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). This call to action coincides with the start of National Public Health Week (April 713, 2025), a celebration of public health achievements and, this year, a rallying cry against th

Health

PE Scholar

APRIL 3, 2025

Matthew Berkshire, James Mason and Jack Hardwicke Abstract Physical education (PE) has long been contested as various discourses compete and conflict on

Physical Education

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 3, 2025

Donna Gaffney and Teri Mills, my friends, “The OpEd Nurses,” are passionate advocates for public health. Drawing on decades of nursing experience, they use thought-provoking opinion pieces to tackle pressing healthcare issues. In their latest Op-Ed in the Portland Tribune , they expose the devastating consequences of proposed budget cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).

Health

AKA Sports

APRIL 3, 2025

Albeit a bit chilly and gray, spring is in the air, baseball is getting in full swing, and March Madness basketball wrapping up, which means one thing in our world Summer is right around the corner! Here are our new and improved (see 10 Reasons to Choose AKA Blog 2019 ) reasons AKA is the place for your Summer Camp (care) needs. With the All Sports Camp (K-6), Speed of Play Program (Gr. 7-8), and AKA SEALs advanced sports camps at select sites, we have it all and can confidently say, were the be

Government

Speaker: Jeremy Kellem, M.Ed. - Educational Strategist, Former Athlete, and CEO/Founder of W.I.N. (We Impact Now, LLC)

For many students, physical education is critical to becoming active and developing healthy routines. But how is this possible anymore with the repercussions of the pandemic? Years of COVID-19, social distancing, and virtual learning have all had a profound effect on students, which means educators need to adjust their classes accordingly. The good news is that P.E. can still play a vital role in helping students intellectually, emotionally, physically, and socially.

PE

Stanford Childrens

APRIL 3, 2025

Stanford Medicine Childrens Healths multivisceral transplant program is the only one on the West Coast Ezekiel (Zeke) Atchison loves doing puzzles, stacking blocks, and playing with toys with moving parts. He definitely has an engineering mind, says Rayma, his grandmother and custodial parent. While Zeke sounds like an average 5-year-old, the truth is he is fortunate to be alive and just now is beginning to really thrive.

Nutrition