and accept us. The post Strive for Excellence, Not Perfection first appeared on Positive Teen Health. Goals worth attaining. Striving for Excellence We can help our children by teaching them it’s okay to fall short of perfection. We won’t always get everything “right.”

Motivation

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 3, 2025

More than 100 public health leaders, including former U.S. Secretaries of Health and Human Services, CDC directors, and a former Surgeon General, have issued an urgent open letter to Congress condemning the Trump administration’s sweeping efforts to dismantle the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Kennedy Jr.,

Health

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 1, 2025

School nurses serve as educators, advocates, and crisis managers at the critical intersection of health and education. One of the most pressing issues is the growing mental health crisis among students. The proposed cuts in Medicaid funding may also have a destabilizing impact on school health services.

Wellness

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Health Literacy Is an Everyday Issue Health Literacy Month is an opportune time to consider the role you play in helping and educating people, especially youth, on making healthy choices. Health literacy also applies to understanding the harms of tobacco use. Read up on how to talk about vaping with teens.

Health

SHAPE America

JULY 27, 2023

And, despite clear research demonstrating the positive impacts of health and wellness on academic achievement , schools may be tempted to put critically important physical activity programs on the back burner. I invite you to read on and learn simple ways that your school can prioritize health and wellness. Don’t do it!

Wellness

Designs for Health

JUNE 10, 2025

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is frequently perceived as a men’s sexual health concern. However, the physiological incapacity to achieve and sustain an erection serves as a profound indicator of underlying systemic health issues, particularly those related to cardiovascular and metabolic health.

Nervous system

Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 21, 2023

.” I listened to the circular conversation several times and could not help but feel that the disconnect between health and learning is the crux of the problem that stands, like a huge brick wall between school health services and educational services. You cannot have learning without health.

Health

Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In 2023, consider incorporating these short bursts of activity into your daily routine to help achieve the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise per week. Breaking up prolonged sitting is crucial for your overall health, as sitting for extended periods has been linked to various health issues.

Exercise

Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 6, 2022

A comprehensive approach to school safety actively engages students, teachers and parents, identifies high-risk individuals using threat assessment techniques, and instructs teachers and administrators to refer these students to mental health services. What if we made gun locks available in school health offices?

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

What I do know is that there was hope for this year to be less hectic, less traumatic, and less fraught with barriers to health. Here are some suggestions that might help us regroup and regain equilibrium; at least I hope so: Be realistic about what you can achieve during the school day. So far that is not my experience.

Schooling

Stanford Childrens

JUNE 9, 2023

“Fortunately, I’m trained both as an adult and pediatric urologist, so it’s been a joy and a delight to follow and care for Misty from the age of 7 to now,” said Dr. Kennedy, chief of Pediatric Urology at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. It’s a special privilege to see Misty achieve this.”

Achievement

Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 21, 2023

For all of the relentless advocates for school health who follow this blog, it’s time to dive into our “Interpersonal Bill of Rights.” We juggle a lot – from health emergencies to supporting emotional needs – and our efforts deserve to be recognized. Our dreams and achievements deserve to be celebrated.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 8, 2023

. – retrieved from NASN website: SCHOOL NURSE DAY 2023 – NASN School Nurse Day is an annual observance that celebrates and recognizes the important role that school nurses play in promoting the health and well-being of students in schools. This can be a great way to acknowledge your hard work and dedication to your profession.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 28, 2023

More than 40% of US children and adolescents have at least one of the following chronic health conditions… The healthcare needs of children with chronic illness can be complex and continuous, involving daily management and addressing potential emergencies.

Conditioning

SHAPE America

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Students will learn how lacrosse is referred to as the medicine game and learn about how physical activity and sport can support the mental and emotional health of all people. For 13 years, Charlie was a health and physical education teacher at Oyster Bay High School in New York.

Physical Education

Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 7, 2023

Some negotiated an earlier “release” date to preserve their own mental health. This is kind of like in public health if you do everything right, nothing happens. – Judy Doran I have shared this suggested school health office schedule that one of my colleagues uses with great success.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Articulate Impact on Student Health and Academic Success: Clearly articulate how the reduction in school nursing staff would directly impact student health and academic success. Share success stories that showcase the positive outcomes achieved through your team’s dedicated efforts.

Schooling