News tagged with education prevention
Focus on testing hurts students in high school health classes
High school health classes fail to help students refuse sexual advances or endorse safe sex habits when teachers focus primarily on testing knowledge, a new study reveals.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2011 |
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School-based interventions for obesity
Thanks to the Let's Move initiative, society is becoming more aware of alarming statistics like 1 in 4 children are obese and childhood obesity has nearly doubled over the past two decades! With this platform, nutrition ...
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Rising education levels among women save children's lives worldwide
Women are advancing further in school than at any time in recent history, a trend that is having a tremendous impact on child mortality, according to new research from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) ...
Sep 16, 2010 |
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CDC: One-third of sex ed omits birth control
(AP) -- Almost all U.S. teens have had formal sex education, but only about two-thirds have been taught about birth control methods, according to a new government report released Wednesday.
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Penn State, government, industry helping children pick healthier foods
A new initiative to improve children's nutrition education and increase the amount of healthy foods available in schools is a collaboration among Penn State researchers; Pennsylvania's Departments of Health, Education, and ...
Jul 15, 2010 |
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Telephone counseling increases daily servings of fruit, vegetables, study says
Combining telephone counseling calls with a daily written diet plan increases a person's success in improving fruit and vegetables consumption, according to research published in Preventive Medicine.
Apr 21, 2010 |
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More schools close in US as swine flu spreads
(AP) -- Scores more schools shut down around the country because of the swine flu virus at week's end and Education Secretary Arne Duncan offered tips to teachers and students on how to deal with classroom ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 02, 2009 |
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R u learning? Health educator experiments with using text messaging to teach
Most parents hate text messaging. Adults find it annoying because teenagers text constantly - during dinner, in class, while they are doing homework, while the parent is trying to talk to them. Judith Cornelius, assistant ...
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Growing HIV Infection Rate Among Females Is Cause for Grave Concern
HIV/AIDS statistics for women and girls are startling.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 10, 2009 |
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MyFitness Planner really moves you
New research suggests that a healthier, more physically active lifestyle is just a few clicks away with Dairy Council of California's MyFitness Planner.
Jan 13, 2009 |
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