Fri.Oct 07, 2022

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Informed Shorts: Thinking Aloud

Informed Practitioner in Sport

We figure things out best when it's done in dialogue with others. This is exemplified by the dialectic process - that is, the good faith sharing of diverging views, exchanging the best arguments supporting those views, for the purpose of revealing new insights. This has some implications and practical applications. Firstly, (well-chosen) other people are our best defence against self-deception and being deceived by bullsh1t in general.

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Helping the Hospital Feel Like Home: Chief Nursing Officer Jesus Cepero on how workforce diversity makes patients feel welcome

Stanford Childrens

When Jesus Cepero emigrated with his family to the United States from Cuba at age 7, he didn’t realize that he would soon be acting as his parents’ medical translator. Like most children immersed in a new language, Cepero quickly picked up English, which he spoke at school and with friends. Meanwhile, his family continued to speak Spanish together at their new home in New Jersey.

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Cheshire Food Bank for Harvest

Delamere Academy

This week our captains and vice captains went to the Cheshire Food Bank to drop off all of the food collected from our school Harvest.

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Recent Randomized Trial Explores Impact of Botanicals and Vitamins on Immunosenescence in Older Adults

Designs for Health

The exploration of age-related changes in immune function is a relatively recent pursuit. Immunosenescence is a term describing the aging of the immune system. This may involve many complex processes including the reduction of thymic hormones, changes in the number of immature T cells and T cell responses, potentially diminished bactericidal activity, and altered metabolic processes.

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Reimagine the Role of PE to Reconnect With Your Students

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.