News tagged with school health

Teen school drop-outs three times as likely to be on benefits in later life

Teen school drop-outs are almost three times as likely to be on benefits in later life as their peers who complete their schooling, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

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created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 13

Paper calls for more to be done to help young people with depression

Depression is one of the most common mental health problems in young people worldwide, but it often goes unrecognised and untreated. Left untreated, adolescent depression increases the risk of suicide, substance abuse, and ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No whooping cough deaths in California last year

No Californian died from whooping cough in 2011, the first year since 1991 that there have been no deaths in the state from the highly infectious illness.

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created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teens have fewer behavioral issues when parents stay involved

When parents of middle school students participate in school-based, family interventions, it can reduce problem behavior, according to new research released online in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Program led to lower crime, fewer violent incidents among kids

A program built around the concept that kids can and want to reduce violence and improve their neighborhoods led to lower crime rates, better upkeep on homes and more students who said they learned to resolve conflicts without ...

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created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Poor sleep linked to increased health and behavior problems in young diabetics

A new study suggests that young diabetics may be struggling to get a good night's sleep, resulting in worse control of their blood sugar, poorer school performance and misbehavior.

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created Jan 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Key to school improvement: Reading, writing, arithmetic ... and character?

A study of 20 elementary schools in Hawaii has found that a focused program to build social, emotional and character skills resulted in significantly improved overall quality of education, as evaluated by teachers, parents ...

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created Dec 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

School absenteeism, mental health problems linked

School absenteeism is a significant problem, and students who are frequently absent from school more often have symptoms of psychiatric disorders. A new longitudinal study of more than 17,000 youths has found that frequently ...

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created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hong Kong school closed in bird flu scare

A Hong Kong school was closed on Friday after a dead bird found in the southern Chinese city was tested positive for the deadly H5 strain of the bird flu virus, health officials said.

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created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New registered nurses' lack of geographic mobility has negative implications for rural health

A study on the geographic mobility of registered nurses (RNs) recently published in the December Health Affairs magazine suggests that the profession's relative lack of mobility has serious implications for access to hea ...

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created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ontario, Canada: Youth smoking at all-time low; teen binge drinking, driving after cannabis use remain concerns

Fewer Ontario teens are smoking cigarettes than ever before -- good news that is tempered by continuing concerns around binge drinking, and driving while under the influence of cannabis, according to the 2011 Ontario Student ...

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created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

40 percent of youths attempting suicide make first attempt before high school

Thoughts about killing oneself and engaging in suicidal behavior may begin much younger than previously thought. While about one of nine youths attempt suicide by the time they graduate from high school, new findings reveal ...

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created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Iowa State study finds health value to children of National School Lunch Program

The federally funded National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides free and reduced-price meals to more than 31 million children every school day, according to its website (http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch/). And a recent study by current and former Iowa St ...

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created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds overweight teens want to lose weight, going about it the wrong way

About 14 percent of Philadelphia's high school students are considered overweight, and while a myriad of research has been published on what schools, communities and parents can do to help curb these rates, very little information ...

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created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

University of Missouri program helps teachers prevent teen suicides

Parkway School District in Chesterfield, Mo., was once like many other school districts when it came to suicide prevention. With a minimal amount of guidance, educators within each building would decide what the next steps ...

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created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0