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Education World
Some 98,500 students across the United States received free or reduced lunches in school during 2016. The number of those students who received the free lunches provided during the summer break paled in comparison at just under 12,000.For states with an especially high volume of children living under the poverty line, that lack of meals being taken advantage of in the summer months is especially concerning. "In Mississippi one in four kids struggle with hunger and that number is higher than the national average of one in five children so the Mississippi Gulf Coast has a higher percentage of children that struggle with hunger," said Cindy Bloom who works with the Mississippi Department of Education through the organization Feeding the Gulf Coast.
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ASHA
ASHA's Advocacy Committee is seeking nominations for the School Health Legislator of the Year award to be presented at the Awards Luncheon during ASHA's conference in St. Louis, Missouri on Thursday, October 12. This award recognizes a state or federal legislator who has a record of supporting issues related to school health and/or takes an important stand on school health issues during a particular legislative session. Nominate today.
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ASHA
Registration is now open for ASHA's Annual Conference that is scheduled October 11-13 in St. Louis, MO. ASHA has secured a discounted room rate of $155 per night plus tax at the Hilton St. Louis at the BallPark. Please call (314) 421-1776 or reserve your room online and request the ASHA room block. Please visit our website for information about the conference, including our pre-conference sessions that will be held the morning of October 11. Interested in sponsorship ore exhibiting? Click here.
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ASHA
ASHA is accepting nominations for five available seats on ASHA’s Board of Directors (BOD) for the 2018-2019 term (Jan 1, 2018 through Dec 31, 2019). ASHA’s BOD is a working board and all board members will serve on and/or chair committees. To be considered for nomination, applicants will need to submit resume/CV (3-page limit) and application form by June 30, 2017. Self-nomination is encouraged. To be eligible for election, nominees for the board must be ASHA members in good standing as of the date the slate of nominees is approved (August 4, 2017). Click here for more details.
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By: Bob Kowalski (commentary)
 A movement is afoot to remove homework from schools, and — believe it or not — it's not being led by a group of defiant fifth-graders. Parents and teachers across the country are questioning the value of the extra work and the strain on the schedules of students and their families. In some cases, teachers are leading the troops in what you might call a different type of "class" warfare. Social media even helped advance the cause when a letter from a Texas parent to her child's teacher went viral.
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MedPage Today
Use of all tobacco products, including conventional and electronic cigarettes, declined among U.S. teens last year, according to the latest national survey data from the CDC. Cigarette smoking among middle school and high school students continued a two-decade decline, falling to the lowest level ever recorded in the CDC's 2015-2016 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Results from the survey appear in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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University of Texas at Austin via Science Daily
School programs designed to educate children and adolescents on how to understand and manage emotions, relationships and academic goals must go beyond improving the skills of the individuals to create a respectful climate and allow adolescents more autonomy in decision making, according to psychology research.
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Romper
While a new study has concluded that roughly one-third of the world's population is overweight or obese, it also found that the United States has the highest percentage of obese children and many of them could suffer health problems in the future. The United States also had the greatest number of obese adults and teens, with nearly 80 million people affected, when compared to larger populations like China and India.
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National Review
Pediatrics has published a new study from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control entitled "Childhood Firearm Injuries in the United States." It's straightforward, but worth reading if you care about homicide, suicide, and accidental death in this country. It covers nonfatal injuries in addition to deaths, and it explains how these incidents break down in terms of demographics, geography and circumstances.
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University of Exeter via Science Daily
New research has shown that the youngest pupils in each school year group could be at risk of worse mental health than their older classmates. Starting school young is an exciting but sometimes challenging milestone for children and their families. Some children will be nearing their fifth birthday as they enter foundation classes while others will be only just four.
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UPI
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. teens support raising the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products to 21 years old, new research finds. Specifically, kids from 11 to 18 were asked if they supported the Tobacco 21 initiative — a program through the Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation that strives to raise the minimum age for tobacco purchases.
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