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Creating an Effective Health and Wellness Club at School

SHAPE America

As a physical education teacher at Hebron High School in Carrollton, TX, I developed a Health and Wellness Club for our ninth-grade campus as an initiative to reduce obesity and related comorbidities that are associated with sedentary lifestyles and a lack of physical activity. We met every other week for 30 minutes during advisory time.

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Rethinking Early Morning Practices

Better Coaching

Balancing Scheduling, Nutrition, and Performance The tradition of early morning practice is deeply ingrained in sports culture, often seen as a symbol of discipline and commitment. However, as our understanding of nutrition, sleep, and athlete health has evolved, it’s worth reconsidering this practice. Thomas et al.,

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High School Physical Education Curriculum

PLT4M

The high school physical education curriculum plays a critical role in shaping students’ long-term relationship with health and fitness. Some districts lower graduation requirements, citing sports or outside activities as enough. That means only 1 in 5 high school students are meeting the 60 minutes of physical activity guidelines!

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IBD: Navigating the Road to Recovery With Positivity

Stanford Childrens

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.

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Stop Hiding Behind the Whistle: Why PE Needs to Get in the Classroom Game

Montessori Physical Education

It could involve using heart rate data in a graphing activity, analyzing movement mechanics in a science unit, or playing a traditional indigenous sport from a culture the students are studying. 📚 📚 Education Scotland – Health and Wellbeing 🚀 Integration Is Not a Threat—It’s a Superpower Let’s be clear: integration is not a zero-sum game.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Caring for Yourself, Others, and Your Heart in a Sudden World

Relentless School Nurse

Suddenly, school nurses were at the forefront of a global health crisis, tasked with implementing new safety protocols, conducting contact tracing, and educating entire school communities about a virus we were all still learning about. A sports injury on the field. A mental health crisis that manifests in the classroom.

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The Relentless School Nurse: The War on Words – Trump’s Administration and the Censorship of Inclusion

Relentless School Nurse

UC San Diego researchers, for example, have been told to scrub their websites of DEI language, and a $35 million USAID global research grant on reproductive health and nutrition was lost due to these restrictions. This includes school-based mental health services and support for homeless students.