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. A Dismantled Department of Education = A Dismantled Future The situation is compounded by the active dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

JULY 4, 2025

When school nurses, counselors, and aides are cut, children’s health and educational outcomes suffer. If you’re a school nurse, educator, healthcare professional, or advocate, I invite you to share your stories and join me in this fight. Who Wins, and Who Pays the Price? Then ask yourself: What kind of country have we become?

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

MAY 24, 2025

The Houses passage of Trumps Big Beautiful Bill marks one of the most sweeping assaults on the health, nutrition, and future of Americas children in recent memory. Even brief gaps in coverage can have lifelong consequences, including unmanaged chronic conditions, missed developmental milestones, and increased hospitalizations.

Health

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 26, 2025

It is more than just an early childhood education program. ” Eliminating Head Start funding would not only remove access to education but also cut children off from vital services that support their physical, emotional, and developmental health. We manage chronic conditions like asthma and diabetes.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 2, 2025

President Donald Trumps executive orders during the first months of his second term have inflicted widespread harm on children across the United States, jeopardizing their access to education, healthcare, and basic needs. Department of Education (DOE) is to oversee these services and ensure equitable access to education for all students.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 1, 2025

School nurses serve as educators, advocates, and crisis managers at the critical intersection of health and education. A growing number of medically fragile students attend school along with students with chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, and severe allergies, requiring ongoing oversight.

Wellness

Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 9, 2023

Amid these constraints, school nurses work diligently to educate students, staff, and parents about various health-related topics, including nutrition, hygiene, and managing chronic conditions. Ultimately, creating a safe and inclusive school environment for students with medical needs requires collective effort.

Schooling

PLT4M

AUGUST 15, 2023

A growing number of school districts and states allow exemptions from physical education. First, we break down the physical education waiver form and how schools and states use it. Next, we explore the rise in popularity, concerns around student opt-outs, and what it all means to the subject of physical education.

Physical Education

PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

Therefore, high school strength and conditioning curriculum plays a pivotal role in students’ long-term development in physical education. This article explores specific programs and approaches for the different levels of students in a high school strength and conditioning program.

High School

The Sporting

APRIL 12, 2023

His older brother, Benny, introduced him to the sport and helped him learn the basics of weight training and nutrition as he himself had competed in some local contests. He managed to achieve these through a combination of heavy lifting, high-volume training and a focus on nutrition and recovery.

Nutrition

PLT4M

MAY 3, 2023

This article will discuss the importance of fitness and mental health in schools and the need for schools to take action through a deeper investment in physical education. Mental Health Issues Facing Students The mental health conditions of students are a major public health concern. 25% attend physical education classes every day.

Fitness

MSU

OCTOBER 21, 2024

I started my career instructing at a community college in Arizona after completing my bachelor’s degree in clinical health fitness from Central Michigan University and my master’s degree in exercise and nutrition science from Lipscomb University.

Nutrition

PLT4M

JUNE 8, 2023

As physical education looks to promote student engagement and lifelong fitness, the FITT principle serves as a valuable tool for the classroom. We explore the FITT principle, its benefits, and 3 different ways to apply it to physical education classes. In addition, the FITT principle can be applied to any fitness level.

Physical Education

FACTS Management

MAY 21, 2024

Embarking on a journey of growth and development is a noble pursuit, whether in the realm of education or the world of sports. While you may not think of educators as Olympians, the similarities in their paths to excellence are more aligned than not. Either way, the effort is inspiring.

Education

PLT4M

JULY 22, 2022

Over the last 10 years, PLT4M has set out to change the game of physical education, athletics, and wellness for school districts all across the country. But, I also want something similar for my physical education students.” PLT4M is excited to be celebrating our 10 year company anniversary!

Physical Education

First Beat

MARCH 28, 2024

With the onset of conditioning work, I truly start integrating Firstbeat. Conditioning sessions differ in volume and intensity throughout the week and usually take place during team practices at the side of the court to allow players to focus on team tactics at the same time.

Movement

PLT4M

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Altogether, sleep lesson plans can help educate students on the basic science of sleep and how it relates to their healthy sleep habits. Sleep Education In Schools Where do sleep lesson plans fit into the school day? Sleep Education In Schools Where do sleep lesson plans fit into the school day?

Immune system

Stanford Childrens

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In this dedicated space, a specialized team cares for the smallest preemies, using specially designed protocols to protect their fragile brains, advanced equipment to help support their lungs and special feeding and nutrition approaches to help babies grow.

