Conditioning Elementary School Wellness 
PE for Parents
JUNE 26, 2025
Support for Schools and Families From grants to guides, get helpful tools for building a healthier learning environment. 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. Bold New Look. More Impact for Kids.
Better Coaching
DECEMBER 24, 2024
A well-designed sports program has the capacity to teach teamwork, sportsmanship, grit, leadership, and many other life skills, as well as a lifelong love for their game. This early commercialism can overshadow the fundamental aim of youth sports: enjoyment, character development, a growing love for the sport, and holistic well-being.
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Relentless School Nurse
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
The story of the third grader at Parkside Elementary School highlights the critical role that school nurses play in ensuring the well-being of students. T he timely intervention of the school’s licensed nurse, Rachel Ocampo, proved to be life-saving for Kassie Machado’s daughter, Mia.
SHAPE America
MARCH 14, 2023
We teach at the Ancona School, a small, progressive elementary school in the Hyde Park area of Chicago’s South Side. Each year, our school’s Gone Fishin’ trip combines physical education with outdoor recreation. They explore, make adjustments, and learn from experience and the environment.
Stanford Childrens
APRIL 8, 2024
Like any medical condition, it means your family may have to deal with special challenges. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a condition that occurs in the brain and affects how a person communicates and interacts with others. Here at Stanford, we have instituted a checklist at every well-child visit starting from birth.
Stanford Childrens
MAY 8, 2024
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a condition that occurs in the brain and affects how a person communicates and interacts with others, among other symptoms. Dr. Sen and Stanford Medicine Children’s Health follow the American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendation to screen children for autism at their well visits before age 2.
Stanford Childrens
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Other subspecialized neonatal care programs at Stanford Children’s help babies survive and thrive after being diagnosed with BPD, PDA, and other conditions. In elementary school, Juliana was diagnosed with a learning disorder, which she had to work hard to overcome. We were constantly going to the pediatrician,” she remembers.
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