Eating and lifestyle habits and primary school health-related programs: a survey involving Italian children and teachers - Acito M, Cangelosi G, Petrelli F, Moretti M, Villarini M, Celestino A, Sordoni E, Grappasonni I.
BACKGROUND: Childhood overweight and obesity represent serious public health concerns in several countries worldwide, including Italy, where the highest prevalence in Europe of overweight and obesity among primary school children was recorded. Among others... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

7 is a Magic Number?
Discussion 7 year olds (7YOs) should have gained refinement in earlier tasks and skills and are starting to develop higher level skills. As the range of skill mastery is broad during this early school age time, parents and adults often become concerned around 7YO if their child does not seem to have gained certain skills and “matured” like the other kids. 7YOs can: Gross motor Rides a 2-wheel bike well Can perform most activities of daily living almost independently but may need occasional help with difficult clothing, etc. Most, but not all, are toilet trained at night Fine motor Able to write including ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 22, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

China reports 13 children killed in elementary school dorm fire in Henan province
A fire broke out in dorms at a boarding school for elementary students in central Henan province, and 13 students died in the blaze, Chinese state media reported Saturday. All of the dead were third grade students, a teacher told Zonglan news, a state-backed media outlet from Hebei province. One…#henanprovince #zonglannews #hebeiprovince #cctv #xinhuanews #xinhua #yingcaischool #fangcheng #henan #lijizhong (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘Between the Temples’ Star Carol Kane Details How New Comedy Celebrates Judaism: ‘Stand Up and Be Proud of Who You Are’
Actress Carol Kane has played all manner of colorful characters, but her role as music teacher Carla in Nathan Silver’s “Between the Temples,” playing in competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is one that connected to a deep part of her identity. “It’s important to stand up and be…#carolkane #nathansilvers #betweentemples #sundancefilmfestival #thewrap #sharonwaxman #cantor #jasonschwartzman #batmitzvah #nathansilver (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

From experience to expertise: Patients lead as authors in Cochrane's widely-used breast cancer review
Cochrane is an international, not-for-profit network of clinicians, patients and carers, researchers, and policy-makers creating high-quality healthcare evidence synthesises. Cochrane has a long and rich history of collaborating with healthcare consumers and this is the story of what breast cancer patients experienced when contributing to a Cochrane Review.   In 1995, Nora Carbine and Liz Lostumbo, both former breast cancer patients, embarked on a transformative journey as attendees of theLeadership, Education, Advocacy, and Development (LEAD) programdeveloped by the National Breast Cancer Coalition (US). Designed to eq...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - January 19, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news

Northern Ireland Hit by Mass Strike of Public Workers
Public workers in Northern Ireland are taking part in a mass one-day strike to protest over public sector pay, a move expected to bring widespread disruption to the region. As many as 170,000 workers from 17 unions — including public transport staff, nurses, civil servants and teachers — will walk…#northernireland #northernirelands #departmentofhealth #subscribe #bloombergoriginals #bloombergquicktake #breakingnewson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Apple's $3,500 mixed-reality headset is being pitched as a'superpower' for doctors and teachers
Apple, which is poised to launch its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset on Feb. 2, is already envisioning future workplace applications for the device, including using it for surgery, aircraft repair and teaching students. In a video sent to employees this week, Apple executives Mike Rockwell and…#apple #visionpro #mikerockwell #alandye #rockwell #homepod #cupertino #technicians #applevisionpro #davescott (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

DOJ issues scathing review of failed police response to Uvalde school shooting
The Justice Department released a report on how law enforcement failed in its response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead. The nearly 600-page report lays out a series of “cascading failures of leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy, and…#justicedepartment #uvalde #geoffbennett #tonyplohetski (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Paper mills are bribing editors at scholarly journals, Science investigation finds
Related podcast Paper mills bribe editors to pass peer review, and detecting tumors with a blood draw BY Sarah Crespi , Richard Stone , Zakiya Whatley One evening in June 2023, Nicholas Wise, a fluid dynamics researcher at the University of Cambridge who moonlights as a scientific fraud buster, was digging around on shady Facebook groups when he came across something he had never seen before. Wise was all too familiar with offers to sell...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 18, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Feds rip the police's failure to stop the Uvalde school shooting:'No urgency '
A memorial for the 19 children and two teachers killed in the May shooting sits outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Acacia Coronado/AP Photo Police responding to the Uvalde, Texas, shooting showed "no urgency," a DOJ report found. The DOJ report outlines "cascading failures" in law…#robbelementaryschool #uvalde #acaciacoronado #doj #justicedepartment #merrickgarland #robbelementary #ramos #berlindaarreola #arreola (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Controversial UN Agency Accused Of Aiding Hamas
Authored by Dan M. Berger via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A teacher is accused of holding an Israeli hostage in an attic. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it found rockets near a school in Gaza. One house of the Swiss parliament votes to…#danmberger #epochtimes #israeli #israeldefenseforces #gaza #shutterstock #apphoto #unrwa #arab #gazastrip (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Applying constructivism in driving teacher education: analysis based on transcripts of videotaped lessons - Ainj ärv H, Laas K.
Modern learning focuses heavily on theory and ideals, offering scant practical guidance on execution and outcome evaluation. This research paper aims to show that the integration, in 2018, of a contemporary educational approach into the driving teacher tra... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Co-designing a farm safety gamified educational resource with secondary school students and their teachers: qualitative study protocol - Peden AE, Alonzo D, McMillan F, Tran TP, Hawke C, Ivers R, Franklin RC.
Unintentional injuries are a leading cause of preventable harm among adolescents. Adolescents also experience an increased risk of farm injury, and in Australia, injury-related farm fatalities among adolescents have remained largely unchanged over the past... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Childhood trauma and factors influencing primary school teachers' reporting of child abuse: insights from Italy - Fabris MA, Longobardi C, Settanni M, Mastrokoukou S.
BACKGROUND: Childhood traumatic experiences can profoundly impact individuals, posing risks to the physical and psychological well-being of children and influencing their psychological development. Teachers in primary schools play a critical role in identi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Prevalence of sport surfing-related injuries - a cross-sectional study of the Portuguese surfing teachers - Barbosa-Sequeira J, Oliveira J, Lorenzo-Mart ínez M, Barcala-Furelos R, Queiroga AC, Moreira-Pinto J.
BACKGROUND: Surfing is an increasingly popular recreational sport in Portugal. Although surfing-related injuries have short-term and long-term impact, little is known about their prevalence. Our purpose is to determine the lifetime prevalence of surfing-re... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news