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ASHA 2023 Board of Directors Slate Open for Voting (Members Only)

The 2023 Slate of Board candidates has been reviewed by the current...

source: ASHA

ASHA Bylaws Amendment for Review and Comment (Members Only)

Amendments to these Bylaws that do not directly or indirectly affect the provisions of Articles I, II, or XI may be approved by a majority vote of the Board of Directors following the forty-five (45) day member review and comment period. Provide any comments to info@ashaweb.org.

source: ASHA

Great Memories Made at ASHA's 96th Annual School Health Conference

Thank you to everyone who attended the 96th Annual School Health Conference....

source: ASHA

If more students become pregnant post-Roe, are we prepared to support them?

Schools often discriminate against parenting students, and services for them have dwindled. New abortion restrictions could force more young people to drop out.

source: Hechinger Report

How will the obesity epidemic end? With kids.

More than half of adolescents with obesity had met the criteria by age 5, according to one 2018 study. And adolescents were more likely to have obesity if they were relatively large at birth, the study found, meaning risk starts before a child is even born. People tend...

source: USA Today

Mental health program pays off for next generation

Their follow-up findings, which appear in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, show that girls who received the Fast Track intervention during first through 10th grades had improvements in several aspects of their family environments 18 years later. Specifically,...

source: Futurity

43% of parents with children under 5 newly eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine say they will 'definitely not' get them vaccinated

The survey – KFF’s first since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized two COVID-19 vaccines for use in children from 6 months through 4 years old in June – shows that just 7%...

source: Kaiser Family Foundation

Bringing children closer to nature helps improve their lung health

The research found that children tended to have better lung function if their exposure to vegetation close to their homes increased in the first ten years of life. Researchers say their findings support the idea of families moving to...

source: Medical Xpress

State of School Safety report reveals students want more social and emotional support and increased safety

In general, most groups feel schools are safe. However, students express the greatest concerns over feeling safe physically and emotionally. This suggests a strong need for schools to focus on identifying early indicators...

source: eSchool News

The WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency as cases pass 16,000 worldwide

The World Health Organization has declared monkeypox a public health emergency of global concern. Here's what that means and where the U.S. stands in terms of treatments and vaccines.

source: NPR

How one author is aspiring to make sex education more relatable for today's kids

For many parents, the idea of having a "sex talk" with their kids is nothing short of cringe-inducing. But sex educator Cory Silverberg says it doesn't have to be that way. Silverberg was raised by a children's librarian and...

source: NPR

Should people of all genders be taught sex education together? Educators weigh in

Several educators who spoke to ABC News agree that sex education in general is lacking in the U.S., despite its importance. According to the National Sex Education Standards (NSES), quality sex ed can help young people delay the...

source: ABC

How to use technology to keep PE relevant in the 21st century

Physical education teachers are using the latest learning strategies to keep PE relevant and ensure students are practicing their 21st-century skills.

source: eSchool News

ASHA's 96th Annual School Health Conference- Virtual Day Registration is Still Open!

Virtual attendees can choose from 24 sessions presented live and 20 sessions of recorded content for on-demand learning such as: Social Media, Tick Tock, Etc: Influences On Adolescent Health and Risky decisions, How Can We Educate...

source: ASHAORG

Do preteens think about booze, pot? Survey says yes

Children as young as 9 and 10 start to wonder about tobacco, booze and even marijuana, and many may have easy access to these substances at home, mostly because their parents have not forbidden their use yet. Broken down further, about one in 10 of the nearly 12,000 preteen...

source: U.S. News and World Report

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ASHA 2023 Board of Directors Slate Open for Voting (Members Only)

ASHA Bylaws Amendment for Review and Comment (Members Only)

Great Memories Made at ASHA's 96th Annual School Health Conference

If more students become pregnant post-Roe, are we prepared to support them?

How will the obesity epidemic end? With kids.

Mental health program pays off for next generation

43% of parents with children under 5 newly eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine say they will 'definitely not' get them vaccinated

Bringing children closer to nature helps improve their lung health

State of School Safety report reveals students want more social and emotional support and increased safety

The WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency as cases pass 16,000 worldwide

How one author is aspiring to make sex education more relatable for today's kids

Should people of all genders be taught sex education together? Educators weigh in

How to use technology to keep PE relevant in the 21st century

ASHA's 96th Annual School Health Conference- Virtual Day Registration is Still Open!

Do preteens think about booze, pot? Survey says yes

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