Elementary School

Growing Healthy Kids

AUGUST 25, 2021

" A high-fiber diet appears to reduce the risk of developing various conditions, including heart disease , diabetes , diverticular disease, constipation and colon cancer. On another occasion I was asked to teach a series of nutrition workshops for kids who have been abused and/or neglected living in a residential shelter.

Digestive system

PLT4M

APRIL 23, 2024

Students practice form, technique, and strategy throughout workouts to build confidence, comfort, and conditioning when running. Each tread workout is a full follow-along workout. Consider PLT4M your full learning management system for health and physical education. Students start each workout by getting warmed up on the treadmill.

Endurance

First Beat

MARCH 7, 2024

In this interview, Chris Köller , Athletic Strength and Conditioning Coach at BC Pharmaserv Marburg , a women’s first-division basketball team in Germany, talks to us about how he got started with Firstbeat and how he uses it with his athletes.

Coaching

Informed Practitioner in Sport

MAY 30, 2022

Parents are naturally highly motivated to find the programme that provides most optimal conditions to allow their child’s talents to flourish. Sport and physical education are also prioritised in the school timetable, which contrasts sharply with state schools that continually cut back on the time allocated to physical education.

Private Schools

Better Coaching

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

The sport requires constant running, cutting, and kicking, which can lead to stress fractures, shin splints, and chronic conditions like patellar tendinitis (commonly known as "jumper's knee"). Recovery protocols, such as ice therapy, stretching, and proper nutrition, can help reduce injury risk.

Sports

Better Coaching

JUNE 5, 2025

It’s their job. The graphic below offers a side-by-side look at what matters most to each group when it comes to playing time: The Emotional Weight of Watching From the Sidelines When your child doesn’t play as much as you hoped, it’s natural to feel a little helpless, maybe even defensive.

Sports

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Check out more on the Call For Inclusion with Adapted Physical Education here. People with disabilities are three times more likely to experience secondary health conditions like diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. Ensuring that all staff are trained in disability education is another great policy to include.

Fitness

PLT4M

MARCH 7, 2024

Throughout workouts, students practice form, technique, and strategy to build confidence, comfort, and conditioning on the bike. Consider PLT4M your full learning management system for health and physical education. PLT4M has a full slate of PE lessons for physical education teachers to choose from!

Cardio

PLT4M

MARCH 4, 2024

Health education is a vital component of a well-rounded curriculum, as it provides students with the essential knowledge and skills needed to maintain and improve their health, prevent disease, and reduce risky behaviors. What Are Health Education Lesson Plans? Finding quality health education lesson plans is a complex task!

Health Education

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

As young people navigate a world full of drugs and substances, drug education lesson plans play a crucial role in providing reliable health information for students. Importance of Drug Education Lesson Plans Drug education lesson plans attempt to educate and combat substance use among young people.

Education

Stanford Childrens

MARCH 1, 2024

Most of them spend their lives in a limited state because their health condition impacts everything—school, activity, their ability to be with friends,” she says. Most of them are completely dependent on IV nutrition. “There aren’t a lot of resources for these kids, and they’re really impacted,” she says.

Immune system

PLT4M

OCTOBER 18, 2023

” and provide actionable steps to promote a healthier United States via early intervention in physical education. trillion in annual health care expenditures are for people with chronic and mental health conditions.” Physical Wellness: Body, nutrition, healthy habits, making healthy decisions. ” – CDC.

Wellness

PLT4M

JUNE 21, 2023

There is a lot to unpack when it comes to hydration education. In this article, we pull from PLT4M’s Intro To Nutrition series to explore everything from water education, sweat science, and sports drinks. Hydration education 101 facts include: H20 is part of every biochemical reaction in the body.

Education

Spark PE

JANUARY 14, 2022

Across the globe, efforts to promote social distancing directly affected physical activity of youth by closing schools, which affected physical activity opportunities including physical education, recess, after-school sports and activities, and walking and biking to school. SPARK has the “Active Classroom” program.

Physical Activity

PE for Parents

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

CHICAGO – Action for Healthy Kids will convene over 300 school leaders, educators, parents, caregivers and stakeholders for the 2022 National Conference on Child Health and Well-Being: Real Talk. Robert Murray – Pediatrician and Professor of Human Nutrition . Real Solutions! at Loews Chicago Hotel from November 2 – 4, 2022. .

Wellness

AKA Sports

JANUARY 24, 2025

As a parent that strongly believes in building healthy and balanced habits for our kids - like staying active, having a team mentality, and teaching our kids about proper nutrition and diet, you can imagine how much appreciation I had for AKA's mission of keeping kids active through sport.

Nutrition