Olweus bullying prevention program in Lithuania: bullying rates in the first cohort of schools, 2008-2019 - Zuzevi čiūtė I.
Bullying has far-reaching consequences, and effective bullying prevention can have a long-lasting impact on the well-being of many individuals. To confront bullying in schools, the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) has been implemented in Lithuania... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
An epidemic of sexual abuse in schools
Andrea Bruce; Chona Kasinger; Maddie McGarvey; Kim Raff; Matt Williams; Rebecca Zisser/Business Insider The documents began arriving last fall, first in a trickle, then a flood. Emoji-filled text messages from teachers, handwritten complaints from students in the rounded script of teenage girls,…#andreabruce #chonakasinger #maddiemcgarvey #kimraff #mattwilliams #enosburgfalls #vermont #utah #sterrettoneyneale #neale (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Assessing the potential implementation of earthquake early warning for schools in the Patras region, Greece - Galasso C, Zuccolo E, Aljawhari K, Cremen G, Melis NS.
Earthquake early warning (EEW) is currently deemed a credible approach to seismic resilience enhancement in modern societies, especially if part of a more holistic earthquake mitigation strategy involving other risk reduction tools such as structural upgra... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Christopher Morley, PhD, elected to board of national Association for Schools and Programs of Public Health
In addition to Upstate, ASPPH represents 146 schools and programs of public health from across the country and globally, and more than 25,000 academic public health members. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - December 19, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news
I moved with my 3 kids to Spain. They had a hard time adjusting to the food and schools when we moved back to the US
and her family. Courtesy of the author My family moved from the US to Spain because of my husband's job in the military. While my kids didn't speak Spanish, the adjustment was easy. Returning to the US was harder for them than moving to Spain. In August 2019, my husband, three children, and I…#courtesy #spain #spanish #rota #usnavy #groton #connecticut #sandiego #navalstation #primaria (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. Medical Schools Enroll More Diverse Students
U.S. medical schools are enrolling more diverse classes with more women than men plus increases in two historically underrepresented groups: Latinos and American India... (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma standard Source Type: news
Effects of homicide timing on test scores: quasi-experimental evidence from two cities in Colombia - Cristancho JC, Bailey DH, Duncan GJ, Molano A, Harker A, Norza E.
This study examines the effect of homicides around schools on the standardized test scores of fifth and ninth graders (N = 4729; M(age) = 12.71 years, SD(age) = 2.13) using a quasi-experimental design in two Colombian cities. Exposure to homicides occurri... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Violence in the education: the post-revolutionary situation in Hungary (1956-1957) - Somogyv ári L.
BACKGROUND: The author attempts to introduce an unusual approach towards schools, universities, and dormitories, including their users (professors, teachers, parents, and students): How can the educational issues be seen through the lenses of special polic... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The Most Horrible City To Live In The World
What is “liveability”? According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, it is a blend of the stability of government and business, strong and reliable infrastructure, schools and healthcare, culture and entertainment, and even sporting events. It uses the factors to rate the 173 cities that are…#osaka #vienna #copenhagen #sydney #zurich #calgary #geneva #healthcare #damascus #tripoli (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Calling for Ceasefire Should Be Obvious and Uncontroversial. One Thing It's Not Is Antisemitic
"Give me liberty, or give me death!" exclaimed Patrick Henry at the second Virginia Convention in 1775. Henry was calling for freedom from British colonial rule in America. The words of the Founding Father have since been immortalized, taught in schools nationwide. Henry is seen as a hero for…#patrickhenry #propalestinian #palestine #jews #proisraeli #israel #rashidatalib #palestinian #jewish #labourparty (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
10 Sunday Reads
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • Retailers have a crime problem. It’s in the numbers: The issue is complex and often clouded by imprecise data. Sometimes from the industry itself. (Retail Dive) • Guns are seized in U.S. schools each day.…#retaildive #k12 #cbsnews #firstamendments #losangelestimes #africa #latinamerica #indians #americanprospect #google (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
India sees hope through haze as farmers move away from toxic burning
NEW DELHI -- It is a seemingly intractable annual problem: India's capital is engulfed in a toxic haze so severe that schools are closed and residents are advised to stay indoors. The smog spreads as farmers in the northwest of the country burn stubble, setting fire to leftover paddy straw after…#delhi #southasia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, a supporter of'parental rights' in schools, got caught in a sex scandal that may push her to resign from a …
Bridget Ziegler speaks at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia, Saturday, July 1, 2023. Matt Rourke/AP A conservative power couple in Florida is in hot water over a threesome sex scandal. The woman has accused Christian Ziegler, chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, of rape. Bridget…#bridgetziegler #philadelphia #mattrourkeap #florida #christianziegler #momsforliberty #hypocrisy #christian #zieglers #ziegler (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
D.C. Circuit Rejects First Amendment Lawsuit over AG's Memorandum About Threats to Schools
From Saline Parents v. Garland, decided today by the D.C. Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Harry Edwards, joined by Judges Neomi Rao and Florence Pan: On October 4, 2021, the Attorney General … issued a one-page memorandum … to various units in the Department of Justice …, expressing concern over a…#salineparents #garland #dccircuit #harryedwards #neomirao #florencepan #departmentofjustice #memorandum #constitution #agpolicy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Does the Day After the War Look Like in Gaza? A Likud Party Official's Perspective
The Oct. 7 assault by Hamas on Israel was an unprecedented act of terrorism that left Israel's Southern communities devastated and thrust the country into war. Hamas' military operations and combat from within Gaza's core infrastructure—which has included schools, mosques, hospitals and…#hamas #israel #gaza #mosques #gazastrip #worldwarii #idf #gazan #gazans #arab (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
