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Suicidal thoughts are common in older teens, and suicide incidents are increasing among this generation. Bullying and cyberbullying should be blamed for the spike in teen suicides, suggests a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The AAP reports warns, teens who are bullied or use internet excessively may be at an increased risk of suicide. The report is based on findings from a new study that found bullying and excessive Internet use have led to suicide becoming the second leading cause of death, after road accidents and accidental overdoses, for older teens, between the ages of 15 and 19.
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ASHA
Register today for "Teens, Health and Technology: How Teens Search for Health Information in the Digital Age" which is scheduled on Tuesday, July 19 at 3 p.m. ET. Presented by Heather Montague, MA, Doctoral Candidate, Center on Media and Human Development, Northwestern University, this session will help school health professionals and educators articulate where teens seek health information (both digitally and with traditional sources); understand how digital health information impacts teen health behavior; and analyze how to reach teens, considering their preferred sources of health information. Continuing education credits for Continuing Nurse Education (CNE) and CHES/MCHES are available and free to ASHA members. Nonmembers can receive credit for $30. Click here for details.
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ASHA
ASHA scholarship applications are being accepted through July 20. ASHA will award 2016 scholarships to ASHA members who are either full-time students pursuing a graduate or undergraduate program specializing in any school health profession; or who are school health professionals seeking one of the following PreK-12 education certifications: health teacher, school nurse, counselor, or social worker. Recipients will be notified by the third week in August. Scholarships will be awarded shortly thereafter.
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ASHA
ASHA developed the Future Leaders Academy (FLA) to identify and train individuals for future leadership roles in the organization. The FLA builds skills and familiarizes young professionals with the programs and activities of the Association. Becoming part of the FLA requires a 2-year commitment. Conference calls are held monthly and include lively discussions about leadership on the job and within ASHA. FLA members are invited to "sit-in" on monthly ASHA Board conference calls to learn more about the inner workings of ASHA and are invited to attend the in person Board meeting at the annual conference. To participate in the FLA, please complete the FLA Application Form and email it with your CV (3 pages max) to info@ashaweb.org by July 20.
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HealthDay News
Millions of Americans use hand sanitizers every day, believing they safely kill bacteria. Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to find out if that's really true. The agency Wednesday requested makers of antibacterial hand sanitizers and related products to provide data showing the products' active ingredients actually reduce bacteria and are harmless over time. Of particular concern are the long-term effects of these sanitizers on pregnant women and children, the agency said.
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Cardiff University via Science Daily
A high proportion of 12-14 year olds are regularly consuming sports drinks socially, increasing their risk of obesity and tooth erosion, concludes a Cardiff University School of Dentistry survey. Published today in the British Dental Journal, the survey looked at 160 children in four schools across South Wales and concluded that children are attracted to sports drinks because of their sweet taste, low price, and availability, with most parents and children not aware that sports drinks are not intended for consumption by children.
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HealthDay News
There have been no deaths among high school football players during preseason practice in states with guidelines to help students get used to the heat over time, a new study says. In contrast, heat stroke deaths during preseason practices were 2.5 times higher in states before they adopted the guidelines, the study found. "A lot of people don't realize that heat stroke is preventable, and a bigger number of people may not realize that heat stroke is 100 percent survivable if it's treated appropriately," said study author Douglas Casa.
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Los Angeles Times
Attention parents: If you'd like to see your kids do better in school, have them close their books, set down their pencils and go outside to play. That's the latest advice from an international group of experts who studied the value of exercise in school-age kids. "Physical activity before, during and after school promotes scholastic performance in children and youth," according to a new consensus statement published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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The Christian Science Monitor
In North Carolina, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, one of the nation's largest districts, last week bucked the country's toughest transgender bathroom law. Meanwhile, in sparsely-populated Blaine County, Idaho, residents gathered recently out of both concern and sympathy over whether to allow transgender children to choose which bathroom to use once the school year begins.
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TIME
When teachers are stressed, so are their students, according to a new study. In the report, published in the journal Social Science & Medicine, researchers assessed the burnout levels of 17 teachers of fourth through seventh grade. They also assessed levels of the stress hormone cortisol in their students — more than 400 of them — by taking saliva samples at three different times during the school day.
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U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released guidance to states, school districts and child welfare agencies on the new provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act for supporting children in foster care. The guidance aims to assist state and local partners in understanding and implementing the new law, and to inform state and local collaboration between educational and child welfare agencies across the nation for the well-being of children in foster care. The guidance is the first the Department of Education is releasing regarding provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act, in the coming weeks and months to help states, districts and schools as they implement the new law.
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HealthDay News
Behavior problems are more likely to hold boys back in school than girls, a new study shows. "When I compared 4- and 5-year-old boys and girls who had the same levels of behavior problems — including difficulty sustaining attention, regulating emotions, delaying gratification, and forming positive relationships with teachers and peers — I found that boys were less likely to learn and more likely to be held back in school," said study author Jayanti Owens. She is a professor at Brown University in Rhode Island.
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University of Montreal via Science Daily
Years of research have shown that impulsivity in childhood is among the individual vulnerabilities leading to substance abuse, delinquency, as well as aggressive and antisocial behavior in adolescence and adulthood. However, a new study shows that impulsive children who were raised in less coercive families at the age of 6 actually drank less alcohol than their less impulsive peers at the age of 15.
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