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2019 ASHA School Health Conference Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

ASHA's 2019 School Health conference will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Oct. 2-4. We invite your organization to review the opportunities available for 2019 and to find a fit for the most effective way to...

source: ASHA

ASHA's End of the Year Campaign

Your support of ASHA helps us achieve our mission to transform all schools into places where every student learns and thrives. Your donations — big or small — help make our mission possible by supporting special projects such as ASHA's School Violence Task Force...

source: ASHA

Here's how much kids need to move, play and sleep in their early years

Most of us would agree that we want to encourage children to be physically active, get enough sleep, and keep their screen time at healthy levels. But did you know that this starts from birth? And, what is enough sleep for young children?...

source: Medical Xpress

Major depression in adolescents on the rise, says childhood studies researcher

A growing number of adolescents are going untreated for major depression nationwide over the past several years, warranting enhanced educational, policy and service capacity efforts, according to a new Rutgers University–Camden...

source: Medical Xpress

Make those school lunches more nutritious

Brown-bag lunches give you control over what you eat and what your children eat, but studies show that these to-go meals need to be healthier. This is especially important for kids because their eating habits are developed during the preschool years. Recent studies have...

source: HealthDay News

Study: Wisdom tooth surgery a gateway to teen opioid addiction

A common rite of passage — having your wisdom teeth pulled — might be raising the risk of teens and young adults becoming addicted to opioids, a new study out Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests. Youngsters who are prescribed...

source: Gizmodo

Teaching students how to deal with stress

When people feel stressed because of toxic levels of adversity — such as experiencing or witnessing physical or emotional abuse, or substance abuse — they find it very challenging to step back from a negative experience, pause, and calm their nervous systems....

source: Edutopia

Understanding the impact of chronic absenteeism for students

Chronic absenteeism data for schools is about to become much more public. By the end of this month, the...

source: By: Brian Stack (commentary)

For hungry kids, backpacks lighten load

Students who are disruptive, can't concentrate or lack motivation may not need a firm hand; they might need a helping hand! From Nebraska to Texas to New York, administrators have found that some of the kids in their care can't function well at school not because they don't...

source: Education World

Youngest children in a class are most likely to get ADHD diagnosis

The youngest children in a school class are most likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, when in fact their comparatively fidgety behavior may be due to their relative immaturity, according to a study. Scientists...

source: NPR

Kids with concussions can phase in exercise, screen time sooner than before

A couple of weeks ago, eight-year-old Liam Ramsay-Leavitt of Martinez, California, was swinging on the monkey bars at school. "And then I just fell on my side," he says. "I was kind of dizzy and I had an achy head." It turns out...

source: NPR

Report: Measles cases spiked worldwide last year due to 'gaps in vaccination coverage'

Reported cases of measles spiked in 2017, threatening years of public health progress and pointing to gaps in vaccination coverage worldwide, according to new data from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease...

source: TIME

ASHA webinar: State Laws Concerning Lead Testing in School Drinking Water

Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 12 p.m. -1 p.m. ET Presented by Anisa Heming, Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council Join Anisa Heming from the Center for Green Schools as she discusses the findings from a recently-released...

source: ASHA

Giving Tuesday

#GivingTuesday harnesses the collective power of a unique blend of partners to transform how people think about, talk about, and participate in the giving season. It inspires people to take collective action to improve their communities, give back in better, smarter ways...

source: ASHA

Obese kids less often demonstrate coping skills, academic interest

Obese children may be less likely to meet a set of five markers for childhood flourishing that include academic and emotional skills, a new analysis of U.S. survey data suggests. Those markers include completing homework, caring about...

source: Reuters

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2019 ASHA School Health Conference Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

ASHA's End of the Year Campaign

Here's how much kids need to move, play and sleep in their early years

Major depression in adolescents on the rise, says childhood studies researcher

Make those school lunches more nutritious

Study: Wisdom tooth surgery a gateway to teen opioid addiction

Teaching students how to deal with stress

Understanding the impact of chronic absenteeism for students

For hungry kids, backpacks lighten load

Youngest children in a class are most likely to get ADHD diagnosis

Kids with concussions can phase in exercise, screen time sooner than before

Report: Measles cases spiked worldwide last year due to 'gaps in vaccination coverage'

ASHA webinar: State Laws Concerning Lead Testing in School Drinking Water

Giving Tuesday

Obese kids less often demonstrate coping skills, academic interest

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