The prevalence of alcohol consumption and its related factors in adolescents: findings from Global School-based Student Health Survey - Farnia V, Ahmadi Jouybari T, Salemi S, Moradinazar M, Khosravi Shadmani F, Rahami B, Alikhani M, Bahadorinia S, Mohammadi Majd T.
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of alcohol consumption and related factors in adolescents aged 11 to 1... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 3, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Assessment of school teacher's disaster preparedness by using comprehensive school safety framework - Iqbal S, Nauman S.
This study assessed the disaster preparedness level of secondary school teachers in the public school dist... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 3, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
American children are struggling academically
Four years since school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic upended their education, elementary and middle school students have gained back some ground. Unfortunately, they still have a long way to go before being caught up, according to a national analysis of how students are recovering led by…#harvarduniversity #stanforduniversity #harvard #stanford #illinois #mississippi #thomasjkane #margueriteroza #edunomicslab #georgetownuniversity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Brief But Spectacular take on inspiring a love of learning
Joan Wicks is a sixth-grade humanities teacher in Los Angeles who helped her students rebound from COVID learning loss through her devotion and advocacy. The school was recently recognized with the California Distinguished Schools Award. Wicks shares her Brief But Spectacular take on inspiring a…#joanwicks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Endowment Funds Can Revolutionise Sarcoma Care in Developing Countries
Kaposi's sarcoma virus. The World Health Organization predicts a 60% rise in global cancer cases over the next two decades, with an 81% increase expected in low- and middle-income countries. Credit: Shutterstock. By Nicholas OkumuNAIROBI, Apr 2 2024 (IPS) Despite global childhood cancer mortality rates dropping by half over the past 50 years, these promising statistics do not extend to Africa and the Global South, where limited resources mean that most cancers are diagnosed at advanced stages.
Consequently, the region reports survival rates of as low as 15% for musculoskeletal sarcomas, a group of cancers that develop in t...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nicholas Okumu Tags: Africa Development & Aid Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
