New Data From Vector Solutions Reveals Students Benefit From Key K-12 Safety & amp; Wellness Courses
Vector Solutions' efficacy study shows digital training has a positive impact on bullying and youth suicide prevention outcomes TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, Vector Solutions, the leading provider of training and software solutions to help schools make their... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: SVY CHI Source Type: news
Elmo's Wellness Check; Med Schools Overlook Training on Suicide; Religious Trauma
(MedPage Today) -- Elmo's wellness check on X opened up a tidal wave of mental health despair on the social media platform. (NBC News)
In a randomized trial of women with prenatal depression, administration of the sedative dexmedetomidine early... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - January 31, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
He Taught AP History. Now He Targets Teachers for Being Too Woke
Oklahoma state schools chief goes after educators he says are bringing politics into the classroom. Some teachers say his rhetoric is endangering them.#oklahoma (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
America's Covid shame: Damning BMJ report slams US for shutting schools too long and masking outside - while warning it pandemic response was a 'zip code lottery'
The BMJ has launched a series highlighting the actions the US needed to take during the pandemic to prevent the 'eye-wateringly high' death rates it saw compared to its peer nations. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Citation cartels help some mathematicians —and their universities—climb the rankings
Cliques of mathematicians at institutions in China, Saudi Arabia, and elsewhere have been artificially boosting their colleagues’ citation counts by churning out low-quality papers that repeatedly reference their work, according to an unpublished analysis seen by
Science
. As a result, their universities—some of which do not appear to have math departments—now produce a greater number of highly cited math papers each year than schools with a strong track record in the field, such as Stanford and Princeton universities.
These so-called “citation cartels” appear to be trying to improve their univers...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 30, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Tina Flores Tapped to Lead Frontline Health Workers Coalition
cbalesJanuary 29, 2024January 29, 2024The Frontline Health Workers Coalition welcomes Tina Flores as its new director. Flores will shepherd in a new phase for the global coalition, one that is more focused on multilateral, regional, and country advocacy and engagement, as well as strategic growth.The Frontline Health Workers Coalition is an alliance of 42 international organizations urging greater support andstrategic investment for all health workers –including nurses, midwives, and community health workers–around the globe. Flores leads the coalition’s secretariat, which is hosted by IntraHealth International. "...
Source: IntraHealth International - January 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Source Type: news
Exploring resistance to change in Chinese children's sports schools: an analysis of multiple external and internal perspectives - Tian Y, Shao X.
The development of sports in children is crucial. Unlike European and American sports clubs, China uses children's sports schools as its main form of competitive sports training. However, with the changing economy and mindset in China, this approach is fac... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
What ’s driving a special education teacher shortage and how schools are responding
More than 7.5 million American students have disabilities that qualify them for individual education plans. But teachers trained in this critical area are in short supply. Special education teachers and administrators share how the shortage is affecting them, and John Yang speaks with Kimber…#johnyang #kimberwilkerson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Schools use surveillance tech to punish vaping
High schools across the country are using advanced technology to monitor whether students are vaping — and they're sometimes handing down severe punishments when someone gets caught. The big picture: Districts have set up sensors and surveillance cameras to detect vaping, often without informing…#idaho #tritonsensors #tobaccograntprogram #fda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
B.C. to restrict cellphones in schools in effort to protect kids from online harm
The government will launch a service to remove intimate images from the internet and "pursue predators," as well as introduce legislation to hold social media companies accountable for harms they have caused. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Schools are using surveillance tech to catch students vaping, snaring some with harsh punishments
Schools around the country are installing sensors and cameras to crack down on student vaping and handing out harsh punishments for many who are caught (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
The 23 state universities that make at least $125 million annually from their sports teams
Brutus Buckeye and Bevo Longhorn Ben Jackson/Getty Images; David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images College sports make big money, but some schools earn a lot more than others. The SEC and Big Ten dominate the list of the schools that make the most money from sports. The Ohio State University…#brutusbuckeye #bevolonghorn #davidbuonoicon #gettyimagescollege #ohiostateuniversity #ncaa #power5 #pac12conference #indianauniversity #menbasketballrevenue (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: Fibers Released from Asbestos Cement Far Exceed Limits
The installation and removal of asbestos cement products may put workers at significant health risks, according to a recent study published in the Annals of Work Exposures and Health. The nonprofit organization Occupational Knowledge International found that exposure levels to airborne asbestos exceed the short-term limit created by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Exposure while cutting asbestos cement pipes can be more than 50 times higher than OSHA’s limit. The same study found that working with asbestos boards and corrugated roofing materials led to exposure levels about 24 times over t...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - January 23, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Travis Rodgers Tags: Asbestos (general) Asbestos Exposure Asbestosis Lung Cancer (Non-Meso) Mesothelioma Source Type: news
Pedro Almodovar, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Lead Protest Against Argentine President Javier Milei ’s Move to Scrap Film Institute, INCAA
Argentina’s newly elected president Javier Milei is bent on keeping his chainsaw-wielding campaign promise to cut state spending, including scrapping the country’s national film institute (INCAA) and its film schools (ENERC). His mega draft bill, aimed at reining in Argentina’s hyper-inflation,…#argentina #javiermilei #academyaward #pedroalmodóvar #gonzáleziñárritu #cannes #akikaurismäki #autumnleaves #dardennebrothers #gaelgarcíabernal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MMR vaccine pop-up clinics to be set-up in schools in bid to thwart measles outbreak as officials urge 'Wakefield generation' to come forward for jabs in unprecedented catch-up campaign
The NHS has sent letters to parents of six to 11-year-olds in England, urging them to make an appointment with their GP if their child has not had both vaccine doses. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